Apologies for cross posting

The programme has now been finalised and there are places left on what promises to be an exciting line-up in a fantastic venue!

Archives for Education and Learning Group 2008 Conference:
Offering Culture Through Archives

June 18 2008
Bristol Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA

9.30 Coffee and registration

10.00 Keynote address: Emma Stagg, Archives Manager (Job Share), MLA The Cultural Offer: background, an update on the pilots and future developments.

10.20 Jan Pimblett, Principal Interpretation Officer, London Metropolitan Archives The impact of national policies on learning programmes in the heritage sector.

10.40 Hugh Jacques, County Archivist, Dorset History Centre Bournemouth and Poole Cultural Hub - Creative Journeys A regional hub's experience of developing a model for partnership working and joint planning between the cultural and education sectors to deliver a workable cultural offer for children and young people.

11.35 Jennifer Salter, Creative Learning Officer, MLA West Midlands Worcestershire Records Office working in partnership with a local secondary school and primary school, local specialist museum and the local youth offending service to develop a project with a group of year 10 drama students. The project has used the archive collection to inspire work that is directly delivering the young peoples GCSE drama course in a new and creative way.

11.55 Siobhan McConnachie, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland The presentation will focus on two main elements of an exciting programme of work taking place at the RCAHMS, an exhibition and a programme of artist led workshops. The exhibition showcases the 'treasures' held within the collections of RCAHMS in the setting of an art gallery. The workshop programme works with artists including film makers, poets, painters and print makers who use the collections of RCAHMS as the inspiration for creativity and lead a range of participants, from school children to war veterans, to express their creative talents.

12.15 Summary and questions

12.30 Lunch

13.00 Izzy Mohammed, Community Access Officer, Birmingham Archives and Heritage From Sylhet to Smethwick: working with a local Bangladeshi Community

13.45 Emma Faragher, Education and Outreach Officer, John Murray Archive and Rachel Thomas, Assistant Curator, John Murray Archive 'Dipping into the Archive' engaging new audiences with the John Murray Archive.

14.15 Mary Mills, Education Officer, National Monuments Record and Andrew Payne, TNA Unlocking the Archives: a website providing archive learning resources to teachers.

14:40 Carl Boardman, Head of Oxfordshire History Dark Archivist: the virtual offer. The Dark Archivist is an example of using archives creatively and producing a "virtual offer" direct to children, young people and their families in their home or school.

15.00 Summary and questions

15.15 Tea/coffee

15.35 AfELG AGM

17.00 Close

SoA Members £50/ Non-Members £60
(this includes a full buffet lunch and wine and nibbles after the AGM)

Please note: Bookings should be made through the Society of Archivists - Society of Archivists, Prioryfield House, 20 Canon Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1SW Tel: 01823 327030 Fax: 01823 271719 [log in to unmask]

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