Challenge your students to consider how positive they are about life, learning and pretty much everything. The questions will provide students with a score with a corresponding statement that outlines their particular mind-set. A nice starter activity for group work based on positive or growth mind-sets. Suitable for KS3 and 4.

PSHE. Challenge your students to consider how positive they are about life, learning and pretty much everything. The questions will provide students with a score with a corresponding statement that outlines their particular mind-set. A nice starter activity for group work based on positive or growth mind-sets. Suitable for KS3 and 4.

Everything you need for a complete Middle School Art curriculum. 12 units of work covering the following. Architecture Art using found and recycled objects Color theory Abstraction Conceptual art Drawing styles Figure drawing and sculpture Masks Monochrome drawing Natural forms Portraiture Structures Each unit of work provides a lesson by lesson plan, homework suggestions, materials lists, artist references, health and safety and links to thinking skills. Also included are presentations showing the use of clay, one and two point perspective and drawing faces in proportion. I can be contacted on twitter @maelhmatthews if you would like any more information about this or any other resource in our shop.

Engage students in Anti Bullying activities with these resources. Schemes of work, discussion starting points and a questionnaire that will really get students thinking about how they are treated and how they treat others. All resources are easy to print. Suitable for KS2 and 3. Ideal for form time or for when time is tight. Also includes 18 motivational posters for use at any time during the year.

595 high quality photographs of the natural world covering animals, plants, landscapes, water, sea, sea creatures, birds, sky, rivers, plants, fire, snow and much more. Provided as both PDFs and editable PowerPoints so that the pictures can be extracted and used in your own documents. Ideal for Art and Creative Writing lessons and also a wonderful resource for fellow educational authors who need copyright free, high quality images. I have taken all the photographs in this resource and once purchased you are free to use them in any way that you like.

Downloaded over 1000 times globally last Christmas. Updated and improved for 2017 to include a visual round. Get your copy and give students a Christmas challenge with this big, challenging Christmas quiz. 40 questions and 10 visual questions that will really challenge students knowledge about all things to do with Christmas. If you do purchase this resource you can choose another resource from our shop free of charge up to the value of £20. Simply visit our shop, look through the 1000 + resources on offer and email me at maelmatthews@gmail.com. Click here to go to our shop and have a browse! Our little Christmas present to you! This is quite a tricky quiz and has been written with Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 in mind. Provided in easy to print list form and also as a visually festive slideshow with a slide per question so that questions can be displayed on the whiteboard. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Start Education!

An Art scheme of work suitable for Key Stage 3 students, providing a lesson by lesson guide, cross curricular links, homework advice and recommendations on materials. The focus of the scheme is the development of masks through design and construction.

A poster promoting the values of an Art education. The poster emphasises that the ability to think creatively is of benefit no matter what profession a student wishes to pursue. A useful resource for classroom displays, open evenings and parents evenings.

A useful feedback questionnaire for A level Art students. This is an effective way of collecting information from the students regarding their experience on the course. In turn, this can provide evidence for Self Evaluation Forms and can also inform decision making when compiling the Departmental Development Plan, therefore supporting the progression of the department.

An Art specific Gifted and Talented Policy. The information contained within the document will help provide a clear structure to the teaching of Gifted and Talented students.

A range of discussion activities focussing on Finances. An ideal resource for when planning and delivery time is tight!

A promotional tool - very useful at a time when fewer students are opting for exam level Art courses. An extensive slideshow emphasising the merits of Art education. The slideshow includes information on potential careers as well as more general focus on the values of creative thinking. Each slide includes visual imagery. Fully editable, this resource is ideal for lessons, open evenings and presentations.

A slideshow of 25 high quality photographs of plants. This resource can be used to provide students of all ages with inspiration for any Art project associated with the natural environment. Photographs focus on interesting texture, colour and contrast and could provide the starting point for drawing, painting or 3 dimensional work. The photos can also be used as exemplar material, demonstrating the quality of images that students should aim to collect as a primary source. An ideal resource for the start of a project based on Natural Forms. Art resource by Start Creative Resources.

A useful visual resource setting out the many aspects of the Art and Design Process in a mind map format. This diagram provides easy to understand support for all Art students and is as relevant to Key Stage 3 students as it is to GCSE and A level students. It can help inform the development of Art project work.

Updated for 2017-18. A step by step guide for students, leading them through the development of a GCSE Art sketchbook. This resource focusses on covering the Assessment Objectives and helps students see how their work can evolve. An invaluable resource for all students, but in particular, lower achieving candidates. Over 30 instructional slides. Art resource by Start Creative Resources.

Form time can be pressurised…… Register to be taken, notices to be read out, student queries to be answered ….. and the weekly PSHCEE topic to be covered! This resource provides discussion starting points for Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship, Economic Education. The aim is to provide a quick, at a glance resource which will help you to start class discussions. They have been written with a focus on the student. What do they think? What do they know? The following topics are covered. • Bullying • Careers • Disability • Drugs • Finances • Personal Health • Race relations • Relationships • The Environment Ideal for use with Key Stage 3 students, but also suitable for Key Stage 4 and 5

Art. 56 amazing resources! Updated to include 15 different image banks - over 500 photos! Everything needed for primary and secondary art. Hopefully the extent of this resource can be seen by the size of the download. A huge resource (56 different downloads) comprising schemes of work, student and staff handbooks, support resources, image banks, marking schemes, policies, report comments, presentations, promotional materials and much more. Everything you need to get an Art Department up and running. The resource pack covers KS2, KS3, 4 and 5, but could also be adapted to support Art at Primary level. An invaluable tool for ensuring that your department is Ofsted ready! Please don't forget to leave a comment. We value your views!

The resource comprises 3 original colouring books by Mael Matthews, totally over 100 different coloring templates. Recent research suggests that anxious, over busy minds can be calmed by focusing on simple, therapeutic tasks such as colouring. This resource has been designed to be suitable for use with all ages, including adults and SEN students. Whether being used as an extension activity, for therapeutic reasons or simply for fun, I hope that you enjoy this resource. Happy colouring!

This scheme of study provides a lesson by lesson plan based on Architecture. The scheme is cross referenced with thinking skills, risk assessment and differentiation. The scheme can be used in conjunction with other support materials available from Mael Matthews through TES.