what can an art teacher do?

[miss_Art]

im an NQT, qualified last august but i havent managed to get a perminant job. i cant stand doing supply anymore, the reason i went into teaching is because i love my subject (art) and now all i do is crowed control while trying to get the kids to copy out of text books or do wordsearches- if im lucky enough to have work left. most of the time there is no cover work left and so i then have to improvise a french lesson when ive never had a french lesson myself. i hate it and its making me hate teaching. does anyone know of a job i could do that is linked to my qualification but will also help me get a perminant art teaching job, i need to get my NQT year so i dont want to do anything that is going to get in the way of that.

thanks in advance

[saxy_jag]

Docspock, the idea of teaching art is to help the pupil develop as an artist, to encourage them to try new ideas, to critique their and others' work constructively, to learn about techniques and to generally develop the confidence to actually get out there and create. I had a very good art teacher at school, and have a friend who was also a good art teacher. I am still useless as painting and the more 'traditional' forms of art, but at least I can recognise what's good and bad in a work of art, and appreciate it even if I don't like it. Actually, what I learnt, I've managed to apply to (and compare with) photography, which I am halfway good at - many of the principles are the same.

miss_Art, have you thought about adult or community education? This can happen in all sorts of places - colleges, community centres, youth clubs, residential homes, hospitals, even prisons. You get people who actually want to learn art and are committed to the classes. It may be part-time to start with, but if you strike the right note with your groups/employers, there's always the possibility of more for a good teacher.