It has been a long process but i am finally near the end ! I have decided to create an audio visual artefact for my inquiry as i feel this is the best way to get my thoughts across to my target audience within an educational environment.
I found the thought of creating a artefact at first a daunting process as i wasnt too sure where to start but the creativity of the task enabled me to fulfil my artistic approach
I hope to upload my artefact once complete !
Wednesday 3 January 2018
Thursday 5 October 2017
Importance of arts education
As i was driving to work yesterday morning i was listening to the news on radio 1 and the subject on arts education was been broadcast !
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/41418139/new-music-at-risk-through-music-education-neglect-in-england
it got me thinking about if music drama and dance isn't taught and inspiring children in schools the industry will be non existent in a few years time as new talent isn't coming through as its not been taught within schools if children are taught and enjoy the subject they will excell and continue on from it.
not every child will be lucky enough to go to dance,music or drama classes outside of school, so this i believe should be taught within the curriculum from reception. I know schools are on tight budgets but i believe that children will be inspired and excited by prospects of these subjects been taught on a weekly basis .
Not every child is going to be mastery in academic subjects such as English Maths and Science children need to be inspired in other subject as i believe this is important for children to gain an all round understanding of education .
children learn many key life skills in the arts
I hope some day there is change to national curriculum but i hope more about the arts in education are broadcast on national radio to raise the awareness of what is happening to the industry of the performing arts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/41418139/new-music-at-risk-through-music-education-neglect-in-england
it got me thinking about if music drama and dance isn't taught and inspiring children in schools the industry will be non existent in a few years time as new talent isn't coming through as its not been taught within schools if children are taught and enjoy the subject they will excell and continue on from it.
not every child will be lucky enough to go to dance,music or drama classes outside of school, so this i believe should be taught within the curriculum from reception. I know schools are on tight budgets but i believe that children will be inspired and excited by prospects of these subjects been taught on a weekly basis .
Not every child is going to be mastery in academic subjects such as English Maths and Science children need to be inspired in other subject as i believe this is important for children to gain an all round understanding of education .
children learn many key life skills in the arts
I hope some day there is change to national curriculum but i hope more about the arts in education are broadcast on national radio to raise the awareness of what is happening to the industry of the performing arts.
Sunday 1 October 2017
Module 3 !!
It seems like a long time since I last blogged but many events have happened since module 2.
Summer term was a very busy time of year I choreographed the school production across the Trust which was a great success and the children loved the experience!
After a well earned break and lots of research on pieces of literature and articles which I found very interesting and many related to my inquiry here are 2 which I think are very relevant to what's happening in the education sector with regards to the performing arts.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/08/harriet-harman-calls-for-arts-education-push
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/30/science-classes-future-children-dance-schools
Week 1
first week back starting module 3 I have read through the hand book and wrote notes on certain areas of importance and also sent my feedback from module 2 to Helen.
Also my
I have started to do some interviews with performing arts professionals with regards to the their views on the performing arts in education and do they think its an important aspect of the national curriculum....
Week 2 is going to be more focused on literature
Summer term was a very busy time of year I choreographed the school production across the Trust which was a great success and the children loved the experience!
After a well earned break and lots of research on pieces of literature and articles which I found very interesting and many related to my inquiry here are 2 which I think are very relevant to what's happening in the education sector with regards to the performing arts.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/08/harriet-harman-calls-for-arts-education-push
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/30/science-classes-future-children-dance-schools
Week 1
first week back starting module 3 I have read through the hand book and wrote notes on certain areas of importance and also sent my feedback from module 2 to Helen.
Also my
I have started to do some interviews with performing arts professionals with regards to the their views on the performing arts in education and do they think its an important aspect of the national curriculum....
Week 2 is going to be more focused on literature
Thursday 9 March 2017
5b Ethics Within My Workplace
Safeguarding is most certainly an important aspect of the Education System. On a day to day basis i have to make sure i follow the polices regarding Safe Guarding. Next week i am going on further safeguarding training called PREVENT which is required for every member of staff within an education environment to attend.
After looking up online Safeguarding online i discovered the requirements that schools need to follow to ensure they are reaching the correct standard of requirements to care for the children to their full potential while they are within the education setting.
Ofsted
adopts the definition of safeguarding used in the Children Act 2004 and in the
Department for Education and Skills (now DfE) guidance document Working together to safeguard children,
which focuses on safeguarding and promoting children’s and learners’ welfare.[1] This can be summarised as:
n protecting children and learners from
maltreatment
n preventing impairment of children’s and
learners’ health or development
n ensuring that children and learners are
growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective
care
n undertaking that role so as to enable those
children and learners to have optimum life chances and to enter adulthood
successfully.
[1]Working
together to safeguard children, Department for Education and Skills, 2006; www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationDetail/Page1/WT2006.
When looking on the Gov website there are many links that appear with regarding safeguarding children. It puts into prospective how important safeguarding is, making sure that every child is cared for.
website from my workplace has the policies accessible at anytime for parents ,teacher, local authorities and Ofsted to view infomation regarding data protection, behaviour policies , child protection and also each subject policies ... When I began my position as a Dance Teacher at the school I was given an induction booklet which contained all the key policies that I should follow to fulfil my position.
Would love to hear about policies that you follow in your education setting.
5a Ethics Within The Workplace
With the school that i work in there are many ethical considerations that i have to follow on a day to day basis. I have decided to do a little spider diagram of the ethical considerations that i could think of within my workplace in education. I have also expanded on some aspects of ethical considerations these are linked but these are also important aspects that i must respect and be aware of in my profession of teaching children.
- Safeguarding
- Data Protection
- Staff/Placement CRB check
- No physical contact with children
- Appropriate Language
- Wear suitable clothing/Be clean and presentable
- Equal opportunity/No discrimination (for both teachers and pupils)
- Confidentiality
- Health and safety policies
- Policies
- Social Media Privacy Settings
Monday 6 March 2017
My Thoughts Towards My Inquiry After Today
After teaching a class today of primary school children today it has made me think more deeply on my questions and after speaking to other professionals and teachers within the education sector.
It was very evident during today that children were no used to kinestetic learning as the children are used to sitting at a desk looking at the whiteboard and listening to the teacher (visual and audio ) this happens on a day to day basis during in English and Maths.
I really want to further my inquiry on looking at how can different learning styles and performing arts aspects could be incorporated into other academic subjects as soon as children enter education. After speaking to teachers there seems to be very limited on the amount of time to teach more vocational subjects for example the performing arts .
There are many benefits to performing arts in the education system when growing up but why are they not prioritised in the national curriculum? could this improve the grades of children and allow the children to have a greater attention span by incorporating more interactive(performing arts) aspects of the lessons ? As every child requires different needs but are schools currently meeting their learning needs to make sure they reach their full potential?
I am very passionate in raising standards of children's learning and i really do believe that performing arts aspects of teaching can help many children.
I have came to the conclusion after speaking to teachers in my workplace and also dance teachers that i would like my inquiry to be based around creativity and performing arts in education how can this be included and also benefit children through education?
Would love to hear your views on my thoughts on today
It was very evident during today that children were no used to kinestetic learning as the children are used to sitting at a desk looking at the whiteboard and listening to the teacher (visual and audio ) this happens on a day to day basis during in English and Maths.
I really want to further my inquiry on looking at how can different learning styles and performing arts aspects could be incorporated into other academic subjects as soon as children enter education. After speaking to teachers there seems to be very limited on the amount of time to teach more vocational subjects for example the performing arts .
There are many benefits to performing arts in the education system when growing up but why are they not prioritised in the national curriculum? could this improve the grades of children and allow the children to have a greater attention span by incorporating more interactive(performing arts) aspects of the lessons ? As every child requires different needs but are schools currently meeting their learning needs to make sure they reach their full potential?
I am very passionate in raising standards of children's learning and i really do believe that performing arts aspects of teaching can help many children.
I have came to the conclusion after speaking to teachers in my workplace and also dance teachers that i would like my inquiry to be based around creativity and performing arts in education how can this be included and also benefit children through education?
Would love to hear your views on my thoughts on today
Sunday 5 March 2017
EVIDENCE REPORT ON IMPACT OF DANCE Literature 2
This evidence report is very interesting as it is evident that performing arts has benefits on children education outcomes.
Many class teachers i speak to are very uncertain how to teach the specialist subject such as the performing arts discipline so they do as little as they can in these subjects and decide to stick to the more educational subjects which they are more confident in .But if these subjects are not taught enough are these children missing out an aspect of their education and could they achieve more ?
This article is based around Middle School and High School children but i believe that this is beneficial for children younger aswell as there is evidence of learning outcomes for the children .
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ClubExpressClubFiles/893257/documents/Final_Evidence_Report.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIB6I23VLJX7E4J7Q&Expires=1488752908&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DFinal_Evidence_Report.pdf&Signature=wgJWk7YoQLyPZZtMD5bi4YVCKWc%3D
I have printed this document out and annotated parts that i believe are important aspects for my study
I would love to hear your opinions of the evidence !
Many class teachers i speak to are very uncertain how to teach the specialist subject such as the performing arts discipline so they do as little as they can in these subjects and decide to stick to the more educational subjects which they are more confident in .But if these subjects are not taught enough are these children missing out an aspect of their education and could they achieve more ?
This article is based around Middle School and High School children but i believe that this is beneficial for children younger aswell as there is evidence of learning outcomes for the children .
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ClubExpressClubFiles/893257/documents/Final_Evidence_Report.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIB6I23VLJX7E4J7Q&Expires=1488752908&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DFinal_Evidence_Report.pdf&Signature=wgJWk7YoQLyPZZtMD5bi4YVCKWc%3D
I have printed this document out and annotated parts that i believe are important aspects for my study
I would love to hear your opinions of the evidence !
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