Ofsted Gold: Herefordshire Museum film

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This participatory video project was made with a group of young people, and records their thoughts about what would make a new Hereford Museum engaging for their peers. In the light of the funding proposals to rethink the museum building on Broad Street, Herefordshire Council and Museum Service wanted to broaden their consultation.

The young people: Ashly, Ben, Blake, Charlie, Charlotte, River, Sophie and Tom all took an active role in scripting and filming the film, and to a lesser extent (due to time constraints) editing. Catherine Willson (from Herefordshire Museum Service) gave them a good introduction to the museum and we spent large the second and third sessions discussing and recording how the museum might be improved.

FEEDBACK
‘The videos are great! I love the immediacy of them – they cut through the people and that’s something I’m very keen to get more of in how the museum operates.’ – Damian Etheraads, Head of Museum Service.

‘The video was so good I put it on the front page of the new Herefordshire Museum bid which we sent to the Heritage Lottery.’ – Sarah Lee, Interim Head of Museum Service

‘I would just like to add my congratulations and thanks for creating these wonderful pieces. You have a done a fantastic job, as have the students, I love it all.’ Judith Stevenson, Museum Team Leader, Herefordshire Council.

‘I had a sneak preview ( of the video) yesterday and thought it was excellent. Loved the honesty of the students and their great ideas for the future.’ Sarah Chedgzoy, Project Commissioner (Museums, Libraries & Archives), Herefordshire Council.

‘I think the seriousness of their consideration and your support for them really comes through – such a different level of engagement to the vox pop approach this sort of thing can so easily become.’ Abigail Appleton, Head of HCA


‘Amazing!’ Jon Turner, Curriculum Leader: Digital Futures & Interactive Media, HCA


‘The film, as we say in the educational business – is Ofsted gold. The FAD students really got a lot from you and Julia sharing your professional experience and knowledge, so thank you very much for inviting us to join your project’ Claire Burgoyne, FAD Lead HCA.

Commissioned by Herefordshire Council and Museums Service.