AT A GLANCE
Building upon earlier partnerships, during this project over 120 Leeds University Primary PGCE students, engaged in an intensive series of workshops led by the Royal Armouries Education team, rooted in the TDA Teaching Standards.
ITT PROVIDER
The PGCE Primary course is one of the largest in the north of England, recruiting high-quality graduate students from across the country.
The School of Education has a talented and dedicated team of tutors with experience and expertise across the Primary curriculum, and specialised teaching provision and resources for all subjects of the National Curriculum. See http://www.education.leeds.ac.uk/prospective/programme.php?programme=16
SETTING
The Royal Armouries Learning Team in Leeds are extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the Royal Armouries collection. They have a breadth and depth of knowledge ranging from academic publications, family and local history, to Art Clubs and working with children under five. Please see our Education Projects pages for further details of our recent projects. http://www.royalarmouries.org/learning/on-site-learning/student-groups-at-ra-leeds/education-projects
Our Learning Team provides excellent kinaesthetic educational experiences which link to the National Strategies and Curricula but also provide cross-curricula links and promote creativity and enrichment learning. In Leeds alone, four dedicated teaching staff teach over 12,000 students a year, and facilitate visits from another 12,000.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The TDAQ standards; Aim to Deliver, Q14, Q24, and Q30;
■how to plan out of class work to sustain, extend and consolidate learners,
■reflective time,
■how to embed learning outside the classroom in programmes of study
■how to make best use of colleagues, parents and carers in supporting learner achievement outside the classroom
■how to establish a safe learning environment for learners in out of school contexts
■how to make best use of Museum Education Services
■how to orientate, navigate and focus pupils in out of school environment
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The project started with a one day outreach to Leeds University in March 2010 which has been documented at can be downloaded from the MLA website. http://research.mla.gov.uk/case-studies/display-case-study.php?dm=nrm&q=1 This day introduced students to the idea of working with objects and the benefits of working with museum educators, and focused on the topic of citizenship.
The two-day event in June was carefully structured to first immerse trainee teachers in the full range of museum experiences at the Royal Armouries Museum including a theoretical underpinning of museum education and curriculum planning led by Roy Hughes, FHA, from Leeds University. Day 2 provided a more reflective experience for the trainee teachers and was structured to facilitate student planning and engagement.
OUTCOMES
As Trainee Teachers said
“[The days] Provided useful ideas on how to use the museum, objects and [I now] have the confidence to use objects in class and to building planning around and create cross-curricular links”
“Changed my perceptions of museums in general and particularly Royal Armouries – especially in terms of engaging a KS1 Trainee teacher.”
The creation of a DVD to disseminate the project was also undertaken. If you would like a copy please contact us.
Telephone: 0113 220 1888
Email: educate.leeds@armouries.org.uk
