IE is currently working on an exciting new project with Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, with the working title of Collections in the Landscape. The project has a strong digital element, framed around:
- The refurbishment of the Wonders of... Read More
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Employability workshops Helping young people make important career choices
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Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire Exploring the Home Front and the role of the RAF in Lincolnshire
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Lincolnshire Coastal Grazing Marshes Discovering local heritage and creating future folklore
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Royal Society Exploring diversity in science with Inspiring Scientists
GCSE resources launched for Thackray Medical Museum
Thank you to all the teachers who helped us hone the new GCSE resources for Thackray Medical Museum. The new specifications for History GCSE prompted Thackray Medical Museum to review its offer. Innovate Educate Ltd carried out consultation with teachers to...
Read MoreA child-friendly museum
A child-friendly museum I’m lucky to work the length and breadth of the UK and I get to visit some great galleries and heritage organisations. I’m particularly interested in how these organisations engage children and young people, both on school visits...
Read MoreWorking as animateurs, the fishing heritage of Withernsea
We had a lot of fun working with a primary and a secondary school in Withernsea. The role was described as that of animateur, a first for us. The brief was to work with young people to generate a creative...
Read MoreHow do schools use digital technology and what are the implications for heritage venues?
How do schools use digital technology and what are the implications for heritage venues? Quite a few of our recent projects have involved research into how schools use digital technology and how this might relate to heritage settings. Digital technology is now...
Read MoreSTEM or STEAM
Employers are increasingly looking for skills in creativity, team working and problem-solving. To help fill this need, innovative educators are including art and design in science education. Successful scientists have always been creative thinkers. Since 2010, the government’s plan for education...
Read MoreEncouraging schools to visit your venue
A question that often pops up in consultation projects is why some schools visit a heritage venue and some don’t. In any consultation the most honest answers tend to come from children. My reports for venues generally contain the words:...
Read MoreYoung people need support from employers
Big news on a personal level is that Karen successfully completed the MA by Research in Education at York University. The MA was a great opportunity to explore employability, a theme that has featured in Innovate Educate’s work for many...
Read MoreMahara in music
April saw a first for Innovate Educate. With considerable support from Professor Liz Mellor and Hayley Jenkins, Karen delivered her first co-authored paper at an academic conference: The Research in Music Education conference at Exeter University. The research paper...
Read MoreCultural Heritage
A lot of our work is in the county of Lincolnshire. We recently had the pleasure of working with teachers, children and project managers from East Lindsey District Council and Natural England on an HLF funded project in the Lincolnshire Coastal...
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