Tutorial - 21st March

This was my first tutorial and it was a chance to meet another student who was going to focus on working in the primary school. It was suggested we work together for now because we wasn’t sure on how the school wanted to go about this. We didn’t know whether we were going to work with 30 kids or 6. We were also thinking about if it was 30 then maybe one of us could lead the workshop and the other as an assistant and then swap. These were aspects that were important to think about, because we had to have control of the class and what were doing. If we have no control or confidence, the children would have control over us and the task wouldn’t be completed efficiently.  Looking further into group work would be something interesting as it may help me become more confident in a group and maybe take lead if the group is falling behind.

A significant factor was the equipment that we would be using, especially for children under the age of 16, it is an important that the children are safe and are using safe materials. Also what sort of materials would we be using, thinking about my own practice. When I produce my embroidery pieces and print works, needles and computer-aided programs are used. I have to think whether these could be used if not, what other way could they be used which would be make it suitable for children.