Lecturing Services

Experience

Dr. Wayne Jefferson is an art and creative education specialist with over 30 years of professional experience as both a teacher in schools and a teacher training lecturer at university.  He has worked in every level of education. His doctorate is an Ed.D from Southampton University in which he examined the educational purpose of Art.

Most recently he was Head of Creative Arts in the School of Education at Kingston University before becoming a freelance specialist art education consultant. He offers a wide range of innovative art-in-education services for initial teacher training providers, teacher in service / CPD / Inset organizations and Access courses nationwide. These include:

  • Creative curriculum development sessions
  • Professional development inset
  • Practical art workshops for trainee teachers
  • SCITT students.

He provides Art, Art History, and Creativity theoretical and practical sessions and also lectures on educational research, research methods and the “Reflective Practitioner”. He is dedicated to promoting the teaching and learning of the creative and visual arts as a stimulating, challenging and enjoyable part of the curriculum. He is one of the founders of the “Arts & Sparks” education programme that provides participatory workshops in Art and Drama.

Wayne believes that Art offers pedagogic processes that stimulate, motivate and challenge learners. They have a very positive impact on levels of achievement and provide a cross-curricular vehicle for teaching and learning. His broad knowledge of art and background in education enables him to have exceptionally clear communication with clients, thus ensuring that their needs are absolutely met.

As well as lecturing he continues to paint, draw and exhibit his work. To see some of his current artwork please view the gallery>

 
   
   

 

Programme of lectures and workshops available
Specialties include:
• Staff development workshops for school and other educational settings.
• Linking the visual arts with the primary school curriculum
• School based learning activities using works of art.
• Educational outreach programmes.
• SCITT based teacher training.
• Cultural and Historical Aspects of Art in Education
• Classroom based practitioner research
Wayne Jefferson Art Lecturer

 Example sessions available include:

  1. Art in the Primary Classroom
  2. Using History of Art in the Primary Curriculum
  3. Drawing and Painting for KS1 & KS2
  4. 3-Dimensional Art for Primary Classrooms
  5. Printing for KS1 & KS2
  6. Masks – Cultural and Expressive roots
  7. Using the landscape for Art
  8. Visual Literacy in Primary Education
  9. Promoting Creativity across the Primary Curriculum
  10. Creativity in the Environment
  11. Creativity and Critical Thinking
  12. Cross-curricular Creative Teaching Practices
  13. Art as a way of delivering topic-based learning
  14. Design Technology in the Primary Classroom
  15. Practical Problem Solving with D&T
  16. Cardboard Engineering – Pop-up Cards
  17. Teacher as Researcher
  18. The Theory and Practice of Practitioner Research

Packages can also be tailor-made for your particular requirements, and elements from different sessions may be combined to suit your needs. If you are interested in any of these areas, please make contact using details from the contact link.

If you would like to find out more please contact me>