Ruth Pringle's Linkedin Analytics

Are you a director / pedagogic supervisor for an international art/design/communications school? Is your English tuition effective? Umm… how do you actually know? ***** Art school staff are experts in teaching creative subjects - not language. Too often, directors hire an ‘English teacher’ to deliver a high school-style English class because that’s how it is always done. English at art schools needs to get out of the classroom. English classes are failing to teach English skills for professional creative careers. In addition they: - Disempower and infantize learners. - Make your students resistant to English learning. - Don’t serve neurodiverse students (statistically around 40% of an art school population). - Do little to establish long-term English learning habits. - Are 100% theoretic, not practical. If you don't know how to assess if your English department is effective, you can use my free diagnostic tool to check. This tool gives you quick wins to make your English tuition immediately better. It also gives you tips for implementing a school-wide English strategy. ****** In addition, I have English teaching services to help your students (yes, even from Scotland!). I can help if: - You want to spice up your English tuition. - Your English department is failing to provide the English skills that creative professionals need.  - You have an immediate problem, such as staff absence, maternity, strikes, or interview skill training missing from your programme.  Sketchbook English is a hybrid online course that gives practical, personalised English language training. It’s a creative course supported by artists, designers and English coaches via WhatsApp.  In addition, it prepares early career artists for professional English needs, including producing an artist statement, bio, and application letter for creative opportunities.  With today's technology, art students don't need to sit in an 'English class,' they can improve their English with real-life creative experiences. I have the capacity to help 3 art schools with their English in 2023/24. I will collaborate with you to meet admin, grading and school-wide academic goals. Let me help you make English as interesting, creative, and expressive as any other art school subject. I will care about your students’ English progress - so that you don’t have to.