Schools Questionnaire
Melton Carnegie Museum Learning Service
Leicestershire County Council Heritage and Arts Service
Leicestershire Heritage and Arts Service welcomes your views on how to improve learning
services at Melton Carnegie Museum, Melton Mowbray. www.leics.gov.uk/meltonmuseum
Visiting the Museum
1. When did you last visit the museum with pupils?
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Within the last 12 months
Within the last 2 years
Within the last 3 years
Over 3 years ago
Never visited
2. If it has been over a year since your last visit, or you have never visited, please
select reasons why
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Cost of making a visit (travel)
Cost of making a visit (learning sessions)
Prefer to visit larger museums with larger collections
Collections and exhibitions are not relevant
Not currently provision for curriculum areas you would like to enhance
Length of Learning sessions
Facilities
Venue not large enough to accommodate pupils
Lack of information about offers and resources
Changes to school policy/budgets
Other (please provide information in the box below)
Comments
3. Which of the following do you value about your local museum?
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Learning activities and resources
Variety of learning sessions available
The collections
Temporary Exhibitions
Convenient location
Value for Money
Teacher Professional Development Opportunities
Community Space
4. Are visits to Melton Carnegie Museum written into your school annual
curriculum planning?
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No
Quality of Museum Learning Service Provision
5. How would you rate the following?
1= excellent , 2= good, 3 = satisfactory, 4 = unsatisfactory
Quality of the Learning Sessions
Length of the Learning Sessions
Learning provision for pre-school
Learning provision for Key Stage 1
Learning Provision for Key Stage 2
Range of curriculum subjects offered
Learning Environment
Facilities (e.g. learning spaces/toilets)
Museum Collection
Booking a school visit
Welcoming staff and environment
Cost of an education session (£2 child)
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6. Please select and rate the learning sessions your pupils have attended
1=excellent 2=good
3=satisfactory
4=unsatisfactory
Town and County Life
Toys Past and Present
Victorian Toys
WW II
Vikings
The Written Word (Paper Making
The Written Word (Mark Making)
Tudor Style
Tudor Recipes
Tudor Crime and Punishment
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7. Would any of the following influence your school’s decision to visit?
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Improved lunch and refreshment facilities
New Learning Resources
New Learning Sessions
Offering provision to accommodate a year group in one day
Activities for curriculum areas currently not offered (please suggest subject
areas)
Community exhibition space for schools
More information on pre and post activities
Comments and Suggestions
Suggestions for Improvements
8. What changes would you like to see made that would encourage your school
to visit Melton Carnegie Museum?
9. If the suggested changes and improvements are made would you consider
including visits to Melton Carnegie Museum in your yearly/twice yearly school
curriculum delivery plans?
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10. Which other museums, art galleries of heritage sites have you visited?
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Market Harborough
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Charnwood Museum
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Leicester Museums
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Nottingham Museums
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Birmingham Museums
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Coventry Museums
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National Trust
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Other
11. Do you agree to being contacted by our staff for further information if needed
regarding this questionnaire?
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Name
School
Contact Email/Telephone
Please return the completed questionnaire to Kate Travers C/O Museum Learning
Team, Snibston Discovery Museum, Ashby Road, Coalville, Leicestershire,
LE67 3LN or e-mail katekt@btinternet.com by 25th January 2012
Thank You