A Wing and a Prayer - Highland & Moray Skills Development Programme
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A Wing and a Prayer; The Highland and Moray Skills
Development Programme
Lorna Cruickshank, The Highland Council Katey Boal, The National Trust for Scotland
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Where are we?
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Who are we?Highland Museums Forum:•The Highland Council (officer support)•Independent Highland Accredited museums•The National Trust for Scotland •Highlife Highland (Archives, Inverness Museum & Art Gallery and the Highland Folk Museum)Moray Heritage Connections:•Moray Council Museums Service (Falconer Museum)•Independent Accredited museums•Non Accredited museums and heritage centres
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The Challenges
• Geography - travel distance and time• Capacity and aging volunteers• Professional isolation• On-going need to maintain/raise standards• Wide range of skills levels and existing
knowledge• Timetabling/avoiding clashes• Funding…
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Overcoming the Challenges
• Working together in an informal partnership• Sharing skills in the area• Using central venues • Critical mass• Prioritising needs based on numbers and
timescales• Funding – MGS thank you!
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Our First Partnership with Moray – The Learning Initiative
• Wish to work together• Interest and evidenced need• MGS small grant • Low cost/no cost training central
location• Skills sharing and museum support
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Training, CPD, Schools Brochure, Marketplace of Ideas!
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Highland and Moray Skills Development Programme
- the Plan• Building on success and
learning from mistakes!
• Expanding content based on recognised needs
• Trying out new approaches
• Sharing local skills as well as bringing in national expertise
• More structured host visits
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Workshops and conferences
Good teaching – best to learn by experienceWell presented useful and relevantGreat- engaging & pertinentLots of food for thought, but also very pragmatic
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Host Visits at Knockandhu Woollen Mill Grantown Museum and the National Museum of
Scotland, Edinburgh
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Why we think it worked…
• Managed with clear responsibilities for each organisation
• Learning from each other and sharing skills
• Positive formal and informal evaluation from museums
• Assisted in raising and maintaining standards
• Critical mass • Access to funding/skills for projects • Research work
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A formal partnership agreement Highland and Moray Heritage project for Homecoming 2014
My heart’s in the Highlands…
2014
The FUTURE....
2014
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Lorna CruickshankIndependent Museums Support OfficerEducation Culture and Sport ServiceThe Highland Council01349 868206 [email protected]
Katey Boal Learning ManagerCulloden Battlefield and Visitor CentreThe National Trust for Scotland0844 493 2159 [email protected]
www.museumsinthehighlands.com
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A Wing and a Prayer; The Highland and Moray Skills
Development Programme
Lorna Cruickshank, The Highland Council Katey Boal, The National Trust for Scotland