myblog | Sarah Masters | Activity https://myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/members/22048865/activity/ Activity feed for Sarah Masters. Sun, 17 May 2026 00:04:00 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.2.0 en-GB 30 hourly 2 32cd4c3772f816b7d616768cf63b5f0d Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=251 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:57:36 +0000 Teaching Observation feedback from peerOB2 Peer Observation Report Session to be observed: BA Costume year one. Bustle Technical Workshop Size of student group: 22 […]

]]> 0 a03041094e7ea76f1baa9bc6fe77af7f Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=235 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:56:15 +0000 Inclusive practise artefact Here are some images from the LCF Tech page that I created for my IP artefact. I designed the page to not only be inclusive in its […]

]]> 0 c43948705635da073b53c5002e2b0121 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=234 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:34:07 +0000 Teaching Observation feedback from tutorOB2 Peer Observation Report Session to be observed: Tuesday 7th March 2023, Victorian Bustle Making Session Size of student group: […]

]]> 0 885cd4f489c83dfe76d6f82597f2536a Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=232 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:18:11 +0000 Assessment and Feedback case studyAssessment and feedback As written in the UAL staff guidelines to assessment (22-23), formative assessment is explained as “an a […]

]]> 0 8151aece48bf37fd930794c730cd1277 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=231 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:16:56 +0000 Teaching and Supporting case studyTeaching and supporting. When I started in my role in 2017, I had very little knowledge of theories of teaching and learning and learned […]

]]> 0 e4b3f8c37ec973f99fb1c71c42b33181 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=225 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:15:23 +0000 Designing and planning case studyDesigning and planning case study. I joined UAL in 2017 as an Arts temp support technician due to over recruitment on the BA costume for […]

]]> 0 1b795010d425c3e6a3c87337cbebb0fc Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=220 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:42:30 +0000 Due to the size of the file, the presentation is available in two parts/

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]]> 0 33e0b6e034a13a7713f2b2893e510d39 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=209 Sun, 21 Jan 2024 18:43:05 +0000 BibiliographyDownload

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]]> 0 6c0dd0579b8ece3bcd5776b2de77adc9 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=206 Sun, 21 Jan 2024 17:07:32 +0000 ARP_Information-SheetDownload

]]> 0 107f8904402dd5b80bebbb8f3c55f0e1 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=194 Sun, 21 Jan 2024 07:37:00 +0000 Looking back at my question Identifying barriers: What are the contributing factors on the BA and MA costume courses that prevent students with physical disabilities/mobility impairments from applying or […]

]]> 0 150c4f0b9dcecb338aadc444b5e37f6b Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=197 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:16:56 +0000 ARP_ParticipantConsentForm-sarahDownload

In total, 7 consent forms were signed.

]]> 0 03a7122d0859e6301ceab2581aed90e3 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=185 Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:57:00 +0000 After I implemented the Moving3dmodel, my fellow costume technicians were eager to test it out. Two offered to give feedback as they do not consider themselves able bodied. Two other technician’s do consider […]

]]> 0 8d2aafa95abc6a1ca0e2f13998429dba Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=160 Sat, 13 Jan 2024 19:29:00 +0000 I am a costume technician, not a machine technician, or an engineer. I knew at this point I would need some help to build this. There was a lot of reluctance for colleagues to agree to participation at the start […]

]]> 0 d8ade2e5bcc3f67c6b71834c56d25874 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=157 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:40:00 +0000 It was really insightful talking to the performance disability advisor about the processes that students go through when applying for support. As a student with a learning difference, I went through the ISA […]

]]> 0 63f026a8df43b0f39f33e5395edc562d Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=155 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:39:00 +0000 Sarah: At what stage do students usually approach you in regards to ISA’s or adjustments?

Disability advisor: UH, at the application stage. So once they’ve been given an offer, whether that’s an unconditional […]

]]> 0 8c455dbdefd2b13d5a19ddc56cb1343e Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=91 Sat, 06 Jan 2024 11:45:11 +0000 This has been the biggest challenge so far with my ARP. Knowing which research methods to use to get the best data. I have already encountered a few problems along the way. Mainly being that colleagues have be […]

]]> 0 4deaa30fe8f94da21cbf6568ec42e2bc Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=154 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:28:00 +0000 I got confirmation from the disability advisor for the performance course that she is available to be interview on Monday 8th January. To get the most data out of the interview I need to think about my […]

]]> 0 4d083bedfd5039aa51aae0d036bc79f0 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=88 Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:41:45 +0000 “Disabled people are underrepresented in higher education and disabled students in higher education have somewhat worse outcomes from higher education than non-disabled students. Students with a disability are […]

]]> 0 52e23d9d11d346c7c99e6df7635cdcb2 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=86 Fri, 29 Dec 2023 13:27:14 +0000 “The social model of disability helps us recognise barriers that make life harder for Disabled people. These barriers are identified as being the physical environment, people’s attitudes, the way people c […]

]]> 0 19d89e53b798ef6317bf1fb58509f733 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=111 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:02:00 +0000 After the end of term the technicians at LCC have been able to print the Moving3DMachine as the 3D printers at LCF are still not operational. They have sent me an invoice charging the same rate as a students […]

]]> 0 1e4b087f9d7142a018566bb4b8d15ec7 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=106 Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:29:00 +0000 I think its fair to say that after my own walk around the rooms and discovered 5 barriers that could affect a student who is a wheelchair user or has mobility issues is a concern. The BA costume course page […]

]]> 0 24ab5e9ceed820f62b4f2600d8af0e05 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=100 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:46:00 +0000 The LEV extraction system was not completed for the opening of East bank and contractors have been on site working to complete this. I was told that the facilities could be operational before the Christmas break […]

]]> 0 a2f6a33c46364a0f999657126833dd49 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=97 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:20:00 +0000 “We are a creative and social enterprise, specialised in fashion and diversity.

And for what?Our aim is to improve the autonomy of people with dependency and disability in the field of clothing and […]

]]> 0 2074c0f6a911217b3023619d806d38f6 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=92 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:08:00 +0000 As EB822, 823, 824 and 828 have the same furniture and equipment set up in the same way, I decided I only needed to observe one room. As EB823 was unoccupied, I chose this to be the room I observed for my […]

]]> 0 abf086014473570bd852648504f856e6 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=152 Sun, 26 Nov 2023 16:56:00 +0000 Through my ARP I have identified several barriers that I had not considered before. I knew the machines were a problem, but the space and consideration of open days are of such great importance. The next spiral […]

]]> 0 431832cbdebf87db4b484b1312fbb4b4 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=110 Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:33:00 +0000 Having made enquiries about the idea of a student survey to find out what barriers physically disabled students come across at LCF, I stumbled on a barrier myself. Finding those students! LCF has a number of […]

]]> 0 185a4dfa105c499eecba0ec756fecfa0 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=147 Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:50:00 +0000 Lockstitch sewing machines and Overlockers

The main barrier that I found within our workshops are the sewing machines. As the costume specialist technician, my role is to deliver technical workshops which all […]

]]> 0 f9245e115f9eb63e26a6d9eff86952f2 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=137 Sat, 25 Nov 2023 13:27:00 +0000 To start with, I wanted to create a visual graph comparing the measurements within the room compared to average dimensions of manual and electronic wheelchairs. The dimensions I obtained are from Accessible […]

]]> 0 1363ea452dda990c0823b3c1ad7eb710 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=135 Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:34:00 +0000 The biggest barriers we have that would have major impacts on students with physical disabilities and mobility impairments is the equipment we have. We are a practically heavy course and when the machines are not […]

]]> 0 f4164e0eb51a894561c3e464eceb071e Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=210 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 10:23:00 +0000 My ARP had only a few ethical considerations due to the lack of in person participation. The considerations I did make were mostly on wording the interview questions and feedback forms for my co workers. […]

]]> 0 90108bd25a66da46df90891fe7887856 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=81 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:34:58 +0000 My first day at East bank required an online induction as the site was still under the construction company Mace, and PPE was required. Steel toe cap shoes, and covered legs in the summer heat was a must to be […]

]]> 0 5841fa6e23aedf0f531a328d8a522560 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=78 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:20:10 +0000 I spent the summer considering what I would like to do for my action research project and felt very uninspired. I started to get concerned that I would never come up with a viable idea that I felt passionate […]

]]> 0 60ffa16fabc9c29d67e440a8d24a1729 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=216 Sat, 11 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000 I am from a white working class background and I have a BA hons in costume for performance from UAL. I am currently the specialist technician in costume for performance at London College of Fashion and I work […]

]]> 0 09538b5439a941b5d18b44d6ec6036ac Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=181 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:24:00 +0000 I wanted to do some research on how to conduct the room observation in order to get the best data from it. After reading Methods of comparative analysis (Bolbakov, Sinitsyn and Tsvetkov. 2020) I understand more […]

]]> 0 8bdfbe3bd96329acb6161bf7b2f453b6 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=123 Sun, 05 Nov 2023 11:21:00 +0000 Now I have my question formulated and a plan for an intervention, I have used the spiral diagram to visualise what I am going to do.

my action research cycle (2023) Authors own

I plan to read as much as I […]

]]> 0 88e24f88cdbdf89a74c5c60645b3fad2 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=122 Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:11:00 +0000 Identifying barriers: What are the contributing factors on the BA and MA costume courses that prevent students with physical disabilities/mobility impairments from applying or succeeding on the course?

I have […]

]]> 0 4ef85db67b508462b5f8e7b36e22ed52 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=119 Sat, 28 Oct 2023 08:43:00 +0000 I found it really useful during this weeks class looking at a visual of the action research cycle based on McNiff and Whitehead (2009)

Marsden and Bunting. The Action Research Cycle from workshop 2 […]

]]> 0 acde5c786eda01c010af017f9e01bb1a Sarah Masters posted a new activity comment https://sebastianmay.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2023/06/16/exploring-race-identity-in-the-classroom%ef%bf%bc/#comment-19 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 07:54:30 +0000 I think your reflection about wether certain subject areas within the university are more successful than others when it comes to inclusivity. This has made me consider if there are some courses that are further behind in inclusive practise than others, is this linked to the industry and their habitual practices. Critical race theory proves that…Read more

In reply to - Sebastian May wrote a new post on the site Sebastian May Image by Herson Rodriguez on Unsplash Exploring ‘Retention and attainment in the disciplines: Art and Design’, I was surprised to read that whi […] ]]> 460bd2e656569b80afe571ee005e911c Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=71 Sun, 02 Jul 2023 15:49:15 +0000 “Differences are pervasive, ordinary, and acceptable, inclusion of all students in education is critically important for creating societies that recognize and embrace human variation.” (Baglieri, S. & Kno […]

]]> 0 e2ec45aea839ffd07f48b5bb3259bf9a Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=67 Sun, 25 Jun 2023 20:47:12 +0000

]]> 0 9310ceb3883b878abca01b74dd1a2393 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=65 Sun, 25 Jun 2023 20:19:42 +0000 There are big differences between fashion and costume for performance that are often not considered even within UAL. Most notably, fashion designers find models that will fit the garment, where in costume, we […]

]]> 0 9a975c073d488ba556986d8219027976 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=64 Sun, 25 Jun 2023 17:49:44 +0000 Josephine Kwhali’s talk on unconscious bias resonated with me. It posed the question: how we can still have unconscious bias in education after all this time in an environment full of educated and intelligent p […]

]]> 2 61968213a5a31355bae56008dcad81f8 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=59 Mon, 29 May 2023 16:44:10 +0000 This has been the hardest blog for me to reflect and write about on the PGCert so far due to the nature of the subject and my positionality. There are several interviews in SoN’s Higher Power: Religion, Faith, S […]

]]> 1 61ba5a1e2aa15a884b6d526cc384a2cd Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=57 Mon, 08 May 2023 14:37:59 +0000 Disability As a someone with a learning difference, I understand the importance of how difficult the world can be for those with seen and unseen […]

]]> 2 6dec0607e0e0312b48203d088e03021c Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=55 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:56:53 +0000 It has been a journey this term. Returning to education myself after 14 years has been challenging whilst working full time. Being a student at UAL (again) has had its ups and downs. The face to face classes were […]

]]> 0 42b7a60c44db76aac4dd4578d77d292d Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=53 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:03:19 +0000 Object based learning. “Objects have the power to inspire, inform, excite and educate; they can be used to acquire subjectspecific knowledge as well as more […]

]]> 0 2ef5bf9f4af4c3bb886f1168523e5419 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=50 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:50:45 +0000 Employability. After having a discussion about my previous blog post about employability of students, my line manager informed me that the university was […]

]]> 0 61a75e32b14219f8fb063901372c7839 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=48 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:25:12 +0000 Continuation from previous post.  

Blog 1. https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2023/03/05/uk-professional-standards-framework-and-employability/

Blog 2. h […]

]]> 0 dabd09f80eccc2b632a91e2e3e0f91e5 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=45 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:08:18 +0000 Continuation from previous post.  https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2023/03/05/uk-professional-standards-framework-and-employability/

 A study by Trust for London (2019/2020) shows that Tower Hamlets is t […]

]]> 0 aaab4682a8b8c54ad9035b9cb8be68c7 Sarah Masters wrote a new post on the site PG Cert https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=39 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 19:38:15 +0000 UKPSF 2011

V4. Acknowledge the wider context in which higher education operates recognising the implications for professional practice

UKPSF 2023

V4. Respond to the wider context in which higher […]

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