Intended for GCSE art students. The aim of this booklet is to challenge students before their GCSE school year and prepare them for creating new art projects. With 40 tasks ranging from collage to landscape art, this booklet aims to inspire, motivate and engage students in the arts. By the end students will have: a bank of 40+ artists they can be inspired by in later projects, 40+ artworks they can use or expand upon in their projects 40+ examples of analysis and reflection a stronger understanding of art, evaluation, and some project ideas The structure of the Booklet: How to use the booklet info page Advice pages including events, useful links, artist research tips, and project ideas tips. Task pages with instruction and examples Review task Available: PDF of tasks only, which can be used as individual tasks in lesson PDF of** booklet print** version included with extra pages for work to be made on.

As seen in Summer Task Book Example of task structure and quality

As used in Summer Task Book Example of task structure and quality

Simple one page document highlighting the importance of Relevance when choosing what artist to research. Asks questions to get the student thinking about if the artist is relevant through correlating medium, style, subject or concept. Aim is to get students projects to flow and to ensure the artist influence of choice will further or inspires already established ideas. Also includes examples of a clearly relevant choices and basics of what to actually research and what not to research, highlighting the important information the student will need to reference in their project.

As seen in Summer Task Book Example of task structure and quality

Task sheet with clear instruction and visual examples. Aimed for photography students but can also be used with Art students. Result of photoshoots, outcomes, artist notes, evaluation and understanding of new concept

Recap sessions aimed at Y1 September/January and Y2 September periods. Editable powerpoint and PDF of lesson with any relevant worksheets included. For GCSE and/or ALevel creative subjects - fine art focus. AQA exam board This session recaps the 4 AQA assessment objectives through research tasks, and also covers key knowledge of the course. In addition, it focuses on AO4 and introduces students to the prospects of a final piece with planning guides and inspiration. This session aims for students to gain more clarity on the assessment objectives to improve implementation of them within their work. Structure starter task project bingo quiz lesson objectives breakdown of project assessment carousel activity marks and grade boundaries breakdown AO4 and final piece planning page inspiration Final piece inspiration

Recap sessions aimed at Y1 September/January and Y2 September periods. Editable powerpoint and PDF of lesson with any relevant worksheets included. For GCSE and/or ALevel creative subjects - fine art focus. AQA exam board This session informs and prepares students for fine art exam procedure. Delivered in preparation for a Y1 mock exam schedule where students make a final piece for their projects in exam conditions for good practice and preparation for formal exams. Easily adaptable for different exam times/schedules. Structure starter activity lesson objectives assessment objectives breakdown conditions of exam and mock adaptation final piece planning exam time planning

Recap sessions aimed at Y1 September/January and Y2 September periods. Editable powerpoint and PDF of lesson with any relevant worksheets included. For GCSE and/or ALevel creative subjects - fine art focus. AQA exam board This session goes over what AQA expect from annotation within a creative project. Exploring key vocab, structure, visual presentation and the importance of annotation, students will gain a deeper understanding of what is assessed and be able to apply this to their projects. There is a spectrum where students write waffely essays or descriptive points for annotation, For AQA, annotation needs to only support the visual language shows through the journey of practical outcomes. This needs to express intent, reasoning and connections. Structure starter activity lesson objectives vocab bingo activity key aspects of annotation questioning flow discussion activity 1 discussion activity 2 annotation visual inspiration evaluation breakdown advice

Recap sessions aimed at Y1 September/January and Y2 September periods. Editable powerpoint and PDF of lesson with any relevant worksheets included. For GCSE and/or ALevel creative subjects - fine art focus. AQA exam board This short recap session covers the importance of exploration of mediums and techniques within a project. Through applying assessment objectives, medium idea generation, case study activities and a focus on the 6 key elements of art students should have a stronger understanding of art materials in relation to an art project. The aim of this lesson is to allow students to explore mediums and techniques, establishing the difference between these two terms, to then be more confident in applying relevant materials through relevant processes to progress their own projects, pushing achievements in AO2 and overall assessment. Structure -starter task -lesson objectives -AO2 breakdown -techniques vs mediums activity -medium and technique table -case study 1 activity -elements of art intro -case study 2 activity -advice -optional end of lesson task

For AQA Fine art GCSE and Alevel Prep booklet with advice and tasks that aims to engage and prepare students for exam years [Y11 at GCSE and Y2 at Alevel] All students should achieve an archive or research bank of project ideas, techniques and mediums they intend to use with notes on experiments they can apply them to, ideas on subjects and themes to explore, and a bank of artists and artworks with accompanying research/analysis and response experiment ideas. With this they will be fully prepared for component 1. PDF included - booklet print format. Best printed A4. Can be used digitally as a guide for work to be produced. Contents: What to expect for exam year - breakdown of projects tips for being an art student art events to go to useful links for research and art-world engagement assessment objectives recap annotation guide idea generation advice artist research tips artist response tips observational drawing tips subject in art breakdown and task techniques in art breakdown and task themes and concepts in art and task artist advice and task [artist research bank] project ideas example guidance for students to create 3 project ideas for coursework component With this booklets students will be guided through summer and/or April/May/June classes and have the support, research and motivation to start their component 1’s.

Intended for GCSE art/photography students. Can also be suggested for AS level students to practice and get inspired. The aim of this booklet is to challenge students before their GCSE school year and prepare them for creating new art projects. With 40 tasks ranging from dada collage to golden ratio, this booklet aims to inspire, motivate and engage students in the arts. By the end students will have: a bank of 40+ artists/photographers they can be inspired by in later projects, 40+ photoshoots they can use or expand upon in their projects 40+visual outcomes 40+ examples of analysis and reflection a stronger understanding of photography, evaluation, and some project ideas The structure of the Booklet: How to use the booklet info page Advice pages including events, useful links, artist research tips, and project ideas tips. Task pages with instruction and examples Review task Available: PDF of tasks only, which can be used as individual tasks in lesson Can be given digitally or as a printed booklet

Recap sessions aimed at Y1 September/January and Y2 September periods. Editable powerpoint and PDF of lesson with any relevant worksheets included. For GCSE and/or ALevel creative subjects - fine art focus. AQA exam board Session introducing students to the Artworld through historic movements. Most students have little to no grasp of art history and so opening this world to them aims at inspiring creativity and possibility within their own projects. Knowledge of art movements clarifies certain aspects of art and allows students to be exposed to these areas of research. To inspire creating work or progressing current projects it would aid students to know what to look for to find relevant : groups of artists, subject matter, style, mediums ans ways of working. Structure starter task question and discussion lesson objective opening discussion ‘what is art history?’ post-it activity graph of art movements movement roulette activity key movement walkthrough application of ideas advice key research links Note: This session is easily adaptable and great for formal/practice teaching observations

Recap sessions aimed at Y1 September/January and Y2 September periods. Editable powerpoint and PDF of lesson with any relevant worksheets included. For GCSE and/or ALevel creative subjects - fine art focus. AQA exam board A favorite of mine. this session recaps all key aspects of artist research with useful and though provoking activities, As with annotation, I have found students can write too much or too little for their artist research. Here students will be shown what to focus on, relevance and intention. The aim of the session is to support students with research: clarifying the what and how. Following this session students should be more confident and concise with research, pushing projects forward in progress and achievement. Structure -starter task quiz Lesson objectives the importance of research in an art project research flow/process what to research 2 case study activities artist research activity research presentation ideas advice

Recap sessions aimed at Y1 September/January and Y2 September periods. Editable powerpoint and PDF of lesson with any relevant worksheets included. For GCSE and/or ALevel creative subjects - fine art focus. AQA exam board Session aimed to show students the importance of presenting their work and how presentation aids in communicating their ideas and overall investigation, with a focus on visual language. Also expressing that there is no one correct way to present a sketchbook, with note on how students don’t have to be restricted to a sketchbook. Additionally this session looks at presenting practical outcomes and individual pieces, from experiments to final outcomes, breaking down compositions, surfaces, scale and audience. Structure starter activity lesson objectives practical group discussion task advice presenting artwork 4 aspects of professional outcomes discussion activity with real world application

Recap sessions aimed at Y1 September/January and Y2 September periods. Editable powerpoint and PDF of lesson with any relevant worksheets included. For GCSE and/or ALevel creative subjects - fine art focus. AQA exam board This lesson encourages students to explore the concepts of development and refinement. As these are two key elements of the design process it is important for students to understand what they mean and how to effectively implement them in experiments and outcomes in accordance with assessment objectives. Alot of students do not fully understand the importance of developing experiments and refining outcomes. AQA regularly see projects with ‘one and done’ responses. This lesson will allow students to explore what development and refinement are and apply the relevant questions to ask about their own work to create development within their projects. Structure starter task project flow chart based lesson objectives venn diagram activity development breakdown refinement breakdown assessment objective application idea tree diagram circular development and refinement diagram case study task flow chart task advice

Simple explanation of the importance of mind-mapping and the basic structure of an art project To help explaining a project, the flow of a project and the importance of idea generation and mind-maps at the start of a project

Task sheet with clear instruction and visual examples. Aimed for photography students but can also be used with Art students. Result of photoshoots, outcomes, artist notes, evaluation and understanding of new concept