From memory when I did my Museum Studies course at Newcastle (98/99) the
students on the PGCE course (located just next door to us) received some
input from Tyne and Wear Museums and the Archives. I am unsure if this
stretched to them actually undertaking placements in Museums and
Archives, but I know that a member of the archives staff ( a man whose
name escapes me at the moment) would deliver several sessions with the
ITT students using objects and archival material.
I will try to remember the name of the archive staff member and let you
know.
It may be worth contacting the education department though (as you are
in the same university!
Regards
Jane Hughes
Project Manager - Opportunities in Surgery
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
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From: Scaife Sarah [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 05 February 2003 11:05
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: museums & initial teacher training
It was interesting to see Vicky Woolard's e-mail and I've contacted the
teacher education mailbase about our ITT plans.
We're just beginning a limited teachers' needs analysis in relation to
the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site. We (of course) feel that museum
and site visits are a unique experience where children can find deep and
memorable insights, and teachers can renew and refresh their own
understanding through contact with site-based professionals. The fear
is that teachers face increasing barriers to making such trips out of
school, and any support given at ITT stage must be positive..
Any of your thoughts /experiences on this gratefully received.
Sarah Scaife
Research Officer
Community & Education Team
Hadrian's Wall Tourism Partnership
(I should explain that HWTP is a partnership of museums and other
agencies which own/manage the various parts of the Hadrian's Wall World
Heritage Site. The HWTP Community & Education Team has a specific
wall-wide brief to co-operate with and build on the strengths of
individual sites and education officers employed by the various parters.
We do not set educational policy or programmes for the indivdual sites
or organisations.)
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