Professional Development
Artist Teacher Scheme
THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES FOR ARTIST TEACHERS
MANAGED BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION IN ART AND DESIGN
Supported by Arts Council England, the Arts Council of Wales and the Scottish Arts Council
The Artist Teacher Scheme is based on the central belief that teachers of art, design and craft who
maintain their own creative practice can be significantly more effective in the classroom or studio and more
likely to be satisfied with their work in education. The Scheme provides opportunities for artist teachers to
review and develop their personal creative practice in relation to the highest levels of contemporary practice
in the contexts of higher education institutions and art museums and galleries.
The Scheme is supported by Arts Council England, the Arts Council of Wales and the Scottish Arts Council.
An independent evaluation of the Artist Teacher Scheme in England, completed in July 2006 by the Centre for
Educational Development, Analysis and Research (CEDAR), University of Warwick, has demonstrated the positive
gains made by teachers attending ATS courses. You can download CEDAR's report here.
Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status who are accepted onto some Artist Teacher Scheme MA courses can benefit
from a partial fee subsidy provided by the Training and Development Agency for Schools – look for the highlighted
boxes.
Events 2008-09
NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2008
18th October 2008
Course information
ENGLAND
BATH and the West of England
Bath School of Art and Design, Bath Spa University
BIRMINGHAM, WALSALL and the Midlands
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham City University
COLCHESTER and the East of England
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Colchester Institute of Art and Design
KINGSTON
Kingston University
LIVERPOOL and the North West
Tate Liverpool
Liverpool John Moores University
LONDON
Tate Modern
Goldsmiths College, University of London
OXFORDSHIRE and the South Midlands
Modern Art Oxford
Oxford Brookes University
TYNESIDE and the North East
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Northumbria University
WALES
WREXHAM and North Wales
Wrexham Arts Centre
North Wales School of Art and Design
SCOTLAND
GLASGOW and Southern Scotland
Glasgow School of Art
ARTIST TEACHER SCHEME INFORMATION 2008-09
About the Artist Teacher Scheme