Updated for 2017-18. Thinking Skills are so important. Students and adults are often led to believe that there is only one right answer to the question. This doesn’t have to be the case though and it is really useful for students to be reminded of this, encouraging them to keep an open mind and explore possibilities. This way of thinking is referred to as divergent thinking and it goes hand in hand with creativity. This resource provides questions that encourage students to problem solve and consider lots of answers to questions that don’t have just one right answer. Each question is presented on an individual page so that they can be printed out and students can jot down ideas, scribble notes and even draw diagrams if they feel like it.

Are endless reports getting you down? This might help. Fully editable report comments for form tutors and Heads of Year. These comments are fully editable so that you can modify them to suit your particular requirements. We hope that this resource significantly speeds up the report writing process for you. Provided as a Word document for complete editing freedom. Ideal for all secondary school year groups.

This resource provides 6 Olympic themed colouring sheets to engage students in the upcoming Rio Olympics. Suitable for all age groups.

A visual summer themed quiz for primary aged children. Questions with images which can be shown slide by slide to children. Suitable as a fun filler activity at the end of a busy year.

It's time for HODs to do data analysis and you might find that your A level ALPS score isn't as good as you had hoped. There might be reasons for this and this document provides an explanation of these reasons. The statements can be copied and dropped into your own analysis documents ... and can of course be edited to fit the needs of your department. Provided as a Word document for complete editing freedom.

Engage students in the Rio Olympics with this Olympic themed word search. Ideal for form time and at the end of the day. Easy to photocopy.

This resource provides 17 pages of comments for art reports. The document is divided into KS3, 4 and 5 comments and all use appropriate specialist vocabulary. The document is in Word format for ease of copying and editing. An ideal resource for when report deadlines are approaching and workload is heavy.

What mind-set do your students have to their learning? This questionnaire can help students analyse their learning habits and encourage a more open, active approach to their learning. Suitable for Middle School and High School students and appropriate for all subject areas. An ideal activity as a starter or a homework. Visit the Start Creative shop for a huge range of educational resources at http://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mael

A model for comment only marking for KS3 Art lessons. Suitable for all subject areas and fully editable so that you can insert information to suit your particular school. This resource provides a clear, simple rationale for providing comment only feedback to students whilst ensuring that data is collected recording and reporting purposes and linking to the new numeric GCSE grading system (9 to 1).

Are you brave enough to ask your students what they have thought about their Art education this year? Do you want to collect meaningful comments for your SEF? If so, this simple resource will help. A page of targeted questions which will allow students to provide feedback. Provided as a Word document so that you can fully edit it. Enjoy the summer hols when they arrive!

Engage students in the Rio Olympics with this collection of Olympic themed coloring sheets. Easy to print.

This resource provides a range of superhero templates that children can use to design their own superhero character. They can add colour to develop their own super suit and then they can think about the super powers that their character will have. You could encourage children to develop super powers linked to study skills, for instance, super memory or super writing ability …. Or you could use it as a lead into creative writing, with their superhero saving the day in an adventure. Male and female character templates are provided. This resource could help make cross curricular links – study skills, art, creative writing. Please leave feedback. We really value your views. Many thanks.

It's nearly the end of the academic year and now is a wonderful time to ask students to think about the progress that they have made. What went well? Which areas need a bit more attention? What have the enjoyed? And what aspects of school life would they like to get even better? This questionnaire provides a sheet of student friendly questions to help guide their consideration of the year past. This resource is provided as a word document so that it can be easily edited, amended and added to. Enjoy the summer break when it finally arrives!

Get students in the Olympic mood with this free Olympic themed colouring sheet. Check out lots more resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mael

Get students in the Olympic mood with this free Olympic themed coloring sheet. Check out lots more resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mael

This is our 1000th resource on Tes. A motivational poster for classroom display. Hopefully this image will help promote a positive attitude in students and also add a visually appealing element to the classroom. The original image is of a very special place for me, Bridlington beach, East Yorkshire. Provided as a jpeg for printing at a range of sizes or inserting into your own documents.