Starting a project requires research and visual inspiration. This task guides students on presenting : titles, ideas, artists and contexts. Instructions and example included for student access. Addition of example of actual student responses for teachers - or for further examples for students. This task allowed me to then discuss ideas with students before they began their projects, giving them more confidence and a stronger starting point. PDF assignment and example as well as editable powerpoint included

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

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

Applicable to AQA creative subjects such as Fine Art, Textiles, Photography and Art Craft & Design. For GCSE and Alevel This document includes the AQA spider-diagrams, which can be shared with students, as well as notes breaking down the AQA jargon for each of these spider diagrams. This gives students and teachers an easier explanation of what is expected and what achieves marks. pptx copy included as you may want to adapt, for example adding in visual examples to the written explanations.

This visual poster details the key elements of citing artwork used by students in their projects. All artworks of influence used in projects should be correctly cited. Applies to visual arts subjects and any artwork used as influence that is not the students own work. Improves the quality and professional standard of projects.

2 different basic ways to start a creative project presented through flowcharts that show one part to the next. This aid should be used to help students struggling to start, present or progress in their projects. Basic flow chart method used to map out or plan aspects of the project. Please note these are simplified steps that students should expand upon, not just use it as a page by page guide for sketchbooks. I have found that using flow charts allows students to realize what they have achieved, organize their projects more efficiently and also plan key steps for a project.

A catalogue of artists I have suggested throughout this past year for Component 1 and component 2. Multiple processes, mediums, subjects and contexts included. Each entry included artists name, as link for starting research and visual inspiration of the artists work. PDF and editable powerpoint included so you can add to this catalogue. I made this accessible to students to help with inspiration and motivation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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