Working Together

[Background] [Aim] [Target Audience] [Provisional Programme] [Event Information] [Application Conditions] [Application Form]

REGIONAL NETWORKING EVENTS

Background

As part of the Learning Revolution MLA is funding regional networking events and regional training courses to build new and effective partnerships between family learning services and museums, libraries and archives within local authorities.

Over 3,000 museums, libraries and archives have pledged their support for the new informal adult learning movement set out in the Learning Revolution White Paper. This represents a tremendous commitment to support adults to learn throughout life.

The research is now clear about the benefits of family learning for both adult and child and its significance in strengthening family life.

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) have joined forces to develop new networks and training opportunities to build strong and sustainable partnerships between family learning practitioners and museums, libraries and archives at local level. By working together in this way we can create more family learning opportunities for more families.

MLA Senior Policy Adviser, Natasha Innocent said 'Museums, libraries and archives are inspiring places that engage a wide range of families but there is enormous potential to build on our skills base to benefit more families. MLA and NIACE are working together to encourage collaboration at local level.”

Nine regional support networks are being developed that will offer training courses, promote best practice and build sustainable partnerships.

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Aim

To develop strategic thinking to build new and effective partnerships between FL services and museums, libraries and archives within local authorities.

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Target Audience

Staff from the MLA sector and local authority family learning providers and partners.

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Provisional programme

10:00 Arrival and registration (tea/coffee available)

10:30 Welcome and introduction to the day

10:40 Policy background and updates for Family Learning and MLA

11:00 Group discussions using MLA/Family Learning typology to identify existing Family Learning work 
         Discussions on how to take work forward, identifying what is needed to facilitate this

11:30 Hands on FL activities using resources and activities already developed with museums, libraries and archives to identify generic learning outcomes for adults and children

12:15 Lunch

13:00 Identify specific ways museum, library and archive resources can support and be embedded in local authority family learning work

14:00 Action planning including identification of further training needs and partnership work

14:20 Round up and evaluation

14:30 Finish

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Event Information

Arrival and registration is at 10:00am for a 10:30am start. The event will end at 2:30pm

Attendance is free (includes lunch, tea/coffee)

Places will be allocated in order of receipt of completed application forms.

Completed and signed application forms must be faxed or posted to NIACE by the closing date. Reservations by telephone cannot be accepted

Application forms are individually acknowledged by e-mail. Joining instructions, including map and directions, will be e-mailed one week before the event

Participants should be prepared to take their own notes as there will not be handouts for all sessions

If you have not received an e-mail confirming your attendance and joining instructions 4 working days before the event please contact:

NIACE Events Team
Tel: 0116 204 2833
Fax: 0116 285 9670
Minicom: 0116 255 6049
E-mail: events@niace.org.uk

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Application Conditions

Substitutions are to be advised 5 working days prior to the event 

A 10 working days notice period is required for provision of electronic note-takers, sign language interpreters and transcription to Braille 

NIACE reserves the right to reject applicants who are not from the target audience list.

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Application Form

(For people not using the online reservation system above)