Professional developmene in Art & Design — where creativity, confidence, and curiosity thrive
Elevate practice. Grow capacity. Flourish together.
Rooted in our mission to empower creativity, confidence, and curiosity as habits of practice, equipping young people to shape our changing world through Art.
What Our CPD Delivers
Every session blends contemporary practice with research-informed routines, embedding creativity, confidence, and curiosity as lived classroom habits.
Creativity — material-led approaches that expand possibilities and deepen making.
Confidence — shared language, clarity, and practical protocols that make creative risk-taking feel secure.
Curiosity — prompts, critique, and dialogue that sustain enquiry over time.
Schools can expect:
Ready-to-use strategies teachers can apply immediately.
Greater coherence across classes and key stages.
Confident alignment with GCSE, A-level, and IB frameworks.
Structured time within sessions to map next steps into your curriculum.
Through SR Creative Curriculum Consultancy, we partner with schools in the UK and internationally to design values-led CPD that strengthens Art & Design provision and re-energises curriculum thinking. Our work helps teams embed process-led pedagogies that make creativity, confidence, and joy visible in learning.
Signature CPD Offers
Our signature CPD offers invite fresh thinking and creative growth in Art & Design. Each module connects contemporary art practice with classroom application — keeping process at the heart of learning and the 3Cs as habits of mind.
Process-Led Learning in Practice
Material-led exploration that deepens creativity and criticality — opening a shared framework for process-led learning across the team.
Installation & Sculpture Pedagogies
Spatial and material practices that expand thinking beyond the flat page — encouraging ambitious, diverse outcomes.
Playbooks for Creative Risk-Taking
Practical tools that invite experimentation, dialogue, and agency — building confidence, resilience, and fresh ideas.
Inclusive & Representative Curricula
Models that foreground diverse voices so every learner feels seen — creating classrooms that are relevant, inclusive, and alive with dialogue.
Alternative Models for Engagement
Innovations that re-energise reluctant learners and stretch the most able — deepening engagement while extending challenge.
Building & Sustaining Student Numbers
Strategies for broadening appeal and sustaining growth — helping departments communicate their creative and cultural value with clarity.
Bespoke Projects & Residencies
From curriculum rewrites to artist-teacher residencies and cross-curricular installations — always shaped around your school’s context and ambitions.
If you prefer something unique, we’ll co-design a session that responds to your context and priorities, so the CPD feels authentic to your school.
What Makes SRCC Different
Process at the heart
We champion process-led teaching, grounded in contemporary art practice, translated into purposeful classroom strategies.
Credibility and experience
With over 25 years in subject leadership, examining, and published research (iJADE, 2024), our approach is trusted, tested, and proven.
Tailored to your context
Every session is designed around your timetable, curriculum, and priorities — pragmatic about the realities schools face.
Sustainable change
We focus on building confidence, shared language, and long-term habits — not one-off inspiration.
Ways to Work With Us
Our CPD is designed to fit the rhythms of school life — delivered in person, online, or blended, always shaped around your timetable and priorities.
Twilight (90–120 mins)
Focused input with practical planning — ideal for after-school sessions.
From £400
Half-day (3 hrs)
Concepts, exemplars, and hands-on activities with time for planning and discussion.
From £700
Full day (5–6 hrs)
Deep dive into pedagogy with structured time to plan implementation.
From £1,100
Series / Programme (3–6 sessions)
Sustained professional learning with reflection, collaboration, and coaching built in.
Pricing on enquiry
Online / Hybrid
Live, recorded, or blended delivery — flexible for different time zones and contexts.
Pricing on enquiry
International
Timezone-friendly delivery with resource packs provided in advance.
Packages available on enquiry
All sessions include tailored resources, with optional follow-up support (e.g., resource packs or coaching) to embed ideas into practice.
Booking & Next Steps
Getting started is straightforward — our approach is personal, collaborative, and clear.
Share your priorities
Tell us what your department most needs right now.Receive a tailored outline
We’ll shape a session plan around your context and goals.Confirm your date
We handle the rest — resources, delivery, and follow-up.
What Schools Notice
Schools tell us the difference shows quickly — not in tick-box measures, but in how teachers and students work together.
A shared language of process across the team, making critique and dialogue more meaningful.
Teachers trying out practical strategies with confidence — from sketchbook routines to classroom prompts.
Sketchbooks and projects showing thinking-in-action rather than perfectionism.
Students approaching materials with curiosity and ambition, exploring more deeply and taking risks.
Departments feeling more secure with standards (GCSE, A-level, IB) through collaborative moderation and shared criteria.
“I used to be scared of messing up my sketchbook, now I try things out and it feels exciting. I want to spend time exploring!”
Year 10 GCSE student
“Suzanne’s passion for teaching art is magnetic and inspiring.”
Head of Art, girls’ grammar school, Kent
“We shifted from product to process and saw immediate gains in engagement and a joy of learning.”
Head of Art, UK independent school
“Even when the work became challenging, I felt encouraged to keep going. I’ve discovered how much more I can achieve when the focus is on the process, not just the result.”
Sixth Form Art student
Every school’s context is unique, but our goal is the same — to make Art & Design education ambitious, inclusive, and full of creative possibility.
That belief sits at the centre of everything we do.
FAQs
Can we combine modules?
Yes — most schools blend two or three to create a session that fits their context.
Do you run twilight sessions?
Absolutely. Twilight CPD (90–120 mins) is one of our most popular formats.
Can you support IB Visual Arts?
Yes — our CPD can be tailored to GCSE, A-level, and IB Visual Arts, with practical strategies mapped to each framework.
Do you deliver internationally?
Yes — sessions are timezone-friendly and supported with digital resources sent in advance. Our CPD is extremely popular with international schools.
Do you provide follow-up support?
Yes — optional follow-up is available, from resource packs to coaching, to help embed ideas into practice.
Let’s Work Together
From re-energising departments to aligning staff practice and sparking new creativity, our CPD opens space for schools to grow with confidence. Let’s explore what that could look like in your school.