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Ince, Lindsay

Wells, Trizia

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University of Huddersfield RepositoryInce, Lindsay and Wells, TriziaIf you 'Build It!' They will come...Original CitationInce, Lindsay and Wells, Trizia (2016) If you 'Build It!' They will come... In: Never Work with Children and Archives?: Engaging with Children and Family Audiences, 07/09/2016, York Library. (Unpublished) This version is available at http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/30074/The University Repository is a digital collection of the research output of theUniversity, available on Open Access. Copyright and Moral Rights for the itemson this site are retained by the individual author and/or other copyright owners.Users may access full items free of charge; copies of full text items generallycan be reproduced, displayed or performed and given to third parties in anyformat or medium for personal research or study, educational or not­for­profitpurposes without prior permission or charge, provided:• The authors, title and full bibliographic details is credited in any copy;• A hyperlink and/or URL is included for the original metadata page; and• The content is not changed in any way.For more information, including our policy and submission procedure, pleasecontact the Repository Team at: E.mailbox@hud.ac.uk.http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/If you ‘Build It!’ They will come... Sharing specialist knowledge and professional skills to support formal and fun opportunities for children Trizia Wells, Learning and Engagement Officer Lindsay Ince, Assistant Archivist and Records Manager  HERITAGE QUAY AND THE CURRICULUM SCHOOLS ENGAGEMENT •  Raise	  awareness	  of	  archives	  within	  school	  networks	  •  Raise	  awareness	  amongst	  teaching	  community	  of	  how	  Heritage	  Quay	  collec8ons	  can	  support	  teaching	  across	  the	  curriculum	  	  KS1-­‐3	  •  Bring	  schools	  into	  Heritage	  Quay	  to	  experience	  archives	  through	  a	  range	  of	  ac8vi8es	  AIMS Schools need clear curriculum links to justify the time out of school.  •  Oﬀer	  free	  workshops	  to	  selected	  schools	  to	  trial	  the	  oﬀer	  and	  raise	  our	  proﬁle	  as	  a	  school	  visit	  des8na8on	  	  •  Engage	  with	  schools	  through	  other	  ac8vi8es	  such	  as	  Takeover	  Day	  and	  The	  Big	  Draw	  •  Oﬀer	  workshops	  on	  an	  open	  basis	  to	  schools	  via	  website	  and	  print	  media,	  drawing	  clear	  links	  to	  curriculum	  in	  promo8onal	  material.	  PROCESS  •  Detailed	  teaching	  notes	  to	  accompany	  workshops.	  •  Sustainable	  oﬀer	  once	  contract	  post	  has	  ended.	  FUTURE GOALS ARCHIVES AND THE HISTORY CURRICULUM at KS1 & KS2 SKILLS & UNDERSTANDING •  Know history of the British Isles as a chronological narrative  •  Understand terms such as “empire”, “civilisation”, “parliament” and “peasantry” •  Know significant aspects of history of the wider world  •  Understand concepts such as continuity & change, cause & consequence, similarity, difference and significance •  Understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, discern how & why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed •  Use their understanding of these concepts to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically valid questions, create their own structured accounts  •  Gain historical perspective – place knowledge into different contexts and understand the connections between different historical places, themes and timescales A quick reminder of the aims of the History curriculum  – a checklist for designing activities  •  Changes in living memory and where they reflect changes nationally •  The lives of significant individuals in the past •  Events beyond living memory with national or global significance •  Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality  ARCHIVES AND THE HISTORY CURRICULUM at KS1 & KS2 SUBJECT CONTENT KS1   Stories	  are	  a	  great	  way	  into	  local	  history	  studies	  for	  this	  age	  group.	  Ac8vi8es	  can	  link	  to	  other	  curriculum	  subjects,	  e.g.	  art,	  geography,	  literacy.	  A quick reminder of the KS1 History content – first appearance for local history! The	  last	  one	  is	  the	  chance	  for	  archives	  to	  shine!	  	  •  Changes in Britain from Stone to Iron Age  SUBJECT CONTENT KS2  •  The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain  •  Britain’s settlement by Anglo Saxons, Scots & Vikings   A local history study •  A depth study linked to one of the areas of British study •  A study over time tracing aspects of national history reflected locally •  A study of an aspect of history or a site dating from beyond 1066 that is significant locally  •  Study of an aspect/theme which extends knowledge beyond 1066  •  Achievements of early civilisations and in depth study of : Ancient Sumer; Indus Valley; Ancient Egypt or the Shang Dynasty  •  Ancient Greece   •  Non European society contrasting with British History 900-1300, from: early Islam including Baghdad AD900; Mayan civilisation or Benin civilisation  ARCHIVES AND THE HISTORY CURRICULUM at KS1 & KS2 A quick reminder of the KS2 History content – more links to local history! SCHOOL WORKSHOPS AT HERITAGE QUAY Development	  of	  the	  University	  of	  Huddersﬁeld	  and	  the	  growth	  of	  the	  town,	  linked	  to	  industrial	  wealth	  	  KS1   KS2  Signiﬁcant	  historical	  people	  &	  places	  	  An	  aspect	  of	  history	  signiﬁcant	  locally	  	  –Labour	  movement,	  educa8on,	  industrialisa8on	  HERITAGE QUAY AND ENGAGING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OTHER WAYS IN…  TAKE  PART  IN  NATIONAL  EVENTS    •  Link	  with	  school	  clusters	  –	  if	  you	  can	  ﬁnd	  them!	  (and	  then	  tell	  me	  where	  they	  are)	  	  	  •  Post	  your	  event	  on	  hUp://educa8onalvisitsuk.com/	  -­‐	  review	  website	  for	  school	  visits	  •  Link	  with	  individual	  schools	  and	  contacts	  	  Kids  Takeover  In  Museums  Day     The  Big  Draw  •  Sign	  up	  for	  accredita8on	  e.g.	  arts	  award	  supporter	  	  HERITAGE QUAY AND ENGAGING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WORK  WITH  EXISTING  PARTNERS/DEPOSITORS  Chol  Theatre  ‘Play  in  a  Week’   RFL  Family  Fun  Days  HERITAGE QUAY AND ENGAGING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WORKING WITH USERS AND FACILITATORS OF TOMORROW Graphic  scores  for  the  Under  5s  ITT  EducaSon  student  workshops  HERITAGE QUAY AND ENGAGING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHAT NEXT?  PLANNING FOR LIFE POST-FUNDING •  Crea8on	  of	  sustainable	  ac8vi8es	  e.g.	  explora8on	  of	  digiﬁsh	  videos	  +	  teaching	  packs,	  and	  an	  engaging	  oﬀer	  that	  s8ll	  encourages	  visits	  self-­‐guided	  or	  led	  •  Other	  ways	  of	  providing	  sessions	  that	  facilitate	  other	  parts	  of	  the	  	  ac8vity	  plan	  e.g.	  paid	  student	  	  workshop	  leaders	  •  Develop	  a	  table	  of	  collec8ons	  	  	  	  	  	  	  and	  poten8al	  curriculum	  links,	  	  	  	  	  	  	  to	  be	  developed	  ad	  hoc	  or	  by	  	  	  	  	  	  	  archivists	  with	  skills	  shared	  

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