An introduction to the museums in the Kent & Medway Museums Partnership and their learning offer.
This resource has been developed to support schools in Kent and Medway by giving them an introduction to the museums who are part of the Kent and Medway Museum Partnership (KMMP) and outlining how they can support schools in delivering a high quality and exciting learning offer. The partnership is made up of museums who have dedicated learning teams and professional curators who work together on projects such as this Schools and Museums partnership project which came out of a need to engage with schools in new ways as a result of the nationwide lockdowns in 2020-2021
The project was led by Southeast Museums Development, Artswork, South East Bridge, and the Historic Dockyard Chatham in partnership. It supported online training for museum learning staff as well as two online events with schools led by Artswork and the creation of this resource for teachers.
A newly formed peer support network of learning staff from these museums has also grown out of the project. KMMP only represents 11 museums in the county, however, there are over 100 museums of all shapes and sizes in the region. Wherever your school is based, you are likely to be a short distance away from one of our museum partners and you can engage with the local history on your doorstep. For a list of smaller museums outside of the KMMP area please visit: www.wheelsoftime.uk