"a new manchester alphabet": an exercise in collaboration
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The Northern Collaboration Conference
A New Manchester Alphabet: an exercise in collaboration
Thursday 15 September 2016
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A New Manchester Alphabet
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How did the project come about?
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What were the aims of the project?• Increasing student engagement• Enhancing the student experience• Employability• Raising the profile of Special
Collections internally and externally
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What resources did we have?• Staff time• Staff knowledge and experience• Limited budget• Access to Design Studio and
Reprographics
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What was the timescale?
How did we deliver the project?- Divide into manageable chunks- Fit in with existing timetable- Make best use of everyone’s skills and
knowledge- Flexibility
November 2013Begin
research
April – July 2014Planning
November 2014
Brief students
February 2015
Deadline for poems
July 2015Deadline
for illustration
s
October 2015
Sign off artwork
December 2015
Book Launch
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Launch event at Manchester Art Gallery
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Marketing
Distribution
Social Media OnlineOutlets in the city
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Extending the project - Department of History
Collection on history pin
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Extending the project D/Evolving Manchester launch event
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Extending the project – Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) at Manchester Met
CELT created a film about the collaborative process of producing A New Manchester Alphabet on the Good Practice Exchange section of their website:http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/good_practice/gpentry.php?id=87
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Historic England Manchester Schools Alphabet
- How did the project come about?- Who was involved?- How did we plan and manage the project?- Timescale and delivery
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Historic England Manchester Schools AlphabetCPD session with primary school teachers
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Historic EnglandManchester Schools Alphabet exhibition and Celebratory Event at the People’s History Museum
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“We used old and modern maps of our area. We saw how it changed and we looked for things that had been there a long time. We looked for things to match the different letters of the alphabet. Then in pairs we worked on our poems and our artwork. It was fun and interesting and we learnt a lot of stuff.”
Year 6 pupil, Ladybarn Primary School “There has been a fantastic energy and buzz from the children throughout the project. They loved having ownership of a letter and it all being their own work; many of them did extra work at home.” Kate Donnellon, Heritage Schools Lead Teacher, Ladybarn Primary School “I liked finding out about our area. It was fun to do the research and then use it to write our poems. We have to be very creative.”
Year 4 pupil, St Richard’s Primary School “I had to find out about the Aces and Belle Vue. It was really interesting so I did some extra research. I live really near there so it was fun to find out more about what it was like in the past and today.” Year 4 pupil, St Richard’s Primary School “The children have found it really interesting to find out all about their area - what was there in the past, what is still there today and what has now been built instead. I’m definitely going to repeat the activities again next year because it’s a great way to do a local history study. It encourages the children to do independent research and to find out about their area in the past but it also develops their literacy skills and is a chance for them to do some art. It ticks all my boxes and they’ve loved it!! Anna Martins, Year 4 Teacher, St Richard’s Primary School
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Manchester Histories FestivalDrop-in family event at Manchester Central Library and Celebratory Day at Manchester Town Hall
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Manchester Children’s Book Festival
CPD event for teachers
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EuroScience Open ForumScience in the City FestivalCity of Science Walking Tours
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What did we learn?
• Working collaboratively- what went well?- what would we do
differently?
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Legacy• Ongoing interest in the project from
external organisations
Exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery featuring original A Manchester Alphabet drawings
King Street Festival
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Profile
Reputation
Engagement
Confidence Legacy
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Any Questions?
Louise ClennellEducation and Outreach OfficerMMU Special [email protected]
@MMUSpecial#newmcralphabet