Fitzwilliam Museum Education Department

17/10/2024

Half term events for children with SEND and their families...

Exciting events for children with SEND! 🌟

Join us for two sessions designed specifically for families with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Enjoy a relaxed and welcoming environment with tailored sensory friendly activities to ensure a fun and inclusive experience for everyone.

Disability Friendly Opening at the Museum of Zoology, Cambridge 🐋
🗓️ Date: Monday 28 October
⏰ Time: 10am - 12pm
📍 Location: Museum of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ

Creative Club at the Whipple Museum of the History of Science🔭
🗓️ Date: Monday 28 October
⏰ Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pm
📍 Location: Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH

Find out more and book your place: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/send-events-3671479?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=creatorshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

19/07/2024

The Creative Club is back! Aimed at children with special educational needs and their families. Siblings welcome, come and make art together as a family with an artist at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Tickets are free but must be booked.

🎨 Creative Club is back! 🖌️

Join us at Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 24 July from 10am to 12pm to discover the collection of 8,000 plant species and create different artworks in response. These sessions are designed for children aged 8-14 with special educational needs and disabilities.

Find out more on our website and book your free place: https://www.museums.cam.ac.uk/events/creative-club-botanic-garden

To hear more about our Creative Club and Families with SEND programme, you can sign up to our mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/museums/whats-on-2023 📩

12/07/2024

For young people looking get an opportunity and experience in ecology careers -

Are you looking to kickstart your career in conservation and based near Northants? 🦇🌳🛠💚

❓ We’ve got 5 voluntary reserves officer roles in Pitsford, Nene Wetlands and other Northamptonshire based sites.

✅You will gain experience in all aspects of habitat management for conservation, including practical, survey and office based skills. As well as gaining knowledge and experience from working with the skilled reserves team, you will also get opportunities to work with and lead volunteer groups, participate with in-house training and receive external training and assessment in chainsaw use, brushcutter use and First Aid.

✔️A Voluntary Reserve Officer role is suitable for someone looking to begin a career in practical wildlife conservation.

To find out further information and to apply head here 👇https://www.wildlifebcn.org/volunteering-opportunities/voluntary-reserve-officer-x5-based-pitsford-x1-nene-wetlands-x2-0

03/07/2024

Join Cambridge University Press & Assessment at the UK Festival of Education, taking place on 4-5 July, where we will be inspiring educators towards a net-zero future! 🌎

As 's official sustainability partners, Cambridge will be sharing innovative ways to make sustainability and climate education engaging for students and teachers 🌱

Visit the 'Cambridge Sustainability Zone' and join a number of engaging sessions including:

- Thursday, 4 July, 10:30 – 11:15 – 'Building the knowledge and skills students need for a sustainable future' panel discussion

- Friday, 5 July, 10:30 – 11:15 – 'Working together to develop life skills for a greener living' panel discussion led by Jodie Bailey-Ho, Department of Education Youth Focal Point and Founder of Teach the Teacher

Find out more 👉 https://ow.ly/1lUV50Stw4r

26/06/2024

😍Any schools looking for a printing press?

🌟*PRESS LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME* 🌟
This much loved lithography press, a Furnival & Co Ltd Reddish press has been with us for some time. We have now been gifted a motorised lithography press and so we are letting this one go.

We are open to reasonable donations for this wonderful piece of machinery. Collection only from CB9 7LF

Send us a message or call us if interested. Please share to any lithographers who may be interested in acquiring this machine! It’s in full working order 👌🏻

26/06/2024

This time, it’s personal.

17/05/2024

Muse enjoyed a close-up study of our guest painting by Botticelli ‘Venus and Mars’ on the start of its U.K. gallery tour.
What gorgeous studies and fascinating conversations thank you everyone at Muse

03/05/2024

24/04/2024

Young emerging artists opportunity

🌿 Calling all young artists! An exciting opportunity to showcase your talent at an art exhibition in East Anglia focusing on the theme of nature. Submit your work by May 1st for a chance to be featured. 🎨https://cam-arts.net/87051a6e