PROGRAMME

Arts Education and the Disaffected Student

Annie Cornbleet has been a teacher, Head teacher, Advisory teacher and Education Consultant for over thirty years. She specializes in Creativity and the use of Arts Education with the most disaffected young people. Annie has national and international teaching experience (Australia, Trinidad & Tobago, Ghana). She has presented papers / workshops at the Orlando Conference on Youth Disaffection (USA; 2004) and the UNESCO World Arts Education Conference in Lisbon (2006). Her work has been published in international journals. Annie is a co-founder of CETTIE (Cultural Exchange through Theatre in Education) which has successfully pioneered arts education projects in schools, theatres, libraries, community centres and museums for twenty years.

Presentation Overview

• Outline of the problems / issues of working with disaffected young people in the education system in the UK and internationally
• Creative Partnerships / CETTIE
• PowerPoint Presentation detailing three creative projects at Daniel House Pupil Referral Unit (for permanently excluded young people (aged 11 -16 years old) between 2002-2006. This includes the film "Beneath The Hood", the sculpture "Adam" and the live musical drama "The Way It Is".
• Screening of the DVD film "Beneath The Hood"
• Questions and Feedback / Sharing resources

The presentation will share good practice regarding the use of the arts in education - particularly with disaffected young people in the system. This is now recognized as a major global problem. We will highlight successful initiatives we have developed to counteract disaffection, and to ensure that young people can reflect on their lifestyles and expectations in a positive and empowering milieu. We will explore the theory, methodology, and practice of such initiatives. We will demonstrate how they can be effective, and share a range of quality resources that participants can use or adapt in their own educational settings. We will stress the need for creativity and involvement by students in their self-education, both across the standard Curriculum and in alternative learning environments, giving hands-on guidance in areas where participants may be unfamiliar or unresourced.