Tees Valley Cultural Learning Partnership
From October 2019 - February 2021 I was commissioned as an artist practitioner by the Tees Valley Cultural Learning Partnership, to support their Paul Hamlyn Foundation initiative to develop creativity within the primary school curriculum.
I worked with the TVCLP team and primary staff within two Middlesbrough schools to co-construct and deliver a range of engaging Art and Design sessions for students from Reception to Year Five.
The pilot primary schools regarded the work as transformative in the development of creativity within their curriculums, the elevation of the profile of the arts, and the enhancement of teacher skill and knowledge. Over a 17month period, I worked closely with teaching staff and assistants to build their confidence with subject matter, techniques, resourcing and pedagogy. Lessons were planned, and activities tested, reviewed and refined. All the sessions were designed with school dynamics, sustainability and tight budgets in mind.
Staff were also encouraged to see how creative approaches could be transferred across the curriculum though an emphasis upon teamwork, inquisitiveness, persistence and imagination, building upon The Tallis Habits promoted by the Thomas Tallis School, London. I believe that through teaching creativity (as exemplified by the Tallis Habits) multiple benefits are seen in the development of all aspects of a student’s learning and wellbeing, as well as in the quality of education as a whole.
More about the TVCLP Paul Hamlyn Project:
tvclp.org/
More about the TVCLP:
culturebridgenortheast.org.uk/local-cultural-education-partnerships/tees-valley-cultural-education-partnership
More about the Thomas Tallis School and Tallis Habits for teaching creativity:
www.thomastallisschool.com/
I worked with the TVCLP team and primary staff within two Middlesbrough schools to co-construct and deliver a range of engaging Art and Design sessions for students from Reception to Year Five.
The pilot primary schools regarded the work as transformative in the development of creativity within their curriculums, the elevation of the profile of the arts, and the enhancement of teacher skill and knowledge. Over a 17month period, I worked closely with teaching staff and assistants to build their confidence with subject matter, techniques, resourcing and pedagogy. Lessons were planned, and activities tested, reviewed and refined. All the sessions were designed with school dynamics, sustainability and tight budgets in mind.
Staff were also encouraged to see how creative approaches could be transferred across the curriculum though an emphasis upon teamwork, inquisitiveness, persistence and imagination, building upon The Tallis Habits promoted by the Thomas Tallis School, London. I believe that through teaching creativity (as exemplified by the Tallis Habits) multiple benefits are seen in the development of all aspects of a student’s learning and wellbeing, as well as in the quality of education as a whole.
More about the TVCLP Paul Hamlyn Project:
tvclp.org/
More about the TVCLP:
culturebridgenortheast.org.uk/local-cultural-education-partnerships/tees-valley-cultural-education-partnership
More about the Thomas Tallis School and Tallis Habits for teaching creativity:
www.thomastallisschool.com/