"The idea of opening up museum spaces to schools and working together to ensure that children can safely resume their learning journey is a fantastic one that we fully support."
Sharon Heal, Director, Museums Association
Please find attached a proposal for the rapid provision of fit-for-purpose (primary) school accommodation in existing cultural settings during times of social distancing. You can find out more about the proposal at the My Primary School is at the Museum blog:
This proposal has been co-authored by Wendy James, Project Initiator of ‘My Primary School is at the Museum’ (MPSM) and partner at Garbers & James, and Anna Cullum, Director of Anna Cullum Associates. It
outlines practical considerations and the benefits for the education and cultural sector of working together during the challenging time of schools reopening during the Covid-19 pandemic. An appendix contains quotes endorsing and supporting the proposal
from Museum Directors, Nursery Managers, Headteachers and Learning and Access Officers.
Kate Measures, Director of Heritage Insider, who evaluated the original MPSM projects believes:
"Rolling out MPSM is an opportunity not just to meet a need but to provide excellent learning experiences right at the heart of our nation's rich and varied heritage, art, culture and nature. It would turn our heritage resources into educational assets for
a Covid-19 reovery. If taken up by local authorities, this would not be a second class, work around kind of solution - it would be world-class education and world-class innovation."
We hope you find it a useful and inspiring read!
With best wishes,
Katie Potter, Heather Sargeant and the Heritage Insider Team
