22nd January 2019, 1pm – 4pm

Armley Mills Industrial Museum

Talking about art can be daunting and adults often have a fear of getting it wrong.  However, using art can be a fantastic way of getting pupils to talk.  It provides pupils with something to talk about and can develop the range and quality of their vocabulary, whilst building their general knowledge.

The Art, Craft and Design Programme of Study requires pupils to be able to  “evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art…” This training session will explore strategies and techniques to enable teachers to feel confident about addressing this area of the curriculum.

For further information and to book your place, please visit Leeds for Learning.

Within the primary curriculum, craft can often be ‘lost’, despite having links with Maths, Science and STEAM. Craft education develops creativity, inventiveness, problem-solving and practical intelligence. It also produces the makers of the future.

ArtForms, the Crafts Council, Leeds Arts University and the University of Leeds are working together to develop a professional development project for primary school teachers and artists, based on craft. This training day is part of the project development and will explore what ‘craft’ is within the Leeds primary school curriculum.

The Craft Development Day is designed to develop delegates practical skills in different aspects of craft.  The sessions will also interrogate the relevance and value of art within the twenty-first century.  Thanks to funding and support from the University of Leeds and Leeds Arts University, delegate places on this course are free.

To book your place, please visit Leeds for Learning.  If you have any questions about the Craft Development Day or about craft within your curriculum, please contact jane.zanzottera@leeds.gov.uk