While doing my undergraduate degree at Arts University Bournemouth I was fortunate enough to be selected to assist in the summer school and Saturday school program as an assistant. During my MA I was approached by Widening participation to be a visiting tutor for the saturday school program. I was elated because I knew after my MA I wanted to pursue teaching and at the time Higher Education was undetermined. After working this past year with children on the Saturday school program I knew that A levels or foundation would be something I would be keen on pursuing academically within the arts. See lesson plan below.
Students work from this particular lesson plan
Feed Back and evaluation from Visiting Tutor hours
Following the feed back I was asks to return next year 2015 as a visiting tutor. I also have been liasing with several schools for sponsorship and employment Tregwell Academy and Pool high school. These schools do a teacher training program where a student is put into a teachers training role and sponsored for the PGCE. Dorset use to fund the Skitt (PGCE) program for students while they were teaching, however funds have been depleted for the PGCE so know student must pay the 8000 pounds tuition for the one year program. This is the main reason I did a MA because in the United States PGCE is not a recognize credential so the benefit of an MA would only improve my chances for employment in my home country and hopefully assist me in teaching within Britain.
Artist in Residency
I was fortunate enough to have the experience of with working with the head of Fine Art (Patrick Matland) at Pool High School. This was a student Artist residency. The premise of the residency is stated in the email below from Deano Pickering Widening Participation.
Deano Pickering
To MeStudent Advice
Feb 28
Hi Donna
Thank you for your response and your interest in working with
Poole High School on job Ref 88. I am aware that the school would be keen to
have a second pair hands! We are delighted to offer you this role so please
place the dates below in your diary.
As already outlined by Student Advice, this role requires you to
make a commitment with the school for 5-days over 5 weeks whilst you assist
Year 7-9 students in making sets and props for their school performance of
Bugsy Malone!
This role allows HE students to assist pupils in schools and to
act as a mentor and role model, encouraging creative potential and positive
attitudes. You will not be required to run any sessions alone!
Details are as follows:
Project Summary: To work with a group of
students from Poole High School aiding them with making props and
set design!
Location: Poole High School, Wimborne Road, Poole
BH15 2BW, 01202 666988
When:
Date
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Day
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Times
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Session 2
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06-Mar
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Thursday
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15:00-18:00
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Session 3
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13-Mar
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Thursday
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15:00-18:00
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Session 4
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20-Mar
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Thursday
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15:00-18:00
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Session 5
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27-Mar
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Thursday
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15:00-18:00
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Session 6
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03-Apr
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Thursday
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15:00-18:00
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Duty: To work positively and proactively with school students to
make successful props and sets.
Requirements: Committed, reliable and
enthusiastic about young people and the arts. Must have a proven ability to
build strong rapport with young learners.
Please note: The school may require you to
bring some ID with you on the first day, some ID with your UK address details
or Passport/birth certificate would be fine as they will issue a List 99 for
their audit and safeguarding purposes.
For the purposes of safeguarding the university will confirm
with the school that you are never alone one to one with learners and that you
have a current Enhanced DBS with the university.
When you arrive at the school please can you report to the main
reception to sign in. Please ensure that you arrive 10 minutes before your
session starts so that you can be prepared before the lesson.
If your any reason you are not free to attend a session or you
are ill please can you contact the school 01202 666988 and out of courtesy and
email me. The school is now aware you will be with them during this
period.
Many thanks
Regards
Deano
Ps, please note you will be undertaking this role with another
AUB student Rhyannan Hall – you may want to contact her to see if you can both
travel together. 3243451@live.aucb.ac.uk
Deano Pickering
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Senior Projects Officer - Widening Participation
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+44 1202 363209
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dpickering@aub.ac.uk
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The props and set design the students and I worked on while on the residency for the production of Bugsy Malone.
 
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