Summary
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Trainee and beginning teachers often find it hard to plan for and teach good art lessons as there is little guidance on subject knowledge and outstanding practice. This key text will provide primary trainee teachers with subject knowledge, expert advice and guidance along with practical solutions that are necessary to offer children the best possible experiences in art, craft and design, to ensure that they have access to a broad and balanced curriculum. Through guidance and support it will enable them to develop an understanding of the principles and values that underpin high standards and high expectations, and show good progress in the subject.
Principles and values
Principles and values
The purpose of art is not a rarefied intellectual distillate: it IS life, intensified, brilliant life.
Chapter objectives
This chapter will help you to:
- Situate your personal values in relation to teaching primary art and design.
- Formulate a principled approach to teaching in this subject.
- Consider art and design in the context of promoting social justice.
- Begin to answer the question, what is good practice in art and design?
The following standards apply within this chapter.
- Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
- Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils.
Introduction
At the beginning of any teacher training course, I ask the students about their personal values: what are the principles by which they lead their lives? How would ...
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