Archives Revealed supports applicants to the programme, and the wider archives sector, with a tailored programme of training and events, designed to build the capacity of the sector and to celebrate the many and varied successes of our grantees.

Please check back regularly for updates to the training programme and to learn more about events run by the Archives Revealed team. Most training will be recorded and made available in captioned formats shortly after each session.

Training

The Archives Revealed programme reopened on Monday 2 September 2024. You can watch a recording of our opening webinar on our YouTube channel.

The National Archives runs a training programme for the archives sector, which complements the training programme of Archives Revealed. For further information, please see: Training and Events – Archives Sector

Upcoming Training

Understanding Impact: Using Data to Demonstrate Value (online)

Wednesday 15 July (12-1pm)

This introductory webinar will provide you with an understanding of how you can evidence and communicate the impact of your work in the archive sector and beyond. It will focus on the following areas:

  1. What is impact?
  2. Why is impact important for demonstrating the value of my archive?
  3. How can I use data and evidence impact?
  4. How can I tell compelling stories about my archive which advocates for our value?

The webinar will provide you with real-world examples and case studies from a variety of projects and introduce you to the Theory of Change model which can be used for your own reporting.

Register to join the webinar, understanding impact: using data to demonstrate value

Guidance

Developing your audience
We have launched guidance on our website to help you with developing your audience: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/advice-and-guidance/talking-to-your-community/developing-your-audience/
This resource includes:

  • An introduction to audience development – what it is and why it matters
  • Advice on how to consult with your audience and evaluate you work
  • The key steps of planning audience development
  • Three archives’ experiences of audience development

This guidance was developed by Archives and Heritage consultants, Janice Tullock and Emma Parsons.

Making Your Collections Accessible

All Cataloguing and Consortium grantees are required to make their collections accessible by adding them to Discovery, The National Archive’s online catalogue. For guidance around using Discovery and managing your collection, please see: Discovery | The National Archives / Manage Your Collections in Discovery – Archives sector (nationalarchives.gov.uk)

Events

Archives Revealed will hold a number of events during the programme, including impact seminars from grantees and annual events celebrating the work of our projects. All events will be posted on these webpages.

The Archives Revealed team also attends various conferences and archives sector network events. We encourage you to get in contact, if you would like to request the team to present at your event, using our email address: archivegrants@nationalarchives.gov.uk.

Archives and Records Association UK & Ireland Annual Conference
27 – 29 August 2025 | Bristol and Online