Inclusive Primary Art - Practical Strategies to Engage & Motivate Learners

Workshop details

Date: Friday 20th June

Time: 10am -3.30pm

Venue: Wolverhampton School of Art

Cost: £95 (Refreshments provided on welcome, please bring your own lunch)

Who is it for?

Primary Teachers of all key stages, Primary Art Leads KS1-2, Primary Special educational needs co-ordinator’s (SENCO), School Support Staff

Book: Places on this workshop are limited and we anticipate a strong demand for tickets, so please do secure your space early to avoid disappointment.

The programme

Creativity in the Classroom – Art CPD for Teachers

We are delighted to introduce the third event in our new CPD programme with a fantastic workshop led by local artist and art educator Mark Riley.

The Creativity in the Classroom – Art CPD for Teachers programme is a series of practical CPD workshops for primary teacher. Led by artists, academics and art practitioners, the workshops focus on learning new skills and techniques in the visual arts for you to take back to the classroom.

What will Mark’s workshop involve?

This session will develop your skills and confidence in teaching art techniques that engage and motivate all children and that are proven to be especially impactful for pupils with Special Educational Needs.

The workshop will be led by Mark Riley, an artist and art educator with an expertise and wide experience of working in mainstream primary schools, PRUs and special needs settings.

Mark will share the creative approaches he uses to enthuse pupils to: increase their expressive art making skills and knowledge, to make decisions and think for themselves and to create unique artworks.

Mark will work alongside Arts Connect’s Becky Thompson, a qualified art teacher with 15 years of experience of working in schools.

What will I learn on the day?

What will you do during the day?

• Try out and learn a range of art techniques that Mark has developed with children and teachers using art materials that are inexpensive and accessible.
• Play with large-scale art making techniques that encourage pupils to move and interact with their surroundings and classmates.
• Reflect upon how art making processes support pupils to grow their expressive and independent thinking skills
• Discuss learning strategies and the sequencing of art activities to heighten pupils’ interest and engagement.
• Increase your knowledge and understanding of contemporary art and artists.
• Learn from and share ideas with other teachers in the session.
• Learn how to adapt techniques for KS1-2 pupils

At the end of the session, you will:

• Be ready to take back to your classroom the techniques explored during the day.
• Know how to introduce these techniques to your pupils.

About Mark

Mark is a Community Artist, and since graduating with a BA (Hons) in Visual Arts & Art History in 1993 has worked in a variety of settings with diverse participants and partners, including schools, children’s centres, schools, and within the community.

He delivers training for public and voluntary sector organisations and holds C&G 7307 Stage 1, and Arts Award Assessor (Discovery & Explore), and Level 3 Forest School Leader.

His work revolves around helping people think, make sense of where they are and provide an opportunity to express this. This has increasingly involved exploring creativity and thinking through making. In the educational context this has investigated teaching for thinking, using child led open ended activities to encourage creative and critical thinking, and visualising ideas.

Find out more about Mark here.

About Becky

Becky Thompson is a qualified art teacher with 15 years of experience of working in schools as a subject specialist and art lead. Now, as Education Producer for Arts Connect, Becky designs and delivers professional development and learning programmes with teachers and art educators. Through her role she supports primary and secondary teachers to build their art skills and knowledge, enhance their art curriculum and grow cultural opportunities for children and young people.

Becky is a practicing visual artist who specialises in developing and leading art and craft workshops with young people and community groups. She has recently led on an art-based youth voice programme with The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and is part of an artist collaborative residency working across the Dudley borough as part of the Dudley Creates cultural strategy. Becky is also a Trustee with the New Art Gallery Walsall.

Accessibility

For the accessibility guide for the Wolverhampton School of Art, please go here.

To complete our Access Survey and let us know about your requirements please go here.

For questions or further information around accessibility, please contact Felicity Martin, Communications and Marketing Manager at: F.Martin@wlv.ac.uk

Get in touch

Please contact Arts Connect (F.Martin@wlv.ac.uk) for further information about this workshop or the Creativity in the Classroom, Art CPD for Teachers programme.