Art and Design
Art and Design
Welcome to The Institute of Education at Sheffield Hallam University.
You will be studying for the PGCE in Art & Design within The Teacher Education Department at the Institute of Education.
Sheffield is home to the UK’s largest practicing community of artists and designers outside London, bringing a constant flow of creative energy and activity. The Institute is an integral part of this vibrant and creative city. You will be in a good place for training as a secondary teacher of Art and Design.
We are very much looking forward to working with you. This document contains some suggestions about how you might prepare yourself for the course before the official start in September.
We have recommended some reading relevant to teaching Art & Design in secondary schools, as well as providing background to some of the traditional and contemporary issues and debates. These will be explored more as you progress through the course. A key activity though, is for you to prepare a portfolio of examples of your own practice in Art, Craft or Design. This will form an important and integral part of the course very early on…..besides which, we hope you all like looking at, talking about and making Art!
Many thanks,
Tony Cowell and Matt MacDowel
Key Preparations/Readings:
Compile a portfolio showing a range of your more recent personal work in Art, craft or design. This can be a physical portfolio or may be electronic in the form of an e-Portfolio or personal website for example.
Read the following:
Making a mark: Art, craft and design education 2008/11: http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/14064/1/Making_a_mark_-_art_craft_and_design_education_2008-11%5B1%5D.pdf
Ofsted finds boys not stimulated by art lessons: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/apr/24/art-lessons-boys-ofsted-technololgy
David Hockney condemns Ofsted report on art: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/may/15/hockney-boys-art
Reading Lists:
Addison, L. and Burgess, L. (2013) Learning to Teach Art and Design in the Secondary School. London: Routledge Falmer (available as an E-book)
Addison, L. and Burgess, L. (2013) Issues in Art and Design Teaching. London: Routledge Falmer
Addison, L. and Burgess, L. (2012) Debates in Art and Design Education. London: Routledge Falmer
Baynes, K. and Norman, E. (Eds) (2013) Design Education: A Vision for the Future, Loughborough Design Press.
Hickman, Richard (2005) Why We Make Art and why it is taught. Intellect Books
Hickman, R. (Ed) (2004) Art Education 11-18: Meaning Purpose and Direction, London: Continuum.
Robinson, K. (1999) All our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education, London: National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education, Department for Education and Science
Link to subject association website (if appropriate):
The National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD): www.nsead.org
The Cultural Learning Alliance: http://www.culturallearningalliance.org.uk
Curriculum and/or Key Specifications:
National Curriculum in England: Art and Design programmes of study:
Subject content and assessment objectives for GCSE in art and design for teaching from 2016: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-art-and-design
GCE AS and A level subject content for art and design for teaching in schools from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gce-as-and-a-level-for-art-and-design
Preliminary Subject Knowledge Audit:
After reading through the National Curriculum programme of study for Art and Design at Key Stage 3 and the subject content for GCSE Art and Design, identify the following:
- 3 key areas in which you feel confident / have substantial experience.
- 3 key areas where you feel less confident / lack experience in.
You will be required to complete a more detailed subject knowledge audit at the start of your course.
In order to keep up to date with developments in education we recommend that you read the TES (Times Educational Supplement- www.tes.co.uk) and the Guardian Education supplement (www.theguardian.com/education). We also recommend that you regularly read a broadsheet newspaper.