Running an Art & Design Department

John Heaton

30 / 30^+VAT63Paper-based / ePackMar 00
ISBN: Paper-based 978 1 85749 603 1; ePack 978 1 84070 759 5

Ideal for heads of department

Every department now faces ever-increasing administrative responsibilities and the need to produce detailed documentation to show how it functions and provide evidence of:

• developmental planning
• schemes of work
• recording and assessment
• policy planning.

This essential publication helps any head of Art and Design:

• save time
• produce better documentation
• raise teaching standards
• improve the efficiency of curricular delivery.

Step-by-step guidance

In addition to explanatory material, there are information sheets for governors, staff, pupils and parents plus a wealth of blank forms, checklists and grids for completion, distribution and display. Care is taken to account for both the special issues that relate to Art and Design departments and the varying circumstances of different schools.

Contents

Introduction

1 The Departmental Team

• Appointments
• Departmental audit
• Technical support
• Inservice training

2 Managing the System

• Planning the year
• Managing finance
• Departmental meetings
• Accomodation and resources
• Desplays and exhibitions
• Health and safety

3 Teaching and Learning

• The curriculum
• Year 9 options
• Course outlines and structures
• Sketchbooks
• Research
• Examinations
• Differentiation and special needs
• Using ICT
• Cover lessons

4 Policies in Action

• Departmental aims
• Discipline policy
• Homework policy
• Art galleries and museums

5 Quality Control

• Assessment
• Improvement plan
• Preparing for OFSTED
• Art and language

Appendix

Examination boards