Becky Reports: Something which fascinated me, in my recent research visit to the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne, was the clear message the students articulated about developing their own practice. Students were using a vast array of resources to explore ambitious ideas and concepts and they valued the autonomy they were given to … Continue reading a research participant point of view
first school visit
Becky reports: This month the TALE project’s first school research visit took place at Thomas Tallis School in Kidbrooke, London. The school has a long history of art and creative education and it was fascinating to see the ‘TALLIS HABITS,’ developed with researchers for Creativity, Culture and Education in 2012 (reported here), so strongly in evidence … Continue reading first school visit
arts council peer learning
Emily Pringle (Tate), Becky Parry and Pat Thomson (University of Nottingham) attended the first peer learning day for the eight research projects funded by the Arts Council. Every project gave a brief presentation of their work. We were very pleased to meet with our colleague researchers and hear about some shared concerns, particularly around ethics … Continue reading arts council peer learning
A Timely Project
I am delighted to have joined the TALE project. What most attracted me to the research was the focus on teachers' professional development. I am really looking forward to gaining a rich understanding of arts teachers' creative practices and the way these impact on their students' experiences of learning. After the impact of the EBacc … Continue reading A Timely Project
Our researcher is appointed
Dr Becky Parry has accepted our offer to join the TALE research team. She comes to us from the University of Leeds where she worked as a lecturer in Childhood Studies. Previously, she worked as a researcher on the ESRC funded 'Developing Media Literacy' project with colleagues at the Institute of Education, University of … Continue reading Our researcher is appointed
research fellow position now advertised
Reference: SOC232215 Closing Date: Friday, 4th September 2015 Salary £25513 to £33242 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance. Applications are invited for the above post based within the School of Education at the University’s Jubilee Campus. The successful candidate will support a ground-breaking longitudinal cohort study based in … Continue reading research fellow position now advertised
setting up the project
We are currently getting ready to launch our research project. This requires us to sort out our partnership agreements, get ethical approval and advertise and select a researcher. We have already had one meeting of what we are calling the project governance group - people from the RSC, Tate, Arts Council and The University of Nottingham. We met … Continue reading setting up the project
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