Intellect

Tom Hardy has worked as an art and design teacher in secondary schools for 24 years and had led art departments in inner-city, mixed, single-sex and selective schools. He trained as a painter at Hornsey College of Art and before teaching he worked as a professional composer and freelance designer. Between 1996 and 2004 he sat on the editorial board of 'The International Journal of Art and Design Education' and acted as reviews editor for five years. He is a regular contributor to the 'Times Educational Supplement' and has recently edited 'Art Education in a Postmodern World' (Intellect Books).