FW: Research project: Understanding Slavery Initiative ITT and CPD
From: Hakim Adi
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Sent: Tue 19/10/2004 15:56
To:
Saltus R (SoCS)
Subject: FW: Research project: Understanding Slavery
Initiative ITT and CPD
Dear Colleague
I am
contacting you on behalf of the Understanding Slavery
Initiative.
Context
The Understanding Slavery Initiative is a major,
innovative museums' research and development programme. It seeks to redress the
balance in the teaching of the history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in
museums and classrooms at key stage 2 and 3, within the History and Citizenship
curricula.
The National Maritime Museum, The British Empire and
Commonwealth Museum, National Museums Liverpool and Bristol City Museum and Art
Gallery initiated the Understanding Slavery Initiative partnership to promote a
better understanding of the history of slavery, and to instil a sense of shared
responsibility for its consequences today.
The Understanding
Slavery Initiative (USI) is seeking to recruit a national consultant to
undertake research during 2004-05 into the development of teacher training
support/ provision for ITT and CPD with regard to developing knowledge,
understanding and skills to teach this sensitive subject in the
classroom.
The development of teacher training support/ provision
for ITT and CPD to support the development of knowledge, understanding and
skills is a key priority for USI Phase 2.
Research project
The
following text outlines the project in more detail.
If you are interested
in tendering and require any further information do not hesitate to contact me
off list. I will then send you you the full documentation for
consideration.
Brief for ITT and CPD National research
project
This research project aims to:
Scope
the existing approaches to History and Citizenship training at ITT and CPD level
as determined by the TTA, DFES and MLAC.
Understand the key
needs of ITT and CPD providers to with regard to developing understanding and
teaching methodology used for sensitive subjects such as slavery within the
classroom.
Develop a clear understanding of the ITT and CPD
priorities and agendas for the development of history teaching and opportunities
for historical approaches within citizenship teaching.
Learn from any
existing models of good practice, which build the confidence of educators to
explore and teach the sensitive issue of slavery and its legacy through
effective pedagogical approaches.
Understand how the use of
e-learning resources is developing within ITT and CPD for the subjects
above.
Identify any relevant training opportunities to deal with
teaching sensitive issues more broadly, particularly any approaches using
objects and collections.
The process should aim to build on the resources
and approaches developed in Phase 1.
Report
The report
should be a very practical report.
To summarise national and
regional ITT and CPD provision in the specified areas.
To make
recommendations for the USI project in terms of the potential partnerships and
collaborations with CPD and ITT providers within the national framework that
would enable effective participation in the delivery of ITT and CPD to deliver
the USI aims and
objectives.
To
make generic recommendations for the USI project and partnership members to
develop capacity with ITT and CPD providers with regard to the subject
matter.
To make specific recommendations for the USI project with
regard to approaches and structure of format of training/ development/ learning
opportunities through e-learning products (such as video conferencing,
accredited e-learning resources for ITT, CPD resources).
To
provide a clear list of action points/ projects to come out of the report with
identified partners and outcomes to inform the direction for the Phase 3 bid for
05-06.
Methodology
The consultant will provide a
proposed methodology and timetable that will deliver these aims and work within
the overall project timetable. The methodology will be discussed further when
agreeing the brief with the successful candidate. Elements could
include:
-
consultation with key national courses, organisations re needs where indicative
and key in shaping national
trends
- Understanding of
national and regional context for ITT and
CPD
- identification of
good practice
-
identification of proposed pilots and potential partnerships to deliver
these
The proposal should outline exactly how you propose to
undertake this work with in the schedule. The approach could involve a certain
amount of questionnaire based material as interviews and a few in depth case
studies.
Relationship of national consultant with regional
consultation work
The national consultant will be responsible for
co-coordinating the work of regional four researchers working in the regions
(Bristol, Liverpool, Hull and London). This will include attending a joint
planning/ briefing day, agreeing the methodology and coordinating the
process.
The regional researchers will look at consultation with
key regional ITT and CPD stakeholders and teachers to explore in more detail the
opportunities for local collaboration, partnership and delivery. These
individuals will be recruited regionally and affiliated to the appropriate
regional partner.
Schedule
Deadline for
tender Monday 25th October 2004
Interviews planned for
Tuesday 2 November
Planning and briefing meeting Mid
November
Final report Mid
February
Budget
National Co-ordinator/ Researcher
- estimate 30 days work:
1 day workshop
3 days
preparation
9 days co-ordination and visits to regions
5 days
desk-based research
5 days visits
4 days report writing
3
days attending steering group
£8000 (including VAT) plus
travel
As stated already:
If you are interested in
tendering and require any further information do not hesitate to contact me off
list. I will then send you you the full documentation for
consideration.
Regards
Liz Smith
Head of Education and
Interpretation
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich
London
SE10
9NF
Tel: 020 8312 6550
Fax: 020 8312
6722
www.nmm.ac.uk/learning
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