Y10 Work Experience Week

Students:Eleri & Joel (High Storrs)Chelsea (Meadowhead), David (Ecclesfield)

You will be based in “Invent it” on the first floor of the education block. This is a space where you can leave your bags and coats and eat packed lunches. There is also a café on site and others in the area. There is also a Tesco express located at the end of Alma Street with ATM facilities.

Monday 1st July – Introductions and getting to know the Museum

What’s on in the museum today? 10am – 2pm Victorian Sheffield and Steel Primary School session

Time / Activity / Who / Where
10-10.30
10.30 / Welcome and introductions
getting to know everyone
House Rules
A word from the Chief Exec. John Hamshere / Placement coordinator (Pete Brown/Rebecca Walton)
John Hamshere / Base
Base
11- 11.30 / Meet the Visitor Services Team who will deliver a Health and Safety walk and talk around the building. / Sharon Armin, Visitor Services Team Leader / Visitor Services
11.30 – 12.00 / Learn about the museum by completing the SIMT Quiz. Prize for the winner! / Self Led / Base
12-12.55pm / Lunch
1-1.20pm / Find out more about Learning Services. Get to know the team. / Placement coordinator,
Learning Services Team
Pete Brown / Base
1.25 – 2pm / Walk through the education block offices and meet the other staff / Placement coordinator / Education Building
2-2.30pm / Meet the Events and Marketing Manager and learn about the different events in our calendar / Niki Connolly / Base
2.30 – 3.00pm / Using the knowledge you have gained about the museum, design a family friendly activity that could be used at one of our events / Self guided / Base
3.00 – 3.30pm / Record your first impressions of the museum / Self guided / Base
3.30pm / Finish

Tuesday2ndJuly – A day as a Museum Learning Assistant

What’s on in the museum today?“Sheffield Flood” - Primary School Day

Time / Activity / Who / Where
Arrive at 9.50 if possible
10- 12.00 / Observe/Help out with the Primary School living history day / Learning Services Team / Museum
12.00 – 12.30 / Lunch
12.30 – 2.00 / Observe/Help out with the Primary School living history day / Learning Services Team / Museum
2.00 – 2.30 / Help with tidying away resources / Learning Services Team / Museum/stores
2.30 – 3.00 / Focus group type feedback on the day / Placement Coordinator / Base
3.00 – 3.30 / Record your experiences of the day / Self guided / Base

Wednesday3rdJuly – Collections

Time / Activity / Who / Where
10-11.30 / Have a look behind the scenes in some of our stores, see the engineers workshop
And learn about our collecting policy / Placement Coordinator
Eddy Foster
Alison/Karen / Collections stores and Engineers workshop
11.30 – 12.00 / Have a go at cataloguing some of the objects in our handling collection / Placement Coordinator / Education Room
12.00 – 12.55 / Lunch
1.00 – 2.00 / Meet the curator of our current exhibition “Rustless: The Harry Brearley Story” and find out how an exhibition is put together. / Museum Services Officer (Collections)
Karen Middlemast / Brearley Room
2.00 – 3.00 / Meet “Ironie” a puppet that was created to bring the story of Stainless Steel to life for children. / Learning Services Officer / Brearley Room
3.00 – 3.30 / Record your experiences

What’s on in the museum today?Secondary School session – Can you Handle it? (Invent it)

Thursday4thJuly – Business and Visitor Services

Time / Activity / Who / Where
10-11.00 / Learn about the business operations of Kelham Island Museum / Business Services Manager / Base
11.00 – 12.00 / As a team, come up with a business plan for the museum that will bring in money and visitors. / Self guided / Base
12.00 – 12.55 / Lunch
1.00 – 2.00 / Help out the Visitor Services Team with serving customers in the shop, taking admissions and cleaning cases and objects in the galleries / Visitor Services Team
Sharon Armin / Museum
2.00 – 3.00 / Help with setting up for the weekend event / Visitor Services Team
Sharon Armin / Museum
3.00 – 3.30 / Record your experiences

Friday5thJuly – Final day

Time / Activity / Who / Where
10-12.00 / Put together your ideas about the museum
-What do you like about it?
-What could we do better?
-What are your suggestions for making a visit to the museum attractive to young people your age? / Self Guided group work / Base
12 – 12.55 / Lunch
1.00 – 2.00 / An opportunity to tell us your ideas!
As a group, present your ideas for making the museum more interesting for young people to the team / Learning Services Team / Base
2.00 / Finish