BTEC Students Make a Mess for Huggies!

As part of our commitment to Work Related Learning, a collaborative project was organised between the events styling company, 'Creative Styling' and our Year 12 BTEC National Diploma students. The project culminated in a publicity event at an Oxford Street venue which coincided with the launch of a new line of Huggies baby wipes. Mothers from across the capital were invited to enjoy a day of messy activities. Our students were given a brief to design a range of Huggies-branded products and artwork used to furnish the event. The styling company were very pleased with the results and commended the students on their hard work, professionalism and the high standard of their outcomes.

Ms Ashman

Primary School Teacher’s INSET take off in The MediaArts Faculty

This Summer sees the launch of our MediaArts INSET courses for Primary school teacher’s from The Ravensbourne School’s feeder schools. Ms Ashman has set up a variety of Art and Media skills-based activities to ensure that primary staff have the opportunity to develop their ability to teach more creative activities to students in Year 6 and below. The Faculty is keen to build relationships with these Primary schools so that the student’s who will attend The Ravensbourne School in the future will have a more valuable transition period.

The first session to kick off this initiative was a Ceramics Workshop lead by Miss Scruton. This was well attended and the staff involved were taught a range of ceramic techniques including tile-making and coil pot construction. To assist the primary teacher’s delivery of clay workshops to their students, an information pack, including a glossary which aims to increase student’s artistic vocabulary and literacy skills, was provided.

This program of INSET will be delivered throughout the Summer and Autumn Terms by a range of Art and Media subject specialist staff.

Royal Academy success for Zabby Allen

The MediaArts Faculty would like to congratulate Zabby Allen on being shortlisted and exhibited at the on-line Royal Academy A-Level exhibition.

Over 1,000 submissions from schools and colleges across the country were entered. Those exhibited were chosen by three curators including Turner Prize winner, Gillian Wearing. The curators were very impressed by the calibre and range of work submitted. This is a highly competitive competition and we are very proud to have Zabby’s outstanding work to represent the Faculty at this level.

Zabby is graduating from TRS this summer to go onto study Art at Camberwell. We know she will be very successful in the future.