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28 Education & Public Programmes Fitz Kits take families on an adventure tour of the galleries investment of time and energy which is sometimes hard to reconcile with targets set for public institutions. ‘I’m a great believer in quality rather than quantity,’ Sword insists. ‘There’s an understanding here that we’d rather see fewer people having a meaningful time than floods of people churned through a sausage machine – and that’s important.’ With the support of a talented team – the department’s second post is shared by Rachel Sinfield and Sarah Burles – Sword nevertheless spearheads an astonishing amount of work. Because building the necessary relationships is a long-term process, the importance of steady funding from backers like DCMS and MLA, and all the many and valued funders who support the education work at the Museum, can’t be overestimated. Education at the Museum began with schools and they’ve certainly not been forgotten in the expansion of its activities. Along with Colchester, Luton and Norfolk Museums Service, the Fitzwilliam is a major partner in the East of England Hub, working under the Renaissance in the Regions initiative to improve museum provision for children aged five to sixteen. ‘Working within the Hub has pushed us a great deal and it’s been very exciting,’ Sword says. ‘Our work with schools isn’t just on obvious topics; it’s important that we continue to provide unexpected experiences.’ No project exists in isolation: ideas that occur in adult sessions can become work for schools and vice versa, and one of the most exciting Hub projects is Wordscapes, an intense day in which pupils spend time looking at paintings, then create a written piece to encapsulate their reactions and a visual expression of their writing. ‘I hope teachers and children will feel it couldn’t happen anywhere else,’ says Sword. ‘There’s no point in doing work that could be carried out in the classroom: it’s got to be a unique experience based on the collections.’ Just as art transforms space, connecting with the Fitzwilliam’s treasures certainly transforms the viewer. Everything established in two decades of inspirational education work has happened because of the Museum and its very special atmosphere – and, above all, because of its incredible collections. ‘So much of today’s teaching – for adults and children – is based around subjects,’ says Sword, ‘but learning’s really about ideas – and that’s what this place is full of.’ Nicola Upson is a freelance writer and critic Stephen Bond
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