Setting the scene - Adam Goldwater: An update on what is happening in the formal learning sector and how the Renaissance Learning Team have been adapting their projects to meet the needs of Schools and Museums.

1. Embedding Museums …in Times of Change Renaissance Regional Learning Team Development Day 14 October 2011

5. Focus on training, developing and embedding enquiry based and creative thinking approaches to museum learning/education programmes in partnership with staff from those venues.

6. Bring teachers and museum educator staff together for on site professional development opportunities with the aim of developing meaningful longer term programmes and sustained relationships.

7. Demonstrate increased attainment of the children and young people involved in those programmes, developing their skills, qualities and knowledge.

8. Encourage schools to make the most of greater freedoms by embedding those benefits of increased attainment within a local/ community based curriculum , as demonstrated through engagement in cultural programmes.

9. Develop and sustain this activity by allowing innovative practice to spread through existing clusters and networks , and support the setting up of new ones where gaps emerge.

10. Work with Initial Teacher Trainees/ NQT’s / community learning professionals to allow them to experience learning outside the classroom/ or traditional sector setting, and support them to utilise museums in future careers.

11. Partner museums with secondary schools and colleges to offer enrichment opportunities focussing on enquiry and learning skills, which balance theory and practice and allow pupils to showcase skills for employability, pathways into employment and entrepreneurial innovation.

12. Involve families, the wider community and Local Authorities in the development of intergenerational cultural and creative learning ‘journeys’ in partnership with museums. These opportunities are designed to deliver explicit learning outcomes for adults as well as children (particularly outcomes that include re-engaging parents in helping improve attainment for their children at school).

14. Creative Response

15. Creative Response

16. Bridge Building The Sage Gateshead November 2010 Arts Council published a ten year strategic framework, Achieving Great Art for Everyone, including as Goal 5: ‘Every child and young person should experience the richness of the arts’. This goal has two priorities: ‘ to improve the delivery of arts opportunities in a more coherent way; and to raise the standard of arts being produced for, with and by children and young people.’

17. Bridge Building The Sage Gateshead Arts Council England is investing in ten organisations across the country (plus four associate organisations) to create a network of Bridge Organisations. “ to make a step change in improving the delivery of arts opportunities for children and young people, acting as a bridge between the arts and education sectors; developing consistency and coherence across an often complex arts and education landscape in order to help more young people, families and communities to benefit from high quality creative and artistic experiences.” (Adapted from ACE Briefing paper, June 2011)

19. Bridge Building The Sage Gateshead Draft aims: C&YP in region have consistent, equitable access to excellent opportunities for sustained engagement with arts and cultural partners NE is recognised as an international centre of excellence in arts and cultural work with, by and for young people

23. Regional Learning Team Segedunum Roman Fort Buddle Street Wallsend NE28 HR Tel: 0191 263 9860 E: hublearning@twmuseums.org.uk