Presentation for UK Creative Partnerships professional learning network, March 2009 by Graham Jeffery and Anna Ledgard - context and history of the Teacher Artist Partnership Programme

1. Teacher Artist Partnership Programme

2. How do schools build dynamic dialogue with creative partners which acknowledge the expertise of the artist and the artistry of the teacher in equal measure?

3. model of professional development based on the premise that creative and cultural learning needs to involve all participants - teachers, artists and students - in change processes.

7. GSMD Connect and other Programmes LIFT Teacher Forum 99-2004 NEWVIC Newham VIth Form College/NESTA Pathways into Creativity Animarts Action Research Programme CapeUK programmes from mid-90’s

8. TAPP resource What it contains: TAPP Model and what we learned (Programme elements and content, sample activities, case studies, lessons learned) Research perspectives on the pedagogy of teacher-artist partnership Resources & further reading

9. Who is the TAPP Resource For? Anyone who is developing professional development and training that brings artists and teachers together in shared learning encounters What is this resource? Not a fixed model but an exploration of what was learnt and a sharing of resources and approaches through a creative commons Licence - can be adapted freely and adopted into other settings

10. Process: 3 year action research programme - 2 year long programmes adapted and refined research and evaluation consultation with peers

15. Different Legacies…. Eastfeast Professional Development Programme in association with Anglia Ruskin University Creative Classrooms - Half Moon Unicorn Theatre Teacher Forum TAPP Facebook network Practice of artists and teachers continuing to see selves as learners Resource dissemination

16. What are the challenges of maintaining a framework for professional development which is about dialogue and conversation? How do we embed longer term conversations between teachers and artists and others? In your context - what agencies are you working with to evolve professional development, what kinds of partnerships exist? What works well?

17. What next? Resources for open source dissemination Making resources available

18. Contacts www.capeuk.org www.animarts.org.uk www.tapprogramme.org.uk www.eastfeast.co.uk Pat Cochrane [email_address] Graham Jeffery [email_address] Anna Ledgard [email_address]