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This is a powerpoint presentation of photographs of a successful Foundation application portfolio. The sheets are A1 in reality but they have been photographed and put into a presentation to show students preparing their own portfolio as guidance, example and discussion points. The portfolio was accepted to Central St Martins, along with other universities to study on a Foundation course.

A level art and design students have found the Pecha Kucha format a useful way to get edit their ideas and thoughts ready for peer critique sessions. They have developed skills in speaking about their work as well as found the process of selecting and combining images helpful. This presentation introduces the format with a little background, instructions on putting together the powerpoint and then provides an exemplar.

One page worksheet with background on the printing method and then instructions on how to create a collograph. Good for student reference in a practical session. Could be used at Key Stage 3, 4 or 5 in a workshop or to help students who are looking into this process for independent work.

This unit of work was designed for KS3 and includes background information on tulips as a Turkish cultural symbol. The project develops through drawing and painting lessons, on to design, and then collage work leading to the final lessons building a relief tile in clay, and then glazing. Each lesson has a powerpoint presentation and there are accompanying worksheets, starters and extension tasks as necessary. In all, the unit covers 7 lessons including a final one on evaluation. This is a fairly speedy project and could easily be extended to cover more lessons. Initial primary observation lessons use real tulips to draw from, though this could be adapted to work from secondary imagery. The lessons feature elements on design, pattern and symmetry. This project has been really successful in providing for a range of skills and students have produced results that they are very proud of!

This lesson starts with a little scientific introduction on snowflakes and then gives step by step instructions on how to cut beautiful hexagonal paper snowflakes (much better than the doily type you may have seen before!). There are example templates you can print out to help with differentiation. Students are blown away by what they’ve made and the resulting flakes can be displayed on black sugar paper or hung in the classroom (try darkening the room and using a torch to explore the shadows…). Perfect for a one-off lesson in science, design or art, or a tutor group session - without too many fiddly resources!

These learning disposition stickers have been useful in my Art lessons to make the skills we are developing in a lesson explicit to students. They have been incorporated in the lesson objectives and the plenary and as a result, students have become more resilient in their approach to challenges in their work. Developed from Building Learning Power reading, I have found this language has been effective in improving attitudes to learning. Sticker sheets can be printed onto Avery L7651 stickers . This presentation could also be adapted for use in staff training / CPD.

This works best with a group between 5 to 15 students. You can use it as a prompt to consider what creativity means or as a way of getting students to think a bit more laterally… or just to bring a bit of energy to their ideas about a new theme. I have used this ‘creativity test’ with GCSE and A level students but never as a serious graded test - it is intended more as a fun or provocative activity. It is based on one way of assessing creativity where you consider four categories of thinking: orginality, fluency, flexibility and elaboration. The scoring (instructions are in the presentation) can take some time, but once students get the hang it gets quicker. The presentation gives an example at the beginning and then you give students a fixed time (say 3 minutes) to write uses for each new object (without discussing). It could be an interesting starter for a CPD event too…

This lesson is designed to give structure to a standard GCSE art project lesson where students are working on individual projects. The format asks students to identify priorities initially and then specify what they should achieve in the lesson. The plenary reviews this, and then sets home learning that arises. The aim is to encourage students to take personal responsibility for their projects and to avoid procrastination during the lesson! There are 4 slides in the powerpoint which should be printed off (possibly laminated for repeated use) and used by students to help identify their personal priorities. Each slide looks at an assessment objective and explains what it is asking for as well as some ‘top tips’ for achieving good marks. The lesson would work well after an interim assessment, or when you feel the class needs more urgency/momentum. I have also used this in an observed lesson to ensure it is clear how students are making progress. A copy of slide number 11 should be printed off for each student.

Originally designed to accompany a workshop to introduce Primary teachers to some quick and easy printmaking techniques, this sheet summarises the ‘how to’ and gives instructions for materials and well as variations on approaches to both monoprinting and polyblock printing. A good starting point for teachers new to these techniques, or used as a handout to accompany a printing workshop for students, this 2 page resources covers the basics as well as giving some useful weblinks for further investigation. I have uploaded both Word and PDF versions of the same sheet as sometimes the formatting on Word can go a bit wonky!

This is a one-page handout designed for GCSE Art and Design students to support them in pacing themselves through the preparation period for their exam. The sheet gives week by week advice on what they should be doing in order to arrive at the exam day ready! Students can use the sheet to support independent study and to tick off as they complete tasks. It is also a useful way of communicating the expected progress students should be making to parents… This sheet could also be easily adapted for A level students if needed. A quick an easy sheet to photocopy and pop in sketchbooks to get young artists off to an enthusiastic start with their exam. I have uploaded a Word version so you can edit it (this one is for AQA exam board and mentions in week 1 that students should choose their question) or the more ‘designed’ version which is a PDF (printable as an A3 poster).

Looking for a great way to start off your GCSE art project? These seven mind-maps cover the themes: Portrait, Curved and Straight, Fragments, Integrate, Image and Word, Places and Spaces, Celebration. A fantastic resource to support student exploration; combining artists and ideas with imagery to provoke initial investigations. You can print and display or handout the sheets, or share the document with students on the computer and they can click on the artist names/images to link directly to examples of relevant work on the internet. Saves time all round!! The sheets cover a range of artists and designers from different time periods, working in different media…