These pages list occasional papers produced by or of interest to the Community for School Improvement.
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Art and Design in Schools: Considerations and Challenges (PDF document)
This is the text of a speech given to the Independent Schools Association by NSEAD General Secretary John Steers on 13th May 2011. It is concerned with issues for art and design in schools arising from the introduction of the English Baccalaureate and the 2011 review of the national curriculum in England.
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Presidential Address 2011 (PDF document)
Andrew Mutter, President of NSEAD, outlines the problems for art and design education, the challenges and what we, as individuals and in groups need to do.
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Masters in Teaching and Learning Materials from GTCE, QCDA and Becta (Word document)
This document outlines a range of links to online resources for the MTL. All listed links are for materials available online from Becta, the GTCE and QCDA. The resources support Personalisation and AfL, Curriculum Development, Child Development and Inclusion and Leadership and Management.
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The future of LAs in developing creativity and the value of art and design (PDF document)
This presentation was given by Paul Brennan (former Director for Children and Young People at Calderdale Council) and was part of the NSEAD event: Art and Design in Accountable Times 25 Sept 2010.
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Gifted and Talented in Art & Design (PDF document)
Making the most of the new curriculum to support gifted and talented students in
art and design...
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Implications of the NSC Programmes of Study for Art & Design (PDF document)
What's changed and why?
Planning for 2011
Next steps...
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Cross-curriculum dimensions (PDF document)
A discussion of the NSC cross-curriculum dimensions and how these might relate specifically to art and design.
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Art & Design FAQs (PDF document)
Some answers to frequently asked questions about art and design in the New Secondary Curriculum.
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‘Interpretations’ project involving an artist/teacher #38 (PDF document)
Allison Woodroffe-Charlton from Macmillan Academy, Middlesbrough wanted to investigate what might happen when a handling collection is used to explore the issues of race relations, and how cross curricular links could enhance the experience of students. She describes a cross-curricular project involving Art and History...
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Effective Questioning (Word document)
A paper which encourages teachers to plan their questioning approaches, prepare the most importance questions and pre-determine the level of challenge they wish to set.
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The Early Development of Drawing (PDF document)
A short paper by Dan China to support CPD on drawing in the early years and KS1.
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Teaching Drawing in the Primary School (PDF document)
A Buckinghamshire LA working paper which provides guidance to support teaching of drawing. A fairly basic paper aimed essentially (but not exclusively) at primary teachers.
Copyright: Buckinghamshire LA
Acknowledgements: Dan China
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