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Toolkit: Supporting Museums to Engage Children Educated Outside of School

Audience insights, case studies and planning tools to support your work with home educators and those with barriers to school attendance. Available to download from the Group for Education in Museums website.

Supporting Museums to Engage Children Educated Outside of School – GEM

What do home educating families need from museums & galleries?

A summary of responses from a survey of families can be viewed here

How do museums support non-school learners and how could this be developed further?

View a summary of survey results from the museum & gallery sector

Case studies : working with home educated families

Read some examples of good practice at museums around England

SEND in Museums

Guidance for making your museums and heritage venues and programmes accessible for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

SEND in Museums website