Aspiring to Excellence – How to lead an Outstanding Art & Design Department

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This course will consider what excellence in an Art & Design department looks like, and the role of the Head of Art & Design in helping to achieve and maintain such excellence.

It will examine strategies for successful curriculum mapping, departmental improvement plans, effective tracking and intervention models for optimizing teaching and learning, for managing teachers experienced and inexperienced, and for establishing and maintaining a position for Art & Design within a school.

This course is designed for current Heads of Art & Design and for anyone interested in holding such a position or in contributing to the management of an Art & Design department.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

• Consider what makes an Art & Design department excellent, and the role of the Head of Art & Design in achieving excellence
• Look at a range of strategies for improving and maintaining recruitment of students
• Look at ways in which a Head of Art & Design can develop and improve teaching and learning within the department
• Enhance their ability to lead, support and nurture teachers in the department
• Examine the yearly workload of a Head of Art & Design and the life cycle of the job
• Reflect on strategies for dealing with the challenges and making the most of the opportunities presented by a Head of Art & Design position