yorkshire museums, libraries & archives council contexts other than schools initial teacher...
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Yorkshire Museums, Libraries & Archives Council
Contexts other than schools
Initial Teacher Trainee Placements in Museums, Libraries and Archives
Jael EdwardsEducation and Lifelong Learning Officer, YMLAC
Hannah GouldProject Officer/ Freelance Consultant
Background
• Role of Yorkshire Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
• The regions museums, libraries and archives
• The changes in QTT Standards
• Existing practices in museums, libraries and archives
Project aims
• To contribute to the investigation and development of new models of training
• To do this by undertaking a feasibility study
Project Objectives
• Identify current research related to R2.5
• Establish a steering group of key regional players
• Establish a method of research
• Select regional organisations with whom to conduct the study
Project Objectives
• Identify the opportunities and challenges for both HEIs and MLAs
• Identify the response of trainees
• Develop potential models for placements
• Establish guidelines for quality assurance of placements
• Identify organisations willing to pilot the models identified
Project Objectives
• Advocate the role of MLAs
• Enrich the classroom teaching of the future
Method of Study
• Identify key questions and issues• Devise surveys• Literature search• Consultation via
•Email•Telephone•Focus groups
• With•22 ITT providers from 10 HEIs•53 museum, library and archive professionals from 51 institutions•20 trainees and ex trainees
Issues raised: ITT Providers• New territory• Lack of knowledge of MLA sector• Lack of MLA learning on ITT courses• Appetite to engage• Benefits for ITT providers and
students• Potential placement activities• Time! • Quality assurance• Parity of experience• OFSTED• MUST meet the QTT Standards
Issues raised: MLAs
• New territory• Lack of knowledge of ITT sector• Appetite to engage• Wide ranging provision to formal
learning sector• Benefits to students and potential
work activities matched ITT responses
• Time!• Training and skills issues• Direction - “What do they want from
us?”
Issues raised: Trainees
• Views divided between those with experience in MLAs and those without
• Skills gained identified by those with experience
• Concerns that MLA placements should not replace teaching experience
• Few had covered museums, libraries and archives on course
• Museum, library or archive placements unlikely to affect employment prospects
Good Practice
• Sheffield Hallam University & Kelham Island Museum
• Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust
• Bradford College & Bradford Galleries & Museums
Models: Activities that can contribute towards achievement of standards• Teaching• Preparing resources• Preparing lessons• Enhancing specialist knowledge• Learning in out of school contexts• Cultural diversity • Ideas, flexibility, creativity,
confidence• NOT just learning how to plan a
school trip • Combination of theory and practice
Quality Assurance
• Quality assurance concerns from both ITTs and MLAs
• Training of MLA staff• Partnership and support• Mapping standards against
potential work activities• YMLAC’s role - enabler
Recommendations
• No ‘one size fits all’ approach• YMLAC to take an enabling role• Information and dissemination• Advocacy• Brokering relationships• Training• Mapping standards• Evaluation• Involvement of partner schools• Link to long term CPD - through
e.g. EBPs• Long-term longitudinal research
Future Developments
• What's next• Further funding• Pilots• Training• Evaluation• Information, dissemination and
advocacy