Dear Laurel,
May I suggest that one way of finding out whether the service you offer
is excellent is to apply for a Sandford Award.
To find out more look at
http://www.heritageeducationtrust.org.uk/het_ssi/awards.shtml . The
awards have been going for well over 30 years now, and the Heritage
Education Trust and the volunteer judges who work for it take great
pride in both the rigour and supportiveness of their reports.
To quote from the website: "The Sandford Awards were originally run by
The Council for Environmental Education. However, in order to administer
and develop this work more fully, the Heritage Education Trust was
established in 1983. Entrants for Sandford Awards are assessed by a
panel of independent Judges. The current panel of Judges is drawn from
professional educationalists including OFSTED Inspectors, former head
teachers, education consultants and heritage property based education
officers.The Sandford Award Scheme currently encompasses 200 historic
sites within the historical and cultural environments of the United
Kingdom and Ireland and including historic houses, museums, galleries,
cathedrals, places of worship, gardens, landscapes and historic
artefacts."
Have a look and see what you think!
Yours,
Deborah Jarman
>Dear All,
>one of the aims for the new service that I am developing is to be
>"excellent".
>A laudable aim, but how do I measure whether or not excellence has been
>achieved?
>Are there a set of benchmarks out there for an excellent education
>service?
>Any suggestions on how to measure this would be gratefully received.
>Many thanks
>Laurel
>
>Laurel Miller PGCE
>Education Officer,
>Community Services,
>Wiltshire Council
>
>Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre
>Cocklebury Road
>Chippenham
>Wilts
>SN15 3QN
>Tel: 01249 705529 (external)
>Tel: (71) 5561 (internal)
>Fax: 01249 705527
>email: [log in to unmask]
>www.wiltshire.gov.uk
>
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Deborah Jarman
The Inspiration Exchange
18 Westwood Park
Forest Hill
London SE23 3QB
Tel: 020 8699 5306
Mobile: 07973 856852
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