Date added: 07/04/2021
These 'top tips' were compiled by Jo Finn, a specialist consultant working with us on our 'Growing Volunteering' Project during 2020-2021. HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR…
Resource Category: workforce development
Materials from South of England Museums and Mentoring Conference 27 February 2018
Date updated: 25/04/2019
Materials from the conference at Museum of English Rural Life in Reading organised by museum development providers in the South West and South East of…
Materials from Impact workshop, 8 March 2018
Date updated: 30/04/2019
This day was an opportunity for LAINet members and museum staff to discuss and explore evaluation techniques and the quality standards set by the Arts…
Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Agreement Template
Date updated: 15/05/2019
Simple agreement template to support the development of effective peer-to-peer mentoring relationships. Peer support can be really helpful to mentors, supporting us to reflect on…
Materials from SEMD CPD Event: Mentoring Skills January 2018
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Outline Download SEMD_mentoring_CPD_outline_20180111.pdf... Handouts of slides Download SE_mentoring_20161208_handout.pdf... More detail of additional resources suggested during the session: Coaching For Performance by Sir John Whitmore Coaching and…
Culture Change Guide: toolkit: developing diverse talent, workforce and leadership
Date updated: 26/04/2019
The Culture Change Guide is a toolkit from Arts Council England that's been guided by best practice recruitment principals and explores how you can think about developing…
Materials from Effective Retail for Smaller Museums, Refresher- Nov 2017
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Presentation slides by Alison Guilfoyle. Download Retail_Refresher_November_2017.pdf... How-to guides on for small museums on: Small Museum Shops that are Profitable Sourcing the Product Range E-Commerce…
Materials from ‘Data Protection Briefing - Oct 2017’
Date updated: 26/04/2019
The first presentation was a recap on the Data Protection Rules to date by Crispin Dick, Paris Smith LLP. Download Museums_Data_Protection_Talk__02300151_.pptx... The second presentation by…
Presentations from ‘Museum Trustee Day 2017’
Date updated: 26/04/2019
This day was an opportunity for Trustees from museums across the area to get together and receive an induction or refresher about the museum sector…
Materials from ‘Museum Re-display: approaches & solutions’
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Working in partnership with one of the main funder, the Heritage Lottery Fund, this event helped museums share their thinking about what makes a successful project,…
Materials from HMMN meeting: Transformation (16 March 2017)
Date updated: 30/04/2019
THEME: MUSEUMS IN TRANSITION An interesting programme consisting of a morning workshop session followed by buffet lunch and presentations in the afternoon. Programme 10.30-12.30 Dawn…
Materials from Customer Service for All - Disability Equality and the Visitor Journey
Date updated: 26/04/2019
An event on the 24th February 2017 hosted by Kent and Medway MDO to provide the following learning to museums: (Training provided by Visits Unlimited) Build…
Funding for International Travel
Date updated: 26/04/2019
List of sources of funding for international travel published by ICOM UK. http://uk.icom.museum/resources/funding/funding-international-travel/
Materials from Volunteers in Collections Care Conference
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from the day conference and share event of the Peer Development Group for managing Volunteers in Collections Care held at Fort Nelson on 8th…
Materials from Museum Collections Funding Fair 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
A day introducing funders of museum collections projects held at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth on 13th December 2016 Art Fund Presented by Emma…
Materials from SEMD CPD Event: Mentoring and Coaching Skills December 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Handouts of slides Download SE_mentoring_20161208_handout.pdf... More detail of additional resources suggested during the session: Coaching For Performance by Sir John Whitmore Coaching and Mentoring by Eric…
Materials from Museum Volunteers & the Law, November 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from the workshop held at Tudor House & Gardens in Southampton on 29 November 2016 Update from the Peer Development Group on Volunteer Management…
Materials from Hampshire Solent Museums Open Forum 2016
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from Hampshire Solent Museums Open Forum held at Milestones Museum in Basingstoke on 1 February 2016. Slides of the presentation by Bernard Donoghue, Director…
Video: Mary Rose Museum/Vasa Museum Peer Review Trip April 2015
Date updated: 26/04/2019
This video diary was produced by the Mary Rose Trust as part of 2015 project funded by the South East Museum Development with the participation…
International Peer Learning and Review Toolkit: Template and Guidance
Date updated: 02/09/2019
A peer review is where one organisation looks at and comments on another similar organisation to give it ideas for improvement. Peer Reviewers usually come…
Materials from SEMD CPD Event: Mentoring and Coaching Skills October 2015
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Participants at the event developing mentoring skills together: Sarah Menary, Museum Development Officer for Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire; Susan Lindsay, Curator of the Museum of…
Online Museum Training: Photographing Collection Items
Date updated: 26/04/2019
This training video from Museums Australia Victoria demonstrates ways in which you can use basic equipment to photograph your collection items for documentation and digitisation…
Online Museum Training: Creating a Small Exhibition
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Creating a small themed exhibition is a great way to showcase a particular story from your collection without having to rethink your permanent exhibition space.…
Materials from Hampshire Solent Museums Open Forum 2015
Date updated: 30/04/2019
Materials from Hampshire Solent Museums Open Forum held at Westgate Hall Southampton on 2 February 2015. Handout of main event presentations and introduction to 2015-18 programme Download…
Materials from Displays on a Shoestring (Hampshire Solent)
Date updated: 30/04/2019
Materials from 'Displays on a Shoestring' training session held at The Willis Museum, Basingstoke on 23 January 2015. Handouts of Vicky Dawson's slides: 'Displays on…
Materials from Displays on a Shoestring (Hampshire Solent)
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from 'Displays on a Shoestring' training session held at The Willis Museum, Basingstoke on 23 January 2015. Handouts of Vicky Dawson's slides: 'Displays on…
Materials from SEMD CPD Event: Mentoring and Coaching Skills February 2015
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Handouts of slides Download SEMD_mentoring_20150204_vn_0_1__Autosaved___Compatibility_Mode_.pdf... More detail of additional resources suggested during the session: Tools for Success The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Action…
Materials from Hampshire Solent ‘Audience research, consultation and evaluation’ workshop, 21 October 2014
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Presentation by Nicky Boyd Download Audienceresearch_presentation_20141021.pdf... Handout pack containing guidance, exercises, resources and links Download Audiencereseach_mainhandout_20141021.pdf... Audience development resources on southeastmuseums.org Evaluation resources on southeastmuseums.org
Symposium: Children and World War 1 - programme
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Children and World War One - programme for the day This symposium will take place at the University of Worcester on Thursday 23 October from 2.00…
Materials from Hampshire Solent LAINet ‘Museums for All’ seminar 29 September 2014
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Presentation by Eileen Clegg, Royal Armouries Fort Nelson: 'Visitors with special needs: Autism' Download Museums_for_All_Fort_Nelson.pdf... Notes by Laura Weston, Conan Doyle Collection: 'RNIB CultureLink Project'…
Materials from Museum2Museum: ‘New Visions for Museums & Public Health’
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Programme of the Day Download M2M_New_Visions_30_09_2014_Programme.pdf... Paul Camic - Introduction Professor of Psychology & Public Health Download Paul_Camic___Introduction___30_09_2014.pdf... Ivan Rudd Public Health Specialist, Kent County…
Infographics Toolkit - Re:Fresh Project
Date updated: 30/04/2019
The Infographics Toolkit was produced as part of the Surrey, East & West Sussex Museum Development Programme's 'Re:Fresh Project' in Summer 2014 to help museums think…
Materials from Hampshire Solent ‘Planning for the Future: Easy Steps to a Forward Plan’ Event 16 June 2014
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials, resources and links from 'Planning for the Future: Easy Steps to a Forward Plan' Accreditation training event facilitated by Vicky Dawson and delivered in…
Materials from Hampshire Solent ‘Reviewing and Rationalising - steps to making the most of your Collections’ Event 11 July 2014
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials, resources and links from 'Reviewing and Rationalising - steps to making the most of your Collections' Accreditation training event facilitated by Emma Chaplin and…
Succession Planning Framework
Date updated: 10/05/2021
CyMAL: Museums, Libraries and Archives Wales, has published a new framework to help museum, library and archives services begin to consider and address succession planning…
MLA Access for All Toolkit
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Self-assessment toolkit designed to enable organisations to develop effective strategies for examining current performance, identify areas for improvement and develop more accessible and inclusive policies…
MLA Self-Assessment Checklist: Cultural Diversity
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Self-assessment tool to help museums, libraries and archives to develop an understanding of their current practice and to encourage positive developments in relation to cultural…
Working with Diverse Audiences - Engage
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Pack designed for museum educators exploring how to work with diverse audiences Download engage - Diverse Audiences
Museums Association diversify toolkit
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Practical guidance and advice for employers in the museum sector on introducing positive-action schemes and creating a diverse workforce Download MA diversify toolkit
Materials from Hampshire Solent Peer Development Groups Launch 22 May and 27 June 2014
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Materials from the launch of the Hampshire Solent Museum Development Programme's five Peer Development Groups: Audience development; Collections care; Display and interpretation; Emergency preparedness; Retail…
Mentoring: Making it Work for You
Date added: 12/06/2014
Materials from Hampshire Solent LAINet curriculum change meeting 29 April 2014
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Presentation by Chris Elmer providing an overview of learning from the Primary History conference Download Prim_history_conference_copy.pdf... Curriculum overview table - thanks to Tim Taylor, Guardian…
Materials from Hampshire Solent ‘UTILISE - energy, waste and water efficiency’ sharing event
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Sharing learning from the Hampshire Solent 'UTILISE - energy, waste and water efficiency' project at Winchester's Military Museums on 27 March 2014. Presentations: Rowan Wallis, Sustainable…
Materials from Hampshire Solent ‘Artsmark and Museums’
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Presentation by Gaynor Davies of Artswork : SE Bridge Download Museums_a__Artsmark_Feb_14__presentation__vers_2__Read_Only_.pdf... Information about Artsmark on the Artswork : SE Bridge website Artsmark website Information sheet: Museums and…
Materials from Hampshire Solent ‘Becoming an Entrepreneurial Museum’
Date updated: 30/04/2019
Handouts of slides - Henrietta Hopkins of Hopkins van Mil. Download Becoming_Entrepreneurial_Museum_FinalJan14.pdf... Online resources: Hopkins van Mil tools and resources for marketing, fundraising and engagement…
Materials from Hampshire Solent ‘Finance Fundamentals’
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Handouts of slide - Uday Thakkar of Red Ochre Download Red_Ochre_Financial_training_for_Museums_2014.pdf... Uday suggests the following additional resources: Additional resources from Red Ochre, including Business Link…
Hampshire Solent Museum Development Advisory Panel Minutes
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Meeting held on 18 June 2013 at National Motor Museum, Beaulieu Download Minutes_MD_Panel_June_2013__HF000005249830___3_.pdf... Meeting held on 13 September 2013 at Chilcomb House, Winchester Download Minutes_MD_Panel_Sept_2013__HF000005331234_.pdf...…
Mentoring: Making it Work for You
Date updated: 27/07/2020
Mentoring: Making it Work for You Committed to personal development? Interested in having a mentor, but not sure how to start? This short guide explains…
Materials from Hampshire Solent ‘Making the Most of Social Media’ event
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Presentation by Linda Ellis, Digital Projects Officer, Hampshire Arts and Museums Service: 'Making the Most of Social Media' Download Making_the_Most_of_Social_Media__Read_Only_.pdf... MSWord Template for developing a…
Materials from Hampshire Solent Documentation Basics Study Visit
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Presentation by Karen Clarke, Museum Registrar, Hampshire Arts and Museums Service: 'Documentation Basics' Download Documentation_Basics__Read_Only___Compatibility_Mode_.pdf... SHARE East booklet: 'Labelling and marking museum objects' Hampshire Arts…
Materials from Hampshire Solent ‘Teaching History in Primary Schools’ event
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Presentation by Pat Hannam on history teaching in primary schools and changes to the national curriculum Download Teaching_History_Pat_Hannam_2013_11_14.pps... Presentation by Emily Leach Presentation by Emily…
Materials from Hampshire Solent Creative Use of Collections sharing event
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Creative Cameras – getting creative in the galleries (Paul Clifford. Museum of London) Rockband - linking fossils, fabrics and folklore (Christine Taylor, Hampshire County Council…
How to find the Mary Rose Museum
Date updated: 26/04/2019
Directions for attendees at the Hampshire Solent SHARE: Creative Use of Collections event. Download Finding_Us_1.pdf...
Hampshire Solent Development Grants: How to Claim
Date updated: 26/04/2019
To claim a Development Grant, a claim form should be returned electronically and in hard copy with: an invoice from your museum a copy of the paid…