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Following on from the 2007 pilot, 2008 was the first year of InSite where all participants proposed a project as part of the application process. Each project had to fit in with the themes of the programme and be sustainable within the applicants’ professional setting. A varied group was selected from a wide field and included teachers, museum professionals, freelancers and Ph.D students. It included people from organisations of varying sizes, from large national to small local museums, and teachers of primary and secondary level education.
InSite once again aimed to increase knowledge and understanding of Post-1945 European History, and provide professionals of varying backgrounds the opportunity to mix with one another. More information about the projects undertaken by participants can be found here
Here’s what some of the 2008 participants had to say about their experiences:
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“I learned new things every day, not just on tours or in places but also by discussing ideas with fellow participants.”
Phil Ginnings, Head of History, Womborne School, Staffordshire
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“Being more actively involved in creating history resources through Iron Curtain Sites is contributing strongly to my awareness of the ways in which teachers use resources in the classroom, and of the ways in which they are likely to put a resource together.”
Martin Bazley, Online Learning Consultant/ICT4Learning, London
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“Several opportunities for professional development have resulted as a result of meeting people on the course.”
Alex Drago, Education Manager, Historic Royal Palaces (Tower of London)
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“I found it a very enriching trip giving me time to reflect on what for me is new knowledge, it was a time when I made some new friends I trust and can call on for advice.”
Jen Simpson, Learning and Programmes Manager, National Museums of Scotland
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“I am much more thoughtful about remembrance and commemoration and determined to build these into my teaching, even of exam specifications.”
Helen Snelson, History Teacher, The Mount School, York
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“Due to working with colleagues so closely it has led to a revived enthusiasm of teaching these topics and I know that I have made some great friends and contacts.”
Anne Llewelyn, History Teacher, Sandhurst School, Berkshire
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“It’s been a real privilege to be part of this ambitious, fascinating, dark, intense and hugely worthwhile project.”
Marion Stone, Audience Development Officer, The Freud Museum, London
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“The opportunity to discuss the character of school group visits to sites and museums that deal with ‘difficult’ histories was absolutely invaluable, as the past experience and useful insights of the teachers, museum professionals and academics on the visit have provided great fuel for my own research.”
Nikki Spalding, Ph.D student, University of Newcastle
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“It gave me an opportunity to reflect on my own knowledge and inspired me to want to share what I’d learned with my colleagues on my return, and find out more for myself.”
Joyce Murdoch, Learning and Access Manager, Imperial War Museum Duxford
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“It’s made me think more academically and this has reinvigorated my teaching!”
Tom Haward, Assistant Head and History Teacher, Oriel High School, Crawley, West Sussex
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“It’s made me think more academically and this has reinvigorated my teaching!”
Tom Haward, Assistant Head and History Teacher, Oriel High School, Crawley, West Sussex
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