Museums and Archives Work with Young People
Effective Communication and Engagement
Date: Monday 13 September 2010
Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm
Venue: Exeter College
For: All museum and archive educators, both staff and volunteers, who wish to work with young people.
Event description: A series of best practice studies that will share experience and enable discussion about working with young people in museum and archive settings.
For general enquiries about this event, contact: Jan Horrell, Strategic Commissioning Project Manager (SW) at Jan.Horrell@mla.gov.uk or 07825 978 820
Working with Looked After Children
Integrated and multi-agency working
Date: Wednesday 22 September 2010
Time: 9.30am to 4.30pm
Venue: Exeter College
For: All museum and archive educators, both staff and volunteers, who wish to work with children and young people.
Event description: John Vincent and Anne Harding, independent trainers, will introduce museum and archive educators, both staff and volunteers, to the context and experience of working with looked after children.
For further information and to book a place, contact: john@nadder.org.uk .
Working with 14-19: a discussion
Integrated and multi-agency working
Date: Thursday 27 January 2011
Time: 1.30pm to 4.00pm (refreshments at 1.00)
Venue: tbc
For: Museum and archive educators, both staff and volunteers.
Event description: John Vincent and Anne Harding, independent trainers, will introduce museum and archive educators, both staff and volunteers, to the context and experience of working with looked after children.
Places can be booked through sophie.ainsworth@bristol.gov.uk .
For general enquiries about this event, contact: Jan Horrell, Strategic Commissioning Project Manager (SW) at Jan.Horrell@mla.gov.uk or on 07825 978 820.
Literacy: 'Talk for Writing' conference - TRAVEL BURSARIES AVAILABLE
This national one-day conference is an opportunity to learn about the unique and exciting 'Talk for Writing' approach developed by the National Literacy Trust. This approach has been led by Preston Museums and Schools in Partnership and is now being integrated in a variety of ways in museums and galleries in the North West.
Up to 20 travel bursaries worth £50 each are available to non-national and non-hub museum and archive staff across the nine regions of England to attend the conference.
For general enquiries about this event - including how to book a place and apply for a travel bursary - contact: Lesley Parkinson at parkmedia@hotmail.com.
For further information about literacy-focused training offers, go to: http://www.mla.gov.uk/what/programmes/commissioning/CPD/education_development
Supported by the MLA Strategic Commissioning CPD programme.