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Watch this Space 6

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Watch this Space 6 is a funded professional development programme for galleries, teachers and gallery educators in England, to enable them to gain first-hand experience of each other’s work, in order to initiate, build and sustain relationships.

"Involvement in Watch This Space 5 has been essential in developing the required knowledge and experience to improve the Galleries' educational programmes."
Gallery educator, James Hockey Galleries, University of the Creative Arts, Farnham, WTS5

"As a trainee teacher this has been a hugely valuable experience. It has given me an insight into gallery education and its value in the classroom. I think is essential and important."
PGCE Art and Design Student, Liverpool John Moore’s University, WTS5

"Watch This Space was an excellent model for me. I have been teaching for seven years and I admit I rarely use the local gallery, or any gallery, as a teaching tool, for many different reasons, lack of confidence being the main factor... something similar should be available for more teachers in the future."
Secondary Art Teacher, Liverpool, WTS5

Watch this Space places teachers from non-visiting schools in galleries and early career gallery educators in schools.

Watch this Space 6has a focus on: the new Key Stage (KS) 3 curriculum; the Diploma in Creative and Media; cross-curricular working; working with initial teacher trainees and early career teachers.

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APPLICATION DEADLINE 15 MAY 2009

Galleries wishing to host teachers click here

Gallery educators and artists wishing to undertake school placements click here

Teacher Placement Scheme

Galleries are funded to host up to three teachers from non-visiting schools on placement for four days. By getting to know the gallery, its education programme and the opportunities for partnership working, the teachers and galleries are supported to organise student visits and build long-term relationships. Gallery hosts attend planning sessions organised by engage.

Teachers receive six days’ cover payment to enable them to attend two training days organised by engage, spend time at the gallery, plan and carry out a student visit and develop project work.

Gallery Educator Placements

Gallery educators are funded for nine days. They arrange a three-day placement in schools which regularly use galleries to gain knowledge of the curriculum, teaching and learning methods and how gallery visits impact on classroom teaching. Gallery educators attend three days of training with engage and receive three additional days funding to complete project work related to the placement.

For more information email: watchthisspace@engage.org    call 020 7729 5858.

Watch this Space 5

Through Watch this Space 5 , 12 galleries hosted 27 teachers, including five initial teacher trainees, between September and December 2008. 13 gallery educators and artists developed project work with schools.

To read the full report of Watch this Space 5 click here

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Case Studies

Gallery Educator Placement case studies

Teacher Placement/ Gallery Partnership case studies

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Resources

Watch this Space, Galleries and schools in partnership is now available, price £8.50, from engage. Click here for more information.

Watch this Space toolkit is available, price £7.50, from engage.
Contact laura.cherry@engage.org to order a copy.
To download a pdf version click here.

 

 

Watch this Space is delivered by engage with the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, as part of Strategic Commissioning, which is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Arts Council England; Museums, Libraries and Archives Partnership; Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Department for Children, Schools and Families

 

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