Benefit for Children and Teachers
The benefits for children include:
- handling real and high quality replica artefacts
- developing thinking skills including problem solving, enquiry, observation, empathy and understanding
- acquiring new knowledge, understanding and skills
- enjoyment, inspiration and creativity
- changing their perception of and attitude to museums
- social benefits, e.g., team working, meeting other adults
- the opportunity to participate actively as citizens and develop social skills with other people outside of the school environment.
The benefits for teachers include:
- professional development through:
- collaborative working, sharing responsibility with museum staff
- In Service Education for Teachers (INSET)
- active involvement in shaping the use of museums.
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Museums, Libraries and Archives Council or MLA for an executive summary of the report What did you learn at the museum today? (PDF, 2.5MB).
Leicester University website for Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) publication Inspiration, Identity, Learning: the value of museums (PDF, 2.10MB).
Leicester University website for Department for Education and Skills (DfES) publication Learning Through Culture:the DfES Museums and Galleries Education Programme (PDF, 1.20MB).
Student Teacher Training Placement (Portsmouth City Museums and Record Service, Bryony Kelly. Word DOC, 60Kb). Spending time in a museum demonstrated to a trainee teacher the benefits of using museums.