Learning

The Learning pages of our website aim to be a useful source of information and resources for people interested in promoting learning through museums.

We are in the process of updating and developing the site and would welcome any useful weblinks that you have found and used. Please email these to our museums.ed@surreycc.gov.uk address..

Educational Information and Links

National curriculum online outline of new secondary curriculum, with links to primary curriculum schemes of work

Qualifications Curriculum Authority (QCA) Information, guidelines and subject related Schemes of Work for all key stages.

MLA The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council is the governing body for museums, libraries and archives in England.

NIACE - is a non governmental organisation working to promote adult learning

"engage:" The professional body which promotes greater understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts.

English Heritage From historic photo collections to educational games for children, English Heritage have a wide range of information available.

Every Child Matters The Every Child Matters agenda is a government initiative to promote the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19. It recognises that educational standards and a wider concept of well-being go hand in hand in achieving better outcomes for all children.

Educational resources

Material World
This resource is targeted at Art and Design, History, Literacy and ICT elements of the Curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2. The resource allows pupils to explore materials and their properties through exciting interactives and find out about processes artists went through to turn raw materials into works of art.
Material World website

The Making Place
The Making Place allows adults and children to experience science through practical hands-on learning. The contents of The Making Place activities are embedded in the national curriculum.

Subject Specific

Literacy

Dance and Drama

Archaeology including Digging into the past, how to use archaeology in the classroom

Textiles resource pack

Artefacts for loan from museums in Surrey.

Further information for museums

MuSE is The Museums of Surrey Education Group.
MuSE involves people interested in any aspect of learning related to museums and gives them an opportunity to use MuSE as a communications network. The group meets three times a year.
Museums of Surrey Education Group. (MuSE)