Metal thefts in England – message from Arts Council England
Arts Council England (ACE) is mindful that metal theft is becoming more of a risk as the prices of certain metals (eg copper) have recovered since the pandemic, corroborated by recent isolated incidents of theft. ACE urges museums to review their risk assessment and to adopt a multi-layered security approach to better protect their collections and premises. You may find the following Arts Council England resources – hosted on the Collections Trust website – helpful:
Introduction to the National Curriculum
Are you new to Heritage Learning or trying to develop a relevant learning offer that schools will want to book?
Without a background in education or teaching it is sometimes difficult to understand how the National Curriculum works and how you can build a learning offer that is relevant to it. This session will offer a whistle stop tour of the National Curriculum and the opportunities and challenges it presents for museums/ historical sites.
It will also give you time to consider ways in which your museums/ historical sites can deliver learning outcomes across different areas of the curriculum.
By the end of the session, delegates will:
- Have an understanding of the National Curriculum
- Be able to link this to a museum setting
- Have an understanding of learning outcomes
- Have met other members of the network at a similar position
The event will be facilitated by Mary Sibson, Creative Learning Officer for Creative Learning Services.
Who should attend?
This training is aimed at museum staff and volunteers from Accredited museums or those working towards Accreditation in the East and West Midlands.
Maximum two delegates per organisation. Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation. This event is being delivered in partnership with Museum Development East Midlands. Museums based in East Midlands can book their place here
This online event will be auto-captioned by Zoom. If you would benefit from live captioning or any other form of access support, please answer ‘yes’ to the access requirements question on the booking form and email the WMMD team as early as possible stating the support you require.
All participants will receive an email containing a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. The email will be sent to the email address used for booking. If you have not received an email the day before the event please contact us.
Introduction to the National Curriculum
Tuesday 4 July, 10am-12noon
Online
If you can’t see the booking button, the event is fully booked. Please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk to join the waiting list.
Engaging With Schools Network Meeting – The Wild Escape
This short and informal online session is a chance for museum staff and volunteers across the Midlands to come together to share ideas and learning.
The theme for this session is ‘The Wild Escape’. Alongside the usual chance to network and share recent experiences in delivering educational sessions with peers from across the region it will be a chance for delegates to hear about recent projects relating to the Art Fund Wild Escapes initiative. This is a major creative project for museums and schools inspired by the wildlife found in museum and gallery collections.
Aims of the session
- A chance to informally talk to others in the region about the current situation with museum learning in schools
- Hear examples of what Creative Learning Services and others have been delivering to schools in the region relating to The Wild Escape
- An update from all about how this school year has gone
This session will be hosted by Programme Facilitator Mary Sibson, Creative Learning Services.
The session will be run on the online meeting platform Zoom and details of how to join the session will be sent to delegates the day before.
Who is it for?
This event will be our first East and West Midlands-wide networking event as is open to all museum staff and volunteers from across the region. It is being run as part of the ongoing MDEM Engaging with Schools Network. This is a free to access network for museum staff and volunteers from Accredited museums and those working towards Accreditation. New members are welcome, and you can simply join the network by visiting the MDEM website.
Engaging With Schools Network Meeting – The Wild Escape
Tuesday 6 June, 10am-11.30am
Zoom
Coffee and Chatter
Grab your morning cuppa…
Join the WMMD team as we introduce SumnerMcIntyre, our Collections Advisors for 2023/24.
Ann Sumner and Beth McIntyre will facilitate and deliver our collections workshops and will be your first point of contact for your collections care and collections management queries. Ann and Beth will be asking those attending about the workshops you’d like to have and how you would like them delivered. Come along to have your say!
It’s also the perfect opportunity to share what’s happening at your museum, exchange ideas with colleagues across the region and hear about the latest sector guidance and news.
10.30am-11.30am
Zoom details:
https://zoom.us/j/99254865285?pwd=R2xiUlUzOFdWMGJFQXpyL0E4cHpNQT09
Meeting ID: 992 5486 5285
Password: 579046
Coffee and Chatter will be auto-captioned.
Carbon Literacy for Industrial Heritage Museums – session 2 and 3
Reducing your energy usage means reducing your energy bills, benefitting both your budget and the planet.
The course will use the Carbon Literacy for Museums Toolkit developed by Museum Development and the Carbon Literacy Trust, with tailored case studies from Industrial Heritage sites across England and with specialist support from Mike Nevell, Industrial Heritage Support Officer for England and Ian Bapty, Museum Development Manager, North East.
What is a Carbon Literacy course? Becoming Carbon Literate will give you an understanding of what climate change is, the scale of its effects, and how museums fit into the global, national and local picture to address climate change. You become Carbon Literate by making an individual pledge, and an organisational pledge to take back to your museum, of what you can do, and is in your power to achieve, to make a significant difference to your carbon impact.
Who can attend? Anyone – we welcome all trustees, managers, volunteers and paid staff from museums across England who want to understand the part they can play in tackling the climate emergency. The course will be particularly beneficial to those involved in Industrial Heritage sites, however staff and volunteers from other types of museums are welcome too.
What’s involved? The course is made up of four modules – the first module is pre-recorded and there are three Zoom sessions:
- Tuesday 6 June – the pre-recorded module will be sent to you. It lasts 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tuesday 13 June, 10am-12.30pm – Zoom session 1
- Thursday 15 June, 10am-12noon – Zoom session 2
- Thursday 15 June, 1pm-3pm – Zoom session 3
Attendees will be certified as Carbon Literate once they’ve successfully completed the course. Therefore, it is essential you are able to attend all three Zoom sessions.
Maximum two attendees per organisation. Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the East Midlands and West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
Accessibility
This event will be auto captioned through Zoom. If you would benefit from other forms of access support, including live captioning, please answer ‘yes’ to the access requirements question on the booking form and email the WMMD team as early as possible stating the support you require.
All participants will receive an email containing a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. The email will be sent to the email address used for booking. If you have not received an email the day before the event please contact us.
If the booking button isn’t showing these training sessions are fully booked. Please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk to join the waiting list.
Carbon Literacy for Industrial Heritage Museums
Reducing your energy usage means reducing your energy bills, benefitting both your budget and the planet.
The course will use the Carbon Literacy for Museums Toolkit developed by Museum Development and the Carbon Literacy Trust, with tailored case studies from Industrial Heritage sites across England and with specialist support from Mike Nevell, Industrial Heritage Support Officer for England and Ian Bapty, Museum Development Manager, North East.
What is a Carbon Literacy course? Becoming Carbon Literate will give you an understanding of what climate change is, the scale of its effects, and how museums fit into the global, national and local picture to address climate change. You become Carbon Literate by making an individual pledge, and an organisational pledge to take back to your museum, of what you can do, and is in your power to achieve, to make a significant difference to your carbon impact.
Who can attend? Anyone – we welcome all trustees, managers, volunteers and paid staff from museums across England who want to understand the part they can play in tackling the climate emergency. The course will be particularly beneficial to those involved in Industrial Heritage sites, however staff and volunteers from other types of museums are welcome too.
What’s involved? The course is made up of four modules – the first module is pre-recorded and there are three Zoom sessions:
- Tuesday 6 June – the pre-recorded module will be sent to you. It lasts 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tuesday 13 June, 10am-12.30pm – Zoom session 1
- Thursday 15 June, 10am-12noon – Zoom session 2
- Thursday 15 June, 1pm-3pm – Zoom session 3
Attendees will be certified as Carbon Literate once they’ve successfully completed the course. Therefore, it is essential you are able to attend all three Zoom sessions.
Maximum two attendees per organisation. Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the East Midlands and West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
Accessibility
This event will be auto captioned through Zoom. If you would benefit from other forms of access support, including live captioning, please answer ‘yes’ to the access requirements question on the booking form and email the WMMD team as early as possible stating the support you require.
All participants will receive an email containing a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. The email will be sent to the email address used for booking. If you have not received an email the day before the event please contact us.
If the booking button isn’t showing these training sessions are fully booked. Please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk to join the waiting list.
Diversifying your Museum Board – Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion
Join Museum Development East Midlands (MDEM), West Midlands Museum Development (WMMD) and Inclusive Boards for a focused training session looking at diversity and inclusive practice at a governance level.
Particular insight and focus will be given to the following topics:
- Gain an understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Analyse and evaluate diversity strands outside of the Equality Act (Different types and categories of diversity)
- Understand the unconscious bias spectrum
- What is microaggression and what are the types of microaggression?
- Look at best practices in other sectors and put forward solutions
During the session you will gain practical insight into how to move forward practice in this area for your organisation, as well as be able to share your own experiences alongside other museums from across the Midlands.
Who is delivering the session?
This session is part of MDEM and WMMD’s Trustee Network suite of training, focusing on good practice in all aspects of governance. It is being delivered by Inclusive Boards.
Inclusive Boards began its work in the third sector, supporting some of the UK’s largest charities including Amnesty International, Big Lottery, British Red Cross and the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) with efforts to improve board diversity and develop stronger governance structures.
Today they have a diverse talent pool of over 60,000 professionals and a reach that expands into sectors and communities across the UK. They have worked with over 150 organisations on board and executive appointments in the STEM, sport, not-for-profit and public sectors.
Evidence shows that in order to ensure diversity of thought and experience is present during decision making processes, it’s imperative that there’s a diverse leadership team. Whether you’re just starting to think about inclusion, or you hold mandatory Diversity and Inclusion training every year – Inclusive Boards aims to support and strengthen diversity and inclusion within your organisation.
Who is it for?
This session is aimed specifically at museum trustees from Accredited museums across the Midlands.
Priority will be given to trustees from non-NPO and non-National museums in the West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation. This event is being delivered in partnership with MDEM. Museums in the East Midlands can book their place here.
Accessibility
This event will be auto-captioned through Zoom. If you would benefit from any other form of access support, including live captioning, please answer ‘yes’ to the access requirements question on the booking form and email the WMMD team as early as possible stating the support you require. Museum Development is committed to providing all training in an accessible format and have a dedicated budget to enable this.
All participants will receive an email containing a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. The email will be sent to the email address used for booking. If you have not received an email the day before the event please contact us.
If you can’t see the booking button the event is fully booked. If you would like to join the waiting list please wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
Diversifying your Museum Board – Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion
Tuesday 9 May, 10am-12.30pm
Online
Digitisation Guidance
The National Lottery has published new, specially commissioned guidance designed to help small, volunteer-led organisations in the heritage sector better prepare for digitisation projects, while keeping their costs down.
The two guides are:
- Digitisation project planner, handbook and examples This project planner and handbook helps you develop your digitisation project idea into a comprehensive plan.
- Doing digitisation on a budget: a guide to low cost digital projects This guide provides an overview of low-cost heritage digitisation and shares inspiring examples.
The Arts Green Book: Sustainable Buildings seminar 2
Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger of Renew Culture will set out the key principles behind the Arts Green Book. They will show museum and gallery organisations what they need do to make their building sustainable, and how to plan the process from identifying key actions and putting in hand easy wins, to programming maintenance and planning capital projects.
Seminar dates:
Tuesday 25 April, 2pm-2.45pm
Thursday 18 May, 9am-9.45am
To get log-in instructions, please email info@artsgreenbook.com
Published in November 2022, The Arts Green Book : Sustainable Buildings is an initiative by the cultural sectors – working with sustainability experts Buro Happold and supported by Arts Council England and the GLA – providing free advice on how to ensure that cultural buildings can become energy efficient, and less reliant on non-renewable sources of energy.
The Arts Green Book: Sustainable Buildings seminars
Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger of Renew Culture will set out the key principles behind the Arts Green Book. They will show museum and gallery organisations what they need do to make their building sustainable, and how to plan the process from identifying key actions and putting in hand easy wins, to programming maintenance and planning capital projects.
Seminar dates:
Tuesday 25 April, 2pm-2.45pm
Thursday 18 May, 9am-9.45am
To get log-in instructions, please email info@artsgreenbook.com
Published in November 2022, The Arts Green Book : Sustainable Buildings is an initiative by the cultural sectors – working with sustainability experts Buro Happold and supported by Arts Council England and the GLA – providing free advice on how to ensure that cultural buildings can become energy efficient, and less reliant on non-renewable sources of energy.
