Arts Education in Practice

Professional development Award

Children in Scotland is managing the national pilot project of the Arts Education in Practice Professional Development Award - a new SQA accredited qualification for arts practitioners who are working in either formal or informal education and community contexts in Scotland.

The pilot project ran in 2009 and was supported by the Scottish Arts Council.

This qualification provides arts practitioners from across all art forms with a basic understanding of the planning and teaching process, the organisation of learning scenarios, relevant legislation, processes of engagement within different settings with different client groups and of developing sessions and programmes of work that promote an informed level of practice.

There were 19 artists on the pilot course, which took place in two locations: Eden Court Theatre in Inverness and Tramway in Glasgow.