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Artist Teacher Scheme National Conference

Saturday 9 October 2010, 10.00am - 4.00pm
Tate Liverpool

The Artist Teacher Scheme rests on the premise that teachers who maintain their own creativity within the context of professional artistic practices, can be significantly more effective in the classroom or studio and more likely to be more satisfied with their work in education.

The conference will be chaired by Lindsey Fryer, Head of Learning at Tate Liverpool. An opening address will be given by Michael Craig-Martin. Speakers from Bath Spa University, Northumbria University and Liverpool John Moores University include artist teachers Mike Jarvis, Naomi Hart, Angela Cockayne and Moira Turner. Sheila McGregor, Chief Executive of Axis will talk about the work of Axis as an online resource for contemporary art. For conference fees and a booking form follow this link.

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News

Changes to Teachers’ Pensions

In last month’s budget it was announced that the up-rating of the majority of state benefits and the State Second Pensions will be moved from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). Consequently from April 2011 teachers’ pensions will be up-rated by reference to the CPI (currently 3.4%) rather than the RPI (currently 5.1%).

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Cultural Learning Alliance

Sign up to the Cultural Learning Alliance and help to create a community that promotes, protects and builds access to culture for all children and young people.

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NSEAD has moved - new contact details

The Society's new address is NSEAD, 3 Mason's Wharf, Potley Lane, Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9FY.

The new phone number is 01225 810134 and the FAX is 01225 812730. E-mail addresses for NSEAD staff are unchanged.

Secondary Curriculum Resources

Have you seen the case studies, videos and supporting papers developed by the NSEAD that show how some art and design teachers in England are engaging with the new secondary curriculum?

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Community Cohesion and Preventing Violent Extremism Resources

These new community cohesion and preventing violent extremism resources are evenly spread over primary and secondary art and design curriculums. They provide guidance materials and links which facilitate bringing these dimensions into lessons.

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Creative Graduates in the 21st Century

Freelance, happy and vital to the UK economy.

Graduates of creative courses are well placed to ride out the recession a new study has revealed. Called Creative Graduates: Creative Futures, the study is the largest ever survey of creative graduates’ career paths and offers an alternative career model for the 21st century workforce.

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Professional Development

iJADE international conference

The NSEAD and the International Journal of Art & Design Education will host an international conference on art and design education, with the theme of contemporary culture, on Friday 8 October 2010 at Liverpool John Moores University. The conference promises a choice of 70 or more papers from many different countries. Keynote speaker: Professor Dennis Atkinson, author of Art in Education: Identity and Practice and Pedagogy against the State. The Artist Teacher Scheme National Seminar takes place the following day at Tate Liverpool - why not make a Merseyside weekend of it?

For more information follow this LINK.

For a booking form click HERE.

 



Follow this LINK for the 2009-2010 national programme of continuing professional development for artist teachers managed by the NSEAD and supported by Arts Council England and the TDA, the Arts Council of Wales and the Scottish Arts Council.

Art and Design in Accountable Times - Continue the Debate

BIAD, Margaret Street, Birmingham
25 Sep 2010

This event will explore and share current and future thinking about the wider changes moving through education in the wake of the new government. Follow this link for further information

Resources

Teaching for careers in Art and Design

Teaching for Careers in Art and Design is a set of resources for Art and Design Teachers. The materials aim to help pupils become better informed about the careers opportunities in art, craft and design and can be used by pupils to plan effective progression routes into these, if they so choose.

START Magazine

All visitors to the site can access one sample copy of START by following this LINK.

However if you are a NSEAD member or START subscriber you can access 28 back issues of the magazine if you are logged in and go to the same LINK.

The latest edition of START (No.36) was published week beginning 1st July 2010. It includes a poster showing Michael Craig-Martin's wall painting and Guidelines of the safe use of Plaster of Paris. To receive your copy of this exciting and stimulating magazine for teachers of pre-school and primary art, craft and design and gain on-line access to the extensive archive of back numbers click SUBSCRIBE.

Latest A'N'D

A'N'D is the NSEAD's broadsheet newsletter for its members. The latest edition (No. 36)was published week beginning 17th May 2010 - if you're not yet a member follow the link to JOIN and receive your copy.

The editor is always keen to receive contributions. Guidance about writing for A'n'D can be found by following this LINK

Publications

Book of the Month - July 2010

The Art Club - a journey with experiment and enthusiasm

The author, Anna Marie Holm,is a Danish member of the Society and this English translation was made specifically for NSEAD members. It is one of our best selling books.

Anna Marie writes:'My driving force is joy and enthusiasm for the children's pictures and the way in which they are creative. This book is meant to be something you can dip into. It does not matter where you start. ...It is not a rigidly structured work but something from which one can invent and put ideas together in any amount of ways. I hope that unexpected results will develop. The book builds on my diaries, written after days at an Art Club for children in Denmark. Visions, calmness, seriousness, noise, chaos and love are all present in the book.'

Paperback 168pp with many colour illustrations.
Follow this LINK to the NSEAD Bookshop to order a copy.

Back issues of the journal

The complete text of all back issues of JADE/iJADE is available on line to members from Volume 1, No. 1, 1982 and are searchable via the abstracts. Make sure you log on to access this feature!

The latest issue, 29.2, was published week beginning 21st June 2010. Articles include Making Art, Teaching Art, Learning Art: Exploring the Concept of the Artist Teacher by James Hall and Enhancing Children's Artistic and Creative Thinking and Drawing Performance through Appreciating Picture Books by Ching-Yuan Hsiao.

Drawing Together: art,craft and design in schools

This Ofsted report was published on 24th April 2009. It is essential reading for all art and design educators;
it evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of art, craft and design in a sample of English primary and secondary schools. Copies of the report can be downloaded from www.ofsted.gov.uk

Community for School Improvement

The School Improvement Community section of the website is now available. It has sections to alert this special interest community to relevant news, events and papers. There is also a School Improvement Community Forum for anyone who is involved in supporting Art and Design educators in schools or colleges.

Follow this LINK for further information to help you use the CfSI Forum

Primary Education

Primary Education

This extensive resource for all early years, primary and middle school art and design teachers has been developed by the Society with the support of the Training and Development Agency for Schools.