Courses for teachers
Working with teachers is central to the schools team's
work. Through training days, courses and practical workshops, we
offer ways of looking at the Museum collection and the history and
cultures it presents in stimulating and thought-provoking
ways.
Our courses are for teachers in primary and secondary
schools with a focus on history, art and design,
cross-curricular approaches and special educational needs.
To book please call +44 (0)20 7323 8181
For further details on any of our courses please call
+44 (0)20 7323
8510/8850
Sessions September 2008 – July 2009
Courses for all teachers
Tailor-made courses
The Schools Team is able to provide whole-school or other
professional development courses on a variety of subjects. In the
past these have included:
• Using online resources and interactive whiteboards to explore
objects
• Using museums for English and literacy
• Developing enquiry and investigation through museums
• Early Years and museums
Courses can be developed or modified to meet your specific needs
and can be run at the Museum or in your school. Prices start at
£250 for a half day and £400 for a full day, depending on numbers,
and do not include lunch or refreshments.
To discuss your needs, please contact the Schools Team on 020
7323 8510/8850 or learning@britishmuseum.org
Planning a visit to the British
Museum
16.00–17.30 on the following dates:
Thursday 18 September 2008
Thursday 8 January 2009
Thursday 30 April 2009
Members of the Schools Team will be on hand to show you relevant
galleries, suggest ways of structuring your visit and advise you on
suitable learning activities for your students. When booking,
please indicate what topic and subject you are working on and with
what year group.
Free, booking required
Special educational needs
Training sessions on running handling sessions with students
with special educational needs.
16.30–18.00 on the following
dates:
Thursday 25 September 2008
Thursday 15 January 2009
Thursday 23 April 2009
Free, booking required
Printmaking using multicultural inspiration
Thursday 19 March 2009,
09.30–16.30
Experts from the Curwen Print Study
Centre use a variety of printmaking techniques to extend your
skills base, providing a wealth of material and techniques to take
back to school.
A particular focus will be on
interpreting objects from diverse cultures. The course is aimed at
Secondary teachers, but Primary colleagues are very welcome.
£60
Courses for primary teachers
Teaching ancient Egypt at KS2
Thursday 10 November 2008,
10.00–16.00
This one-day course is designed to
help you plan your teaching of Egypt and integrate a Museum visit
into your scheme of work. We will suggest learning activities for
the classroom and for the Museum and explore ways of developing
literacy and speaking and listening skills using objects.
£60
ART & DESIGN COURSES WITH
VLF
Islamic art: creative links (KS1/2)
Friday 14 November 2008,
10.00–16.00
Artefacts in the Islamic Gallery will
provide a stimulating source of pattern and design ideas for a
painting and collage unit of work linked to healthy eating.
Chinese New Year of the Ox (KS1/2)
Friday 16 January 2009,
10.00–16.00
Learn about how New Year is celebrated
in China, research animals in the Chinese collection and make
festive decorations based on animals in the Chinese zodiac.
Sculpture: Carnival of the animals
Friday 5 June 2009, 10.00–16.00
Explore the roots of contemporary
carnival in the Museum’s African collection and create a fantastic
sculpture of a costumed dancer for a carnival band.
This course supports the new
VLF/Teachers TV programme Carnival of the birds.
Please book these courses direct with
the Visual Learning Foundation at admin@visuallearningfoundation.org
ART & DESIGN COURSES WITH
A4
A series of practical one-day courses
for Art & Design teachers and coordinators, based on the
British Museum’s collection.
Essential practical skills for Primary Art & Design
Thursday 13 November 2008,
10.00–16.00
A popular hands-on course covering the
key skills required to teach the National Curriculum for Art. For
non-specialist teachers wishing to improve their practical
skills.
Art and the Egyptians
Exploring world art & artefacts - Keystages 1 & 2
Thursday 11 December 2008, 10.00–16.00
A course for primary teachers celebrating the diversity of art
and artefacts from Ancient Egypt. Ideally suited to all schools
interested in developing cross-curricular units of work.
Speaking and listening through
artefacts and images
Friday 23 January 2009,
10.00–16.00
A practical course exploring different
ways of sharing artefacts and images with children in order to
develop and enhance their language skills and build confidence.
Art and Every Child Matters
Friday 6 February 2009
A hands-on course exploring ideas and
issues related to aspects of ECM and how these can be linked
effectively with the National Curriculum for Art & Design.
Inspiring Gifted and Talented
students
Thursday 12 March 2009,
10.00–16.00
A skills-based course helping
teachers, G&T co-ordinators and art subject leaders to
identify, inspire and challenge students with a talent for Art
& Design in Primary schools.
To book or for more information,
contact A4 Events, Church Lane, Sparham, Norwich NR9 5PR.
Telephone 01362 688395, Facsimile 01362 688733
info@artforschools.com
In partnership
with the Association for Advice and Support in Art and Design
(A4)
Courses for secondary teachers
Discover the Arab World
Friday 28th November 2008,
13.00-16.30
This half day course uses our exciting
new resource 'Discover the Arab World' to introduce new teaching
ideas and to share good practice.
Go to our Middle East and Islamic world webpage to
download the resource for free.
For more information and to book,
please email learning@britishmuseum.org
Japanese woodblock prints
Friday 5 December 2008,
09.30–16.30
The Museum holds one of the world’s
great collections of Japanese prints by masters such as Hiroshige
and Utamaro. This course combines viewing examples of prints with a
practical session run by expert printmaker Hiroko Imada, designing
and cutting blocks using traditional methods.
£65, includes tea and coffee but not lunch
KS3 History: teaching Empire
Thursday 18 June 2009, 09.30–16.30
This course will use the Museum’s
collection to explore the nature of empire across time and across
cultures. With guest tutor Michael Riley, Director of the Schools
History Project, you will explore how objects can give access to
alternative voices about the experience of empire and consider the
importance of empire in understanding contemporary issues such as
globalisation, immigration and cultural diversity.
£65, includes tea and coffee but not lunch