Hi all,
Apologies for cross-posting.
You may be interested to attend the Heritage Learning Outside the
Classroom Manifesto Conference on 9 July in London.
Heritage in this context has a delightfully broad definition, including
botanical gardens, aquaria, zoos and science centres (and I guess
Science Festivals and the like too).
See below for more details about the conference and/or visit
http://www.gem.org.uk/cpd/ntd/ntd070709.html
If your organisation hasn't signed up to the LOtC Manifesto yet, visit
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/resourcematerials/outsideclassroom/
to read the Manifesto and then sign it!
Also consider making a pledge - if you do something already that meets
the aims outlined in the manifesto or plan to do so in the future - this
is your chance to tell people about it.
The Manifesto covers 0-19s learning during formal and informal visits
to a huge variety of spaces.
Rosalind Mist
Ecsite-uk
GEM One Day Conference
Monday 9 July 2007
LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM MANIFESTO:
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE HERITAGE SECTOR
Bishopsgate Institute, London
This one-day conference will give you an opportunity to find out more
about the implementation of the Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto
across the heritage sector, and to debate and influence its development.
The aim of the Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto is to ensure
that all young people have a variety of high quality learning
experiences outside the classroom environment, and to "make a
difference" to the amount and quality of learning outside the classroom.
The heritage sector is defined here to include museums, libraries and
archives; historic houses, sites and environment; local history; science
and discovery centres; and zoos and aquaria. John Stevenson (Director,
GEM) has been asked by the DfES to represent the heritage sector on a
national advisory group, and is developing a heritage sector partnership
to encourage full participation, ownership and involvement in the
drawing up of a manifesto action plan.
Who should attend from the heritage sector?
a.. Providers: senior learning & access professionals; managers with
responsibility for education
b.. Specialist Advisors: subject associations; special interest groups
c.. Users: head teachers, teachers, directors of children's services,
governors, parents with a particular interest in using the heritage
sector to enhance teaching and learning
Learn more about:
a.. "Out & About" package of training and guidance for teachers
b.. plans for a new family of safety and quality badges
c.. evaluating quality provision
d.. "making the case" communications strategy
Join in discussions on:
a.. involving all stakeholders in the heritage sector partnership;
the development and delivery of the Manifesto Action Plan; and the
communications campaign
b.. what should be the key elements of the "out & about package"
c.. how to develop a simple but effective safety/quality badge scheme
d.. how best to "make the case"
e.. actively involving users in ensuring their needs are met
This conference is being subsidised by the DfES and so the total cost
for delegates, including refreshments and lunch, is only £10.
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