Author: Claudia Catzeflis

Introduction and Context This intervention project proposes inviting students and alumni to run a workshop or series of workshops as part of the BA Textile Design 2025–26 curriculum. These sessions aim to support integration within the BA1 Textile Design cohort by creating space for peer-led, informal interactions focused on discovering an ‘interest in one another’… Continue reading Intervention Reflective report

blog 3 “The process of stereotyping someone is akin to viewing them through a lens—a lens that sharpens our focus on certain, typically overgeneralized attributes, while blurring or obscuring the qualities that make that person unique.” (Petsko, Rosette & Bodenhausen, 2022, p. 763)  Race is often seen through such a biased lens, where stereotypes give rise… Continue reading Race

Blog Post 2 What We See First  “The discourse surrounding hijab or niqab designates Muslim women’s ‘radical otherness’ and associates it with religious oppression and cultural backwardness” (Meer, Dwyer & Modood, 2010). “The hijab is depicted as a barrier to integration at schools” (Espinoza, 2016), “a path to extremism” (Shackle, 2018) and “an expression of fundamentalism” (Shadid & Van Koningsveld, 2005).  These… Continue reading Faith, Religion, and Belief

Blog Task 1 Reflecting on Intersectionality in My Teaching Practice: A Personal Perspective In this blog post, I reflect on how Kimberlé Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality informs and challenges my own teaching context, focusing on my role as Year 1 Leader on the BA Textile Design course.Drawing on insights from the short film Intersectionality in Focus:… Continue reading Disability

 Breaking free from the rules   ‘Again and again in her book, Boone shares a popular proverb in Mende society that declares: “There is a thing passing in the sky; some thick clouds surround it; the uninitiated see nothing.” Explaining to those who not intimately grasp the significance of these words, Boone states: “This proverb presents… Continue reading Post 4

The classroom as a performative space   I wanted to return to idea staff and students’ perceptions around student engagement, this first came up for me in discussion with Carys my course tutor when talking through a learning outcome L03 in Unit 1, this mentions ‘timekeeping and engagement’ within its aims. Carys and I talked about… Continue reading Post 3  

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice    Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: BA 1 Textile Design welcome presentations  Size of student group: 88  Observer: Sonali Misra   Observee: Claudia Catzeflis  Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it is not an official… Continue reading Peer review 3

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice            Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: MA Publishing Final Major Project feedback Size of student group: 10 Observer: Claudia Catzeflis Observee: Sonali Misra   Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it is not an… Continue reading Peer Review 2

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Teaching Material: Dialogic assessment for Unit 1 and Unit 2, BA1 Textile Design Chelsea College of Arts. Observer: Carys Kennedy  Observee: Claudia Catzeflis  Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it is not an… Continue reading Peer Review 1