He also took the Courtauld’s special first year course at nights and gaining a certificate in renaissance art.
After teaching at Fossdene Secondary School in Greenwich, Mr Young transferred his evening studies to the academic diploma in the history of art held at the National Gallery, which he completed in 1958.
He then joined the Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Society for Education through Art (SEA), spoke at its annual convention in 1956 and was then appointed organiser of a four-day humanity, technology and education conference at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
Mr Young teamed up with philosopher HJ Blackham to become editor of the subsequent report of the conference, before being invited to take on the editor role of the SEA journal Athene in 1957.
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Art and design online â how to teach creative subjects remotely
We might feel we know our way around a Zoom call, but when it comes to visual media, weâve yet to explore the creative possibilities that technology offers.
Iâm a regular user of tech, though itâs mostly standard fare. For me, COVID-19 led to tweaks, rather than leaps in my practice.
At Ludlow Sixth Form College, where Iâm head of visual arts, media and film, we had to embrace the various image editing programs used by students, and the loss of formal work experience was replaced by Zoom tutorials â all led by academics, past students and creative employers. We even made a link with Aardman Animations, where students formed a focus group panel and reviewed new animations.