We work closely with the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), the Group for Education in Museums, engage and many other bodies to support learning provision in museums and galleries.

Funding
We fund core education activities in our sponsored institutions as part of our funding agreements. We also invest in museum and gallery education across England in partnership with the DCSF (formerly the Department for Education and Skills (DfES)).

To support the MLA’s Renaissance programme, we provided, in partnership with the then DfES, £12.2 million of funding over 2003-06 to enable regional "hub" museums in the nine regions to provide a comprehensive service to schools.

In partnership with the then DfES we provided a joint investment of £7 million over 2004-06 to strengthen the capacity of museums and galleries to support children and young people's education. This investment included:

• Support for the 12 sponsored national museums and galleries, and the British Library, to work with regional museums and other partners on education projects
• Support for non-Renaissance museums
• A secondment programme for teachers and museum educators, delivered through the regional MLAs
• Training for gallery educators, delivered through  Arts Council England and engage

If you are a student, parent, teacher or just interested to find out more about what's happening in this area, see Education resources for online resources that provide more information.