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The Science Museum, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), through the Strategic Commissioning programme are running free Talk Science days for trainee teachers and museum and archive staff. £20 travel bursaries are available to help with travel costs.
Talk Science: Effective Discussions in How Science Works, is on January 17, 2011 at Braintree Museum, Essex.
This one day training course, run by the Science Museum training team will give participants the chance to investigate practical ways of discussing contemporary science, and consider the role of museums in providing quality Learning Outside the Classroom opportunities.
If you are interested in taking part and would like to find out more, please contact Trish Popkin via email at MLA.
About MLA's Strategic Commissioning
Strategic Commissioning consists of several national strands, including the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Science in Your World programmes. The ITT programme aims to build learning partnerships between you as providers of Initial Teacher Training, museums and archives, through funded placements for trainee teachers in cultural settings.
More on Science in Your World
Science in Your World is a National partnership between the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council committed to enabling museums and archives across England to develop science learning opportunities for schools and families. Through Science in Your World, new resources and activities will provide opportunities to discover the science behind collections, to meet scientists and engineers and to put school science in a real world context, enriching the curriculum in and out of school hours.