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Contextual Background:  During the tailoring skills sessions, some students have never sewn before whilst others are very experienced or believe themselves to be. We struggle with engagement and pace, which feels pressured as this is the only timetabled technical teaching … Continue reading →

Contextual Background:  Currently the students are not marked on the technical aspects of their projects. This means we have very limited time (7 days of technical workshops in the 4 years of the degree) to teach technical skills and they … Continue reading →

Ikeorah Chisom Chi-Fada: The Tailor’s Corner, from ‘Udo Di’ a sub-series of Maktub (Copyright © Ikeorah Chisom Chi-Fada, 2021) After the workshop about assessment, I felt very demotivated and disillusioned with the standing of technical skills within UAL and the … Continue reading →

Since the peer review I have been reflecting on how to build awareness of the specialist machinery and their uses amongst the student body. Currently we display posters by each machine type, showing samples and imagery of garments from previous … Continue reading →

After my conversation with Linda and the initial workshop, I withdrew some books from the library which I intend to work my way through to aid my studies and exploration of gender within teaching. In ‘The Fashioned Body: Fashion, Dress … Continue reading →

Today we had our micro-teaching session. We had a great group, with a range of teaching styles and subjects.  During Jade’s lesson about lace and embroidery placement, I found her referencing of techniques and production to industry to be inspiring … Continue reading →

During the workshop we discussed the texts and the use of exclusionary academic language. We were encouraged to consider whether we would take a more open, clearer approach to writings. It was interesting to explore the use of language implemented … Continue reading →

I am a BA fashion technician at Central Saint Martins Kings Cross campus. I have worked at UAL  for 5 years. I hope to gain a deeper understanding of teaching and apply this to my practice and my interactions with … Continue reading →