People’s History Museum (PHM) is seeking a freelance workshop developer to continue to develop our new oracy and confidence building workshop, currently titled ‘Speak Your Truth’.
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PHM has been embarking on an exciting project to review its Learning Programme for children and young people, from formal (schools) and informal (youth and community) groups. Our vision for the Learning Programme is to empower people with an understanding of how change can be achieved through individual, social, and political activity. The review has given us the opportunity to ensure the programme is in line with PHM’s mission; to use its collection to inspire people to have confidence to speak up and take action on issues that are important to them.
In June 2024 we will launch a revised Learning Programme that will be challenging, relevant, and impactful. This programme will include a new oracy and confidence building workshop in which learners will write and deliver their own speeches and/or spoken word pieces on issues that are important to them.
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About the role
According to the Speak for Change Inquiry launched in 2019, there is compelling evidence to show the educational benefits of effective and purposeful talk at every stage of schooling, and how a greater focus on oral language improves outcomes for the most disadvantaged students.
In response to the needs and wants of educators and learners alike, and with support from the Art Fund, PHM is recruiting a freelance workshop developer to work on a new oracy and confidence building workshop currently named ‘Speak Your Truth’. This workshop is already in the initial stages of development, and we are seeking a freelancer to continue with this. Working with PHM’s Learning Officers, we would like you to develop both a half day and a full day version of the workshop. You will then run testing workshops with groups of young people and children from both formal and informal learning groups. These workshops will mainly be based at the museum, though some sessions may need to take place in the groups’ own settings. You will collect and collate feedback from learners and group leaders to inform the development process, and whether it will be offered as a half or full day workshop as part of the new Learning Programme.
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Fee
The total fee for this work is £1,400. This does not include travel expenses or other out of pocket expenses, which will be reimbursed at PHM’s discretion and are subject to approval in advance.
Expressions of interest
Please submit an expression of interest, with the following information to Jackie Royle, Finance & Operations Officer at hr@phm.org.uk by 12.00pm on Monday 8 January 2024. You can submit an audio or video recording if preferred.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 17 January 2024.
Each application will be assessed against the criteria for the role detailed above. If you have any questions or would like to arrange a chat to discuss the role, please contact Rum Samuel, Learning Officer at rum.samuel@phm.org.uk. (Please note that Rum will not be available to discuss the role between 23 December 2023 and 1 January 2024).
People’s History Museum will be closed on the 24, 25, and 26 December 2023 and will close to the public on Sunday 31 December 2023 and re-open on Thursday 1 February 2024 so that it can carry out further work as part of the Welcome Project at PHM, which stems from the museum’s vision to be an exemplar for accessibility.
Equity
PHM prides itself on being a welcoming and inclusive organisation, profoundly committed to advancing equality and diversity in the broadest sense. We highly value the benefits that diverse perspectives bring to PHM’s mission.
We recognise the museum currently underrepresents people of colour, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people and those with intersecting identities in our workforce; PHM is actively working to address this and encourages applications from these backgrounds. While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal experience, we may select a candidate who helps us better represent the communities the museum serves.
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