Yorkshire Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

Resources:

Useful Links

This page contains links that may be useful to anyone considering getting involved with a placement in a museum, library or archive. They are grouped into the following categories:

Standards
Strategy and reports
Teacher Training
Professional bodies and groups

Standards

DfES - Standards Site

The Standards Site aims to improve the ability of teachers to raise levels of achievement through the provision of Internet materials and services.

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/

Excellence and enjoyment: A strategy for primary schools

A Strategy for Primary Schools, DfES, 2003

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/literacy/63553/

Key Stage 3: The Standards Site

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/keystage3/

Numeracy: The Standards Site

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/mathematics/

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)

QCA's role is to maintain and develop the school curriculum and associated assessments, and to accredit and monitor qualifications in schools, colleges and at work.

http://www.qca.org.uk/

Strategy and reports

All Our Futures

Creativity, culture and education, National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education, DfEE, 1999

http://www.artscampaign.org.uk/campaigns/education/summary.html

Empowering the Learning Community

Report of the Education and Libraries Task Group to the Secretaries of State for Culture, Media & Sport and for Education & Employment, Library and Information Commission, 2000.

http://www.lic.gov.uk/publications/policyreports/empower/

Inspiring Learning for All

Describes what an accessible and inclusive museum, archive or library that stimulates and supports learning looks like. It invites you to find out what the people that use your services learn, assess how well you are achieving best practice in supporting learning and improve what you do.

http://www.inspiringlearningforall.gov.uk/default.

Mapping the current and potential relationships between ITT providers and Mlas

Mla commissioned Information Management Associates (IMA) to explore existing and potential relationships between Initial Teacher Training providers and museums, archives and libraries in England.

http://www.mla.gov.uk/action/learnacc/itt.asp

Measuring the outcomes and impact of learning in museums, archives and libraries

The Learning Impact Research Project end of project paper - Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester 2003.

http://www.mla.gov.uk/action/learnacc/00insplearn.asp

National Literacy Strategy (NLS)

National Literacy Strategy (NLS) fom the DfES

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/literacy/

National Numeracy Strategy (NNS)

National Numeracy Strategy (NNS) fom the DfES

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/numeracy/

Start with the Child

Report of the CILIP Working Group on library provision for children and young people, CILIP, 2002.

http://www.cilip.org.uk/advocacy/startwiththechild

Teacher Training

Addresses of LEAs in England with Websites

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/leagateway/

TDA - Handbook of Guidance

Guidance on the standards for the award of qualified teacher status (QTS)and the requirements for ITT.

http://www.tda.gov.uk/partners/ittstandards/handbook.aspx

TDA - Qualifying to Teach

Qualifying to teach contains the secretary of state's standards which must be met by trainee teachers before they can be awarded qualified teacher status (QTS). It also sets out the Requirements for training providers and those who make recommendations for the award of QTS.

http://www.tda.gov.uk/partners/ittstandards.aspx