National Occupational Standards in
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AH4 Plan and deliver interpretative activities and materials

AH4.1 Plan the use of resources

Performance Required

This will involve:

1. Identifying the theme for the activity
2. Defining the target audience (numbers and composition)
3. Ensuring that the activity is in accordance with internal and external policies and guidelines
4. Setting clear targets including learning outcomes for the activity
5. Identifying the appropriate materials and methods for delivering the theme to the target audience and achieving the learning outcomes
6. Planning the resources and timescale required to deliver the activity
7. Securing the resources required
8. Ensuring that all relevant health and safety and other legal, professional and ethical conditions are complied with
9. Evaluating the results of the activity including the learning outcome.

Occupational Context

1. Activities
   • Talks, presentations, story telling
   • Workshops, craft activities, dressing up, re-enactment, making displays
   • Handling sessions, demonstrations
   • Site tours, guided tours of displays
2. Target audience
   • Teachers
   • Parents and carers
   • Other archaeologists
   • Museums and other professionals
   • Community groups
   • Local interest groups
   • Adults and children with or without disabilities

Knowledge Requirements

You need to know and understand how to:

• Plan and resource an activity
• Identify, achieve and evaluate appropriate learning outcomes

You need to know about:

• Internal and external policies, guidelines and codes and policies for social inclusion relating to education and learning, including the national curriculum
• The different learning styles and emotional responses that individuals may possess and appropriate methods for meeting them
• Appropriate interpretative and learning themes and activities for different target audiences including children, young adults, the elderly, people with special needs, the disabled and members of ethnic minorities
• Relevant legislation and codes of conduct
• Detailed knowledge of the theme being prepared
• Potential sources of public and private sector funding

Required Skills

You should demonstrate:

Evidence Required

You should provide evidence that you can plan the use of resources

The candidate should be questioned, based upon the documentation provided, to explore how they:

• A portfolio including project plans, budgets, photographs and other records of activities, uses and evaluations.
• Project plans should clearly identify theme, target audience, learning outcomes, delivery methods and compliance with appropriate legislation, codes and guidelines.

Evidence Rules

The candidate should have been responsible for planning at least one interpretative and learning activity, and should have been involved in delivering at least two.

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Today's date: 22/11/2008
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