Producer - Schools and Colleges - The Guardian : Job Details

The V&A’s schools and colleges offer includes a suite of onsite workshops and SEND workshops that use design thinking pathways as problem solving for real world problems where design acts as a positive change maker. This pedagogical approach forms the basis for V&A Innovate, an annual national schools challenge that asks students in years 7, 8 and 9 to work in teams to design a solution to a real-world problem. V&A Innovate is based on design thinking and human and planet-centred design methodologies, co-designed with teachers and professional designers.

We are looking for an efficient and engaging individual with proven project management and experience managing rolling workshop programmes and national initiatives, to deliver both the core schools and colleges programme (including SEND workshops) and project manage the national schools initiative V&A Innovate as part of the V&A’s Learning Programmes Team. The candidate will have an aptitude for design education and a passion for contemporary design and the V&A.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues on building and maintaining a schools and colleges offer centring around innovative design practice, that inspires future generations of artists, designers and makers. The role will support work to expand our reach onsite, offsite and through digital and online content, with an eye to representation, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, realised through a focus on increased interaction with students from low socio-economic backgrounds and those with additional access needs.