The Designation scheme is run by the Museums, Libraries and Archives council (MLA) to identify and celebrate England's most outstanding collections of national and international importance in non-national institutions.

MLA has just announced CPD training opportunities for teachers as part of a bigger cultural sector offer.

Caboodle: Culture24's brand new creative project for children with help from UK museums.

In her capacity as the Horniman Museum Schools Learning Officer, Graz Ciuksza introduces the educational provision at the museum.

Great after-school and weekend activities and events to extend your pupils this autumn 2009 with the Hunterian Museum in London's Sci-Fi Surgery: Medical Robots.