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Name
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Kate Pontin
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Date of birth
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08.08.63
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Current Employment and details
Consultant 2000 - to present
Museum education consultant specialising in training and development, and in evaluation
Recent Contracts:
- London Museum Agency: Training and development programme on education services for small museums,
- West Midlands Regional Museum Service: Evaluation of Represent, a programme for social inclusion (see WMRMS website for full report in publications section)
- Bruce Castle Museum, Tottenham: An evaluation of a theatre education programme for secondary school pupils
- Rugby Art Gallery and Museum: Education Policy Development
Distance Learning Tutor (part-time) for the Museum Studies Department, University of Leicester (pastoral tutor and tutor for Current issues and for education modules.
Other Roles:
- Museums Association Mentor
- Journals Reviews Editor for Group for Education in Museums
- Co-ordinator of education research group in south-east England
Research:
- Research Degree into children's learning in Museums (University of Leicester, tutor Dr E Hooper-Greenhill)
- Contributed to Improving Museum Learning (research project for EMAMS)
- Other research interests include evaluation of social inclusion work and audience studies in general (especially developing validity of qualitative research)
Publications include:
- "Evaluation of school work in the Rutland Dinosaur Gallery" in Museum, Media and Message (Ed, E Hooper Greenhill, 1995)
- "Talking to each other: conversations between carers and children in an exhibition" in JEM 18, 1997
- "Museum and Gallery INSET: Teachers' attitudes and priorities" in JEM 21, 2000
- "Validity in Qualitative Research", Visitor Studies Newsletter, Summer 2002
Recent Training Courses attended:
- Deaf Awareness, Action Centred Leadership
- Education Basics: Training course at South East Museums Service
- Leading Reminiscence sessions at Age Exchange, Blackheath, London
- Sponsorship for museum education, "An Introduction to Management", Internet training and Outlook (computer package), Web design (basic course)
- Visitor Studies Summer School on computer analysis of qualitative data
Previous Employment
- Local Heritage Education Officer (part-time)
London Borough of Hillingdon Heritage Service
A new post this job involves the setting up of a new service and subsequent running of a museums and archives education and outreach service. The service includes loans, teacher training, packs, workshops and newsletter to schools. Other services provided to the general public include talks, displays and reminiscence work.
The post includes management of a budget and income as well as management and training of volunteers and contract staff. Current projects include contribution to working party to initiate a new museum and a special needs initiative with members of the West London Museums Group.
- Museum Education Officer (Natural Sciences)
Leicestershire Museums, Arts and Records Service 1988 -1992
Responsible for whole range of educational activities and resources within the field of Natural Sciences, but also support of curatorial departments and other subject areas including multicultural education, archaeology and special needs.
- Graduate Trainee (Natural Sciences)
Leicestershire Museums, Arts and Records Service 1986 -1988
Curatorial Trainee in Natural Sciences Department. Work included fieldwork, accessioning, care and conservation as well as display and public events.
- Trainee Manager (Pensions)
Crown Financial Management 1985 - 1986
- Volunteer, primarily at Chertsey Museum but also Farnham and Godalming Museums, Surrey 1984 -1985
Previous professional posts
Committee member for: Group for Education in Museums, Women's History and Museums, and Geological Curator's Group
Qualifications
- O' Levels (1979) in English Language and Literature, Maths, Geography, Integrated Science Course (2 O' levels), Music, Ancient History and in 1980, Geology
- A' Levels (1981) in Maths, Geology and Chemistry
- BSc (Hons) in Geological Sciences at the University of Birmingham (1984)
Subsidiary subjects passed in Archaeology, Computer Science and Surveying.
- MA in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester (Certificate course in 1986/7 converted to a master degree in 1993. Thesis on evaluation of school use of natural sciences gallery at Leicestershire Museum and Art Gallery).
- Museums Diploma and AMA passed in 1989
- Research Degree (writing up)
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Referees:
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Eilean Hooper Greenhill,
Director,
Museum Studies Department,
University of Leicester,
105 Princess Road East,
Leicester.
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Vicky Woollard,
Dpt Arts policy,
City University,
Frobisher Crescent,
Barbican,
LONDON,
EC2Y 8HB
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