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Hello all, Thank you very much to everyone who responded to my query last week about the promotion of educational resources. Some people asked for a summary of responses, so here goes... The consensus seems to be that it is very difficult to contact teachers directly as they are always so busy and don't necessarily realise what Archives can offer them. No magic solution to generate interest seems to have been found yet (unless someone is guarding it very carefully!) Some people conduct surveys and/or send schools forms asking them what they would like to see in resource packs. Holding open evenings and attending school assemblies were also mentioned. Perhaps the most useful suggestion (for my circumstances, that is) was to make contact with an educational consultant who works for the LEA or council. Another similar option was to try and work in partnership with, for example, local museums who may well have more established school links than your archive service. There were a number of websites mentioned which could be useful for promoting resources: TES, Visual Arts Data Service and Culture 24. Thanks again, the advice was very useful and much appreciated. With best wishes, Mary Ann Mary Ann Davison Archivist/Records Manager Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Road Manchester M13 9RD T 0161 907 5211 www.archives.rncm.ac.uk This Is The Week That...: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/content/view/604/151 Archive of the Month: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/content/view/274/151 My usual working hours are Monday-Friday 8.00am-3.30pm. On Thursdays and Fridays I work from home but can still be contacted by email.