Where do I start looking for a private tutor to take DD through her Art GCSE?

[spacedonkey]

Title says it really. It looks like I'll be home edding my almost 15 year old DD. I can help her with other subjects myself, but I can't do the art stuff (and since she wants to apply for an art foundation course next year, her art GCSE will be important).

Any advice or ideas anyone?

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bless you and thanks for asking rickman! Well - not a lot (apart from laying awake at night stewing about it all!). I've heard nothing else from nutter ex, but I did hook up with some (sane) friends of his today for a chat about the situation, and they're worried about his - ahem - fragile state of mind at the moment. They're going to call in and see him this week and report back. I really don't think he will follow through on his threat to "have DD put into care" - he can't do that, I have checked, so the immediate panic is over at least

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Good idea - I've got a big pile of prospectuses here, and we're in central London so no shortage of art schools!

Or the art teacher of a school who fancies some moonlighting - guess it depends on the reason you are home edding. But knowledge of what the examiners are looking for might be important.

No art teacher mners in London who want a talented pupil? (long shot I know ...)

have you got space and equipment at home for her to actually do the work? My art GCSE involved things like batik work (lots of hot wax), cardboard collages etc as well as painting. Unless you're prepared to get your kitchen covered in hot wax, clay and paint, maybe it's worth paying for her to do this GCSE at college?

Otherwise, I'd agree getting hold of the syllabus and knowing what the examiners are looking for is crucial (and how much work should be in the portfolio - a friend in my art class got a lower grade than expected because although her work was good, there just wasn't enough of it).

I have got a copy of the syllabus for the 2007 presentation from AQA (freely available from the internet), so do have some idea of the requirements of the examining board.

As far as I'm aware, she can't go to an adult education centre or FE college to do it until she is 16 (which may well be what we do - muddling through in the meantime).

As you can probably tell, this situation is pretty recent, so it's not been planned out in advance!

sorry, just seen your other thread spacedonkey

From memory of my own GCSE (1991, don't know if it's v different now), I think you can go a long way with pencil drawings (I seemed to spend an awful lot of time drawing trainers, corkscrews, onions, peppers etc at home in the evenings).

If she does end up going to college to do the exam, she could maybe put that work towards her portfolio, developing each strand into textile versions or whatever when she has access to their equipment.

That's good news CM - she does a lot of drawing/sketching, but not much else at home at the moment (not got the materials and equipment ... yet!).

I'm in wrong area spacedonkey...otherwise i could do it...sorry
Are there any art clubs in your area? just trying to think of a way to be able to use the equipment without forking out.
Give us a shout if you need a bit of help anytime

Just wanted to add also...that showing a range of skills using a wide range of materials is very important for the portfolio that she would be taking to interview for a foundation course(and also at g.c.s.e level/A level)

Sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear!

Unless you can think of a way to have the use of equipment, it could be very expensive....although of course there are ways of getting around things/ using different techniques or materials and doing things at home.
Anyway...give us a shout anytime...and good luck!

thank you troutpout!

I think it will be difficult for me to provide her with the range of materials she'll need at home (although we were talking about setting up a darkroom in the cupboard under the stairs yesterday!). I'll search for Art Clubs (must be all sorts going on in London, surely). I've done a bit of research into private tutors, but haven't come up with any art tutors yet. Will ring round some of the local colleges and ask their advice, and it might be worth a small ad somewhere (art student might be able to help?).

I didn't know you were having hassle with your ex, sd - sorry to hear that. Can't advise on this, sorry (I got an E in A' level art) was just being nosy and seeing what troutpout was saying

tutoring agency
i googled so not able to recommend

racking my brain to think whether i know of anywhere personally

check out rachel marsh

Spacedonky

Re she can't to to a FE collage until she is 16

that is a load of cobblers

Contact the collage and explain the situation.

We send 14 year olds from our school to do vocational courses in an FE collage and they come back to us for things like english and maths etc

Contact your nearest collage and ask for help!

ta SL and PC

these private tutoring agencies don't seem to offer Art (I guess it requires too much in the way of materials and space to be able to offer private tuition very easily)

MB - really?! I started a thread about this a few weeks back and everyone seemed to think it was 16 minimum (insurance?). I'll ring them!

PC - you clever thing, I didn't see that site - thank you!

anoher one

we do it all the time. And some of them are (ahem) our more 'challenging' students

they do art...

thank you

any update