SAKE: Student-led, skills-based workshops to support inclusivity within the creative curriculum

Michelle Wild

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018)

Case Studies

SAKE: Student-led, skills-based workshops to support inclusivity within the creative curriculum

Published 2018-04-20

Michelle Wild

Michelle Wild
Middlesex University. Weave tutor from Sept 2017 Royal College of Art. Visiting tutor 2016 and 2017 UAL. 2002 to 2016

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Abstract

Prompted by questions surrounding inclusive education in the UK and attainment gaps between degree classifications for home BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) and home White students in higher education (HE), this article seeks to explore student-led, skills-based workshops as inclusive educational provision for art and design students. Focus group data from student participants in the workshops – entitled SAKE (Skills and Knowledge Exchange) – is discussed here and considered in the light of theories around culture, education, race and identity, including the work of Stuart Hall, Carl Rogers, Dennis Atkinson, David Gillborn.

Keywords

inclusivity, student-led workshop, creative curriculum, institutional change

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Author Biography

Michelle Wild

Michelle Wild has taught at many of the UK’s leading creative institutions including UAL and RCA and is currently Weave tutor at Middlesex University. Michelle has supplied textiles to an international list of clients including Eva Jiricna Architects (UK), Jack Lenor Larsen (New York), Barneys (Japan), Takashimaya (New York) and Neisha Crosland (UK).

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