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Mind the Gap

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Engaging, easy-to use, challenging lesson resources designed to help close the disadvantage gap. From print & go worksheets when you're in a rush to thoughtful assemblies when you need to impress. For busy, happy teachers who want highly motivated and productive students. Designed by a Head of Creative & Performing Arts, Head of Art and GCSE and A-level Art moderator. MA, BFA, NPQSL

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Engaging, easy-to use, challenging lesson resources designed to help close the disadvantage gap. From print & go worksheets when you're in a rush to thoughtful assemblies when you need to impress. For busy, happy teachers who want highly motivated and productive students. Designed by a Head of Creative & Performing Arts, Head of Art and GCSE and A-level Art moderator. MA, BFA, NPQSL
World Refugee Week Assembly 2024
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World Refugee Week Assembly 2024

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-Use this assembly to help educate and raise awareness about refugees and how we can support them. -Defines important terminology to address misconceptions about what a refugee is or is not. -Develops empathy, gets students thinking about what it might be like to face the challenges that a refugee has to face -short video clips to further emphasise the importance of World Refugee Week -Good for primary or secondary asemblies Approximate running time: 10-15 minutes
Integrity Assembly
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Integrity Assembly

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Integrity Assembly Includes: Definition and examples Vocabulary match- up exercise Questions Michael Jordan & Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie references Prayer Integrity Choosing courage over comfort, choosing what’s right over what’s fun, fast or easy, and practicing your values, not just talking about them.
Art cover worksheets quick print Colour Theory
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Art cover worksheets quick print Colour Theory

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2 page worksheet that teaches students about colour theory. This worksheet is ready to print & go, just provide colouring pencils for an engaging, challenging lesson for students of any age. I used with KS3.
Drama GCSE The Crucible Revision McCarthyism
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Drama GCSE The Crucible Revision McCarthyism

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Learning Objective: To understand the context of McCarthyism and justify my directing choices for staging the play. Students will learn about: -The Real Witch-Hunts -The Cold War -USA: Capitalism versus Communism in 1950s Includes: Vocabulary & Comprehension tasks Director’s challenge tasks Fill in the blank, identify the parallels & True or False exercises Homework tasks
Primary Source Still Life Photos to DRAW from
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Primary Source Still Life Photos to DRAW from

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The best way to develop drawing skills and access the highest grades is to practice drawing from observation. Have your students choose & use these primary source still life photographs to create their own amazing compositions.
Art Baseline Testing Observational Drawing Instructions
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Art Baseline Testing Observational Drawing Instructions

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-Use this ppt to start your KS3 students onto a baseline drawing, working from any object. (We use this at the beginning of the year to assess ability on entry and collect a sample of existing skill). -Succinctly explain what observational drawing is and get your students to practice the skill right away. Featuring: -Instructions for the activity -6 Steps to success -Tonal chart Just add: Objects, pencils, paper and students.
Art Drawing GCSE project
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Art Drawing GCSE project

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I assigned this to my new GCSE groups so that students could continue improving their drawing and knowledge while at home. A challenging mini unit of work based on Iain Macarthur’s animal illustrations (line, pattern, detail etc) that offers choice and includes opportunities to develop a range of technical skills and demonstrate creativity. Organised into the following tasks: -Knowledge -Interpretation -Practice -Inspiration -Final piece My students enjoyed it and the outcomes were decent. I hope your students enjoy it too!
GCSE Art Holiday Homework Beginning/End 2017 Edexcel
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GCSE Art Holiday Homework Beginning/End 2017 Edexcel

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Need a quick homework to keep your GCSE students working on creating evidence for their Art portfolio for Beginning/End over the Easter break? Use this! Features... -Checklist of holiday activities -Focus on Researching artists & exploring personal interests -Exemplars of A/B/C quality work -AO4 Idea mindmap
Grid Portraits
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Grid Portraits

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Use this to show your students how to use the grid method to draw a realistic portrait.
Behaviour Expectations Art
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Behaviour Expectations Art

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Use this ppt to clearly explain the rules and promote positive behaviour for learning in your Art classroom. Includes: -Rules -Reasons why we should follow the rules -What happens when we do/don't -An introduction to Art & definition -Video links to clips that highlight the importance of studying Art.
Art Assessment Writing Frame  AFL
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Art Assessment Writing Frame AFL

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**INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENT USE Tip: Use this framework as a guide to organise your self-assessment writing whenever we do www & ebi. Look carefully at your work and think of what www (use the vocabulary in the green to help you). Working from left to right choose words from each section to build a sentence to evaluate your work. Repeat for ebi (use the vocabulary in the yellow to help you). -Make sure you write using complete sentences. -Make sure your sentences make sense. -Ensure you are being honest about your work.