From 8th January 2007 applications are being invited for the 2007/8 Clore 
Leadership Programme, and for the fourth year running the MLA is sponsoring 
a place specifically designated for a member of the archives profession. 
The programme can be taken over one or two years and consists of a 
secondment, a research project and access to a range of training and 
mentoring opportunities. Funding is available in the form of a bursary to 
Clore fellows who take a career break to do the programme or via a payment 
to your employer to fund cover if you choose to remain employed and take a 
sabbatical.  

The Clore programme offers an incredible opportunity to further your 
career, find out more about the wider cultural sector and develop a range 
of transferable skills. Put simply, it is probably the closest you will 
come to a year out, generously funded, to focus on your professional 
development and explore your interests. Whether you want to do your 
existing job better, aim for a promotion or broaden your horizons outside 
archives the fellowship should equip you with the skills and confidence you 
need. It is also a great opportunity to promote archive services and 
professions to those outside the sector, both the participants in the 
programme and speakers, teachers and mentors. We encourage you all to grasp 
this opportunity and make an application, helping your own development and 
helping the sector to show that we are a forward looking and progressive 
profession 

So if you can see yourself as the Clore Archives Fellow 2007/8, take a look 
at the invitation to apply below and the website 
http://www.cloreleadership.org/.  If you have any further questions feel 
free to contact any of us - our details and profiles are below. 

 

Nicky Sugar, Janice Tullock and Deborah Tritton

 

Nicky Sugar - 2006/7 fellow: Secondment - Creative Partnerships; Mini-
secondments - Eden Project, Bristol Old Vic, BBC History; Research - the 
value of archives as evidence; Mentor - Peter Boyden; Previous employment - 
Head of Archives and Records Management, Royal Holloway, University of 
London; Now - on a career break, pursuing Clore fellowship full-time; email 
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Janice Tullock – 2005/6 fellow: Secondments: National Museums Liverpool, 
Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres; Mini secondment : Streetwise 
Opera; Research – The value of corporate archive services to business; 
Mentor: Virginia Tandy, Director of Manchester Art Gallery and President of 
the Museums Association; Previous employment: Archives Development Officer, 
MLA North West; Current Employment: Archives and Heritage Consultant.Email 
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Deborah Tritton – 2004/5 fellow: Secondment – Theatre Royal Plymouth, 
Skillscene; Research – Digital archives in the south west; Mentor – Sarah 
Tyacke, Keeper of the Public Records; Previous employment – Archive 
Development Officer,  MLA SW, Archivist, Cornwall Record Office; Now – 
Archive Services Manager, Cornwall Record Office. 



Janice Tullock
Consultant
0151 222 9909