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Cultural Intern Scheme Placement Proposal // 2014 - 15

SAMPAD

Proposed placement period
(six month duration)
From: 06 October 2014
To: 27 March 2015

Address where placement would
be carried out




Sampad
c/o mac
Cannon Hill Park
Birmingham
B12 9QH
Department responsible for the
placement
Operations

Placement supervisor

Clayton Shaw, Operations Manager

Description of the project/s to
be undertaken
(Please do not describe the
organisation)
Specific details of the project/s to be delivered, with any
associated milestones and targets.

Does the project have links with any other organisations
or wider events?

See appendix

Interns role within the main
placement project
Specific details of the role to be undertaken by the intern
and details of the activities that the individual will
undertake.

To provide support to the delivery stage of the My Route
project, and where the interns strengths are identified,
to take lead on a specific element of the project, or other
area of Sampad activity.

Purpose of the placement What will the intern gain from the placement, to be
described in terms of skills, knowledge, experience ,
competencies and networks to be developed.

Cognitive skills
Ability to analyse complex information
Judgment and problem solving
Attention to detail


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Generic competencies
Written communication
Planning and organising tasks

Uses an appropriate approach to ask questions
Attentive listening
Teamwork / working with others / collaboration
Interpersonal sensitivity
Organisational sensitivity
Articulation / verbal communication

Personal capabilities
Personal organisation and planning of workload
Creativity / contribution of ideas
Ability to make decisions
Use of own Initiative
Adaptation to working environment and
flexibility

Technical ability
Knowledge and application of technology

Business and/or organisation awareness
Understanding of the organisations mission and
purpose
Financial awareness

Practical and professional elements
Professional expertise / quality and speed of
work
Presentation of a professional, positive image to
others at all times
Benefit to the organisation Describe how the organisation will benefit from the
placement

Via a programme of on the job learning Sampad will work
with the intern to ensure that the strengths of the
individual are fully maximised in order to empower the
Intern to make effective contributions to the strategic
planning and delivery of the organisation, its projects,
and ultimately the communities and audiences we serve


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Training Activity Checklist

Category : Training Activities
Collections Management and Care Managing or maintaining database
Assisting with collections management activities
including storage conditions, condition checking and
housekeeping

Exhibition and Display Exhibition coordination (museums and galleries)
Assisting with the installation/de-installation of
exhibitions
Artist liaison

Marketing and publicity Market research
Marketing and promotions
Audience development

Events Event coordination
Event delivery
Production assistance (performing arts)

Access and Interpretation








To deliver or assist with the delivery of education and
outreach programmes
Population of website
Social media
Giving guided tours

Policy and Finance Fundraising and development
Policy-making
Grant/award administration


Administration and Other Responding to curatorial enquiries
Project management
Membership scheme liaison/management
Customer service
Writing or editing
Translation

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Clerical assistance (photocopying etc)
Organising meetings
Other (please state)

Checklist of applicable Skills/Capabilities expected to be developed

Some relevance Very relevant
Oral communication (including telephone) y
Written communication y
Writing/editing for publication (e.g. web,
promotional materials)
y
Team working y
Finance y
Marketing y
Public relations y
Social networking y
Research skills y
Problem solving y
Innovation (e.g. helping organization to develop its
services)
y
Entrepreneurship y
Personal initiative y
Use of a second language y
IT skills y
Other (please state)



















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Appendix

Activities interns will be helping with

Hidden Heritage: This activity acknowledges the importance of faith to the different communities
along Stratford Rd. Using photography a popular art form which engages both adults and young
people- the activity encourages historical learning in a creative way on a topic identified as being
significant during community consultations. Participants will research and photograph places of
workshop, using clues such as architecture and signage to find the hidden places of worship.
Restaurant activity: Several of the community groups we spoke to recommended having an activity
which showed the impact of food in the area, as the development of food has changed the lifestyle,
businesses focus and character of Stratford Rd over the years. This activity addresses this request,
allowing restaurants who have significantly contributed to the area to talk about how they set up
business, what influenced them, and how clientele has affected their recipes over time. Participants
will therefore be introduced to the history and development of food and trade in the area, whilst
sharing memories and taking part in a food making workshop.
Spicy Stratford Rd Tales: Developed after talks with Moseley School and St Ambrose Catholic
Primary School, Sampad will work with 4 local schools to investigate the introduction of spices to
Stratford Rd, looking at the stories behind their origin and the effects they had on local cuisine in the
area. It will be aimed at KS2 students and their parents as an after school activity, and will assist with
history, geography and citizenship curriculum, which includes healthy eating.

Resources interns will be helping with

1. My Route Publication: This resource is targeted primarily at those who prefer to use traditional
methods of learning, such as community elders, and will be given out to all participants as a thank
you for their help. The publication will be a lasting learning resource based on the 6 heritage
themes, and will be given to local libraries and community centres. Photographs, documents,
written contributions and letters donated from the community will be inputted, creating a highly
visual document of the heritage studied. Augmented Reality will be used to engage younger
audiences, which will bring oral histories and buildings to life from within the book onto their smart
devices. We hope this will encourage intergenerational conversations between elders and young
people.
2. Creation of Education Packs: Sampad will work with partner schools and Birmingham Archives to
create learning packs targeted at local schools and community groups. From discussions with these
two partners, we have agreed to create three learning packs that include suggested activities to

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cater to different learning ages e.g. KS2, KS3, and interested adults. Packs will pin point materials
from the archives which will further develop understanding and learning, with some suggestions for
activities taking place in the archive to encourage users to visit the archive and its resources.
3. Creation of an Archive: All the original materials donated by communities during delivery will be
catalogued by volunteers and deposited into Birmingham Archives. Oral Histories, the interactive
map and documentation of the exhibition will also be included, so as to preserve the heritage in a
controlled environment. Full details can be found in appendix nine.
4. Augmented Reality trails: A trail that is downloadable to smart phones (both android and iphones)
will be created, which allows users to find historical points of interest along and surrounding the
Stratford Road that have been studied during the project. Therefore members of the public will still
be able to walk to places of interest from the taxi tour and the exhibition, creating a legacy for these
three activities. Staff will receive training in how to use the augmented reality software so that they
can keep adding new points and more information to the trail. A paper version will be downloadable
from the My Route Website. Full details are available in appendix ten
N.B. Augmented Reality (AR) is the overlaying of real environments with sound, video, graphics
or GPS data that are viewed through a smart device like a phone, modifying ones perception of
reality. The technology mixes the real and virtual world together to develop new knowledge or
show an alternate view of something in the real world.

5. Uploading of historical information onto Wikipedia: Volunteers trained in writing and editing
Wikipedia articles will continue writing articles and contributing photos to Wikipedia that focus on
the history of Stratford Rd. Wikipedia is the 6
th
most used website in the UK, and so adding historical
information about the places studied will increase potential engagement with web surfers.
Furthermore, Wikipedia is usually one of the top sites to appear in results on search engines, again
increasing the potential visibility of the heritage in the digital environment.