Better Practice in Art, Craft and Design

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The special interest group for Better Practice was formed in 2019. Identified as a key priority by NSEAD members, the group have collaborated to define and build guidance for better curriculum design, pedagogy and learning approaches in our subject.

The group's guidance or ‘aide memoir’, is called The Big Landscape for Art, Craft and Design Education.

The Big Landscape has now been published: it identifies and signposts the concepts, approaches and the purpose of learning in and through art, craft and design.

It was first published in the curriculum special issue of AD magazine as a large-format A2 poster titled 'The Big Landscape Atlas'. Launching 11 March 2024 The Big Landscape became an online toolkit for contemporary curriculum design.

Links to these resources are available below (please note: you must be a member of NSEAD to access this resource).

SIG Membership:

This SIG is formed of NSEAD members and officers:

Professor Andy Ash (Chair, President of NSEAD)
Ged Gast (F&GP)
Deidre Robson
Ian Thompson
Liz Lawrence
Anna Pickard
Toby Saville
Kerry Kibson
Paul Brennan,
Marlene Wylie (Immediate-past President)
Michele Gregson
Sophie Leach

This is a cross-phase group who seek to connect curriculum research with practice that can be applied locally and nationally. Thank you to Anne Pickard who helped design our new toolkit and Rayvenn D'Clark who is project managing The Big Landscape.

Members of NSEAD Forum serve on this group: they were formed in 2019 and began their work in February 2020. They continued to meet regularly to build this vital new resource and toolkit. If you would like to learn more about their work, please email [javascript protected email address].

Find out more about member benefits – which includes full access to The Big Landscape – and join NSEAD.

Publications and Resources

The Big Landscape Curriculum Toolkit

Curriculum

The Big Landscape is a new art and design curriculum toolkit for all art and design educators who place learners and community at the heart of their planning.

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The Big Landscape News

We will be sharing news about The Big Landscape here – find out about our Big Landscape Supporters Group and how you can get involved.

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AD Issue 37

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AD Magazine

The Curriculum Special Issue. An essential guide to making a future-fit, rich and dynamic curriculum, which places learners at its heart.

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