- You inspired me, who inspired you?
Art teachers in school were awful, however a lady called Judith who was an artist taught me to draw and paint, I was under her tuition for 3 years, most of my inspiration came from her.
Art education in school was awful, let them do anything.
Art teacher was useless, lady called judith who was an artist, rode a bike to her house, her art was all over her house she could draw and paint. Instantly clicked with her, was under her tuition for 3 years, miss school and go to her house, teach him how to draw and how to use oil pastels, and have a laugh, most of his inspiration has come from her.
No one at school or college, school teachers were awful.
2. How important do you think art is for children growing up?
I think it’s massively important and it’s annoying when people think it isn’t, play and being creative are the same things.Equally as important as other subjects as you are solving problems, thinking visually and spatially.
3. Do you think it’s important to keep art in the curriculum.
Absolutely,
All the people who were science and mathematical, if it’s run by them.
The best things in life come from creative people.
Music, films, clothes.
Very rarely people form creative arts be head or deputy head.
Have better things to do than tell people what to do.
4. What made you want to teach art/graphics rather than going into the creative industry?
I wanted a secure job for my children and had already spent 10 years being creative and didn’t make much money from it. Careers was rubbish at schools, you just didn’t get told to go off into the world.
5. How important to show students the jobs available in the creative industry?
Answered above
Really important
Probably doesn’t do it enough
Should get out more, look what’s out here
Teaching isn’t very well thought of anymore
6.How was university experience?
It was brilliant, I think people who don’t go miss out, you meet different people hw show you new things and broadens your mind.
Brilliant
People who don’t go to university miss out
Meet people who are different from you and show you new things
Broadening our minds
7. What route into teaching
I began with two foundation courses and lasted a year at university, in between I did various jobs from scaffolding to screen printing. I enjoyed working in youth groups therefore I found a schools who needed an unqualified teacher and I trained on the job and finished my degree at the same time.
2 foundation courses
University lasted a year
Scaffolding, screen printing, lounged about, had a laugh
Working for youth service doing paintings
Enjoyed working with young people
Wanted an unqualified teacher
Trained on the job
Finish degree and train as a teacher at the same time
8. Best advice for becoming a primary school teacher
Just have fun with the children, make sure you explain things in different ways. It’s important for them to like you, just make them laugh and be kind.
Have fun with the children
Get better and better, constantly check you understand what you’re talking about
Explain in different ways
Got to like you, make them laugh and be kind to them
Just be really really nice
9. Best/hardest thing about teaching
Children being really into it and really keen
Enthusiasm
People in management telling you what to do
When people in management are constantly telling you what to do and also spending too much time on my job, I would like to spend more time on my own projects and spending time with my kids.
Spends too much time on his job
When children are really interested and enthusiastic about learning and what they are doing.
10. Future of art in schools
If there are low grades or small groups they would get rid of it, you need big classes to make it worth putting on. As long as people do a good job and show it’s worthwhile and the students want to do it then it will thrive, if teachers are dictating then it won’t last.
11. Government in school
They are too meddling and are always telling you what to do. They are constantly changing stuff when they don’t need to and are only doing it to appeal to voters.
12. science /english/maths
All of these subjects are equal, they all allow for creativity, we’re just visually creative people.
They are all creative
We’re just visually creative
13. Other job?
I would love to either be a musician or have a shed in the garden radio on and making kids books.
14. Freelancing?
Yeah, I do bits and pieces, I freelance for the schools all the time creating the prospectus and leaflets. I also really enjoy helping with the stage productions, creating the scenery.
Stage set production
15. Creative work alongside your job?
I’m always being creative, doing visual stuff at school and also musical stuff at home.
16. Creative people
I’m always looking for new people, musicians, writers, people who are weird and absurd and break the rules who are slightly left field.
17. Future for yourself and your job
I would like to be retired by 52, I’ll miss the students but not the staff. I want to make graphics grow and grow and grow, but you never know, how many students will be interested.
Once upon a piece of paper by Andrea D'Aquino which is a visual guide for collage making.
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