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Learning Links 2009-11 - Round 2

Learning Links is a professional development programme for museums, archives, teachers and educators who work with children and young people in England. Through funded placements, participants are given the opportunity to experience each others work and environments in order to initiate, build and sustain learning partnerships.

Learning Links is aimed at:

  • Museums and archives of all shapes and sizes who wish to develop their learning offer in partnership with learning professionals
  • Professionals who have a remit to support children and young people through learning (teachers, extended school coordinators, educators, support workers etc) and wish to develop their learning offer in partnership with museums and archives.

Learning Links use the MLA's Self assessment Framework to support the professional development element of the placement programme. More information about the SAF can be found on the Strategic Commissioning webpage

http://www.mla.gov.uk/what/programmes/commissioning

The following placement offers are open for applications:

  • Pocket Placements support a three day placement around the themes of citizenship, locality & identity
  • Reciprocal Placements support a five day placement around the themes of citizenship, locality & identity or supporting transition
  • Mentoring Placements provide an additional allowance that supports up to two days mentoring time from a museum or archive with an established learning offer

"I found it very beneficial to be part of the Learning Links project. We gained a lot from our partnership with the school." Museum Education Officer from Stoke On Trent Museums Service.

"The session was pitched just right for the children in our setting. I particularly appreciated the 'hands on' and 'no panic' attitude to our children manhandling the artefacts!" Early years Teacher, Greenhall Nursery.

Further information about the Learning Links programme (including case studies and example application forms) and application packs can be downloaded from this page, just click on the links on the right. The application packs are in a PDF format. If you would like to update your version of adobe acrobat, please follow this link

http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader

If you are a museum or archive participating in the Learning Links programme, you will be required to input information about your work with children and young people into the MLA Schools Participation Database www.mlaschools.org.uk A user guide to the database is available to download from the database website.

If you have problems with the application packs please contact learninglinks@mla.gov.uk or call Jennifer Bone, Strategic Commissioning Project Manager – Learning Links on 07823 327 547

A third round of the Learning Links programme will be available in April 2010 for the 2010/2011 academic year.