Calling all teachers, lecturers, workshop leaders, tutors, teaching artists and facilitators working in the arts, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) invites you to join their upcoming free Discovery Sessions. Taking place online, these sessions aim to help people learn more about the MEd programme and what it entails.

By taking part in these focused discussions, you’ll experience how this programme challenges you to critically reflect on your ideas, beliefs and professional development priorities. In these Discovery Sessions, you will join fellow arts educators from diverse contexts to explore these crucial topics:

Can Arts Educators teach creativity?
Wed 7 February 2024 | 10am & 7pm

What is the relationship between the arts and wellbeing?
Tue 6 March 2024 | 10am & 7pm

To what degree does talent define success in the arts?
Wed 17 April 2024 | 10am & 7pm

How do arts educators measure success?
Wednesday 1 May 2024 | 10am & 7pm

The MEd in Learning and Teaching in the Arts from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is suitable for all arts education professionals who wish to enhance their teaching practice.

This part-time 180-credit programme provides a unique opportunity for arts educators to upgrade their teaching qualifications and obtain a Masters qualification that has been designed to develop teaching skills for the arts. It is delivered on a part-time basis through a blended learning model, which includes a mix of face-to-face sessions, online sessions, one-to-one tutorials and independent study (distance students can study the programme fully online, accessing the face-to-face sessions through video conferencing).

The programme is accredited by AdvanceHE and the General Teaching Council for Scotland. Funded places may be available for Scottish domiciled applicants.

For further information, please contact j.mackay@rcs.ac.uk (Jamie Mackay), call 07847 611548 or visit https://www.rcs.ac.uk/postgraduate/med-learning-teaching/