A festive grid drawing activity to engage children in the run up to Christmas. Also ideal as an emergency cover lesson. Merry Christmas!

Children and adults sometimes need a focus at times of stress and anxiety. Concentrating the mind on a straightforward activity such as colouring can have a calming effect and Allow for refocus. This resource might help an individual regain focus. 65 original drawings are provided ready for colouring. The drawings vary in complexity. This resource can also be used as an extension activity or simply for fun. Suitable for SEN students, but equally suitable for main stream students.

Ideal form time fun for the last week of term. This fun "Who, What, Where" game challenges teams to respond to slides that describe a particular scene. One person then draws the scene whilst team mates try to guess. This PowerPoint provides rules, descriptive slides and score card. This is a resource that I have produced to use with my classes this week to give them a well deserved end of term treat. You might also like to give students a challenging Christmas quiz. Click here to go to the Big Christmas Quiz! Merry Christmas from Start Education!

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.

A comprehensive Art Department Teacher handbook covering vision, philosophy, health and safety, expectations of students, course descriptions and more. The handbook provides a fully editable resource which can be modified to suit all Art departments.

A Health and Safety policy for Art Departments, covering a wide range of materials and creative processes. Fully editable.

This resource provides a GCSE Art Scheme of Study based on Natural Forms. The scheme provides opportunities for full coverage of the four Assessment Objectives. Also included are 11 individual slideshows of photographic images to support the scheme. There is also a photocopiable step by step student guide to developing an effective sketchbook based on natural forms. This resource has been designed to relate to both the existing specification and the new GCSE Art specification which will be rolled out next academic year. Resources have been developed by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Department, Senior A level Art Moderator and professional artist.

A KS3 scheme of study focussing on drawing.

This huge resource (154 pages) offers 38 linked lesson plans, leading students through the key elements of Art, Design and Creativity. Each lesson plan provides differentiation, lesson outline, lesson structure, materials required, and homework. Each lesson also provides a photocopiable information sheet for students, written in a student friendly style. Includes a 40 image slideshow of example student work. Topics covered include drawing styles, observation, abstraction, figure drawing, mask making, sculpture, landscape painting, portraiture, ceramics, color theory, architecture .... and much more. The lessons have been purposefully written to lead on from each other, allowing students to build upon their ever increasing skills sets through Middle School. The resource has been written by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Department, Senior Art Examiner and Professional Artist.

The US version of this resource has been awarded 5 stars by the TES team. This huge resource (154 pages) offers 38 linked lesson plans, leading students through the key elements of Art, Design and Creativity. Each lesson plan provides differentiation, lesson outline, lesson structure, materials required and homework. Each lesson also provides a photocopiable information sheet for students, written in a student friendly style. Topics covered include drawing styles, observation, abstraction, figure drawing, mask making, sculpture, landscape painting, portraiture, ceramics, colour theory, architecture .... and much more. The lessons have been purposefully written to lead on from each other, allowing students to build upon their ever increasing skills sets through the Key Stage 3 years. It also offers activities that directly link to GCSE Art Assessment Objectives, ensuring students are "GCSE ready" by the end of Key Stage 3. The resource has been written by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Department, Senior Art Moderator and Professional Artist. The resource can be used in conjunction with Mael's other Art resources which can be found at https:tes.com/teaching-resources-shop/mael

This massive resource for Middle School Art departments comprises 52 individual files. A full year of schemes of study A vast range of supporting visuals and slide shows Student and staff handbooks Student feedback forms Policies including Health and Safety and a Gifted and Talented policy Cross curricular information such as colours in different languages A vision for Art Education Art Technician duty list and ..... The Complet Art Curriculum Book ..... plus much more. These resources have been produced by Mael Matthews, experienced Head of Department, professional artist and Senior Art examiner.

New for 2016. This poster of a "Story Mountain" shows how a story can be structured and developed. Suitable either as a classroom poster, a laminated desk mat or a hand-out. Includes a black and white JPEG version for easy photocopying and insertion into documents.

I originally produced this resource to help my own children learn to tell the time. It has since been used extensively to support teaching time telling to children aged between 5 and 10 years of age. This Math resource provides clear visuals and activities to support children in the development of time telling skills. The aim is to encourage children to take a hands on approach and enjoy learning to tell the time. Slides are provided in three different formats; full colour, black and white photocopiable and tinted dyslexia friendly.

Having trouble recruiting students onto your GCSE or A level Art course in these competitive times? This slideshow might help. The diverse range of different art related careers outlined with an illustrated slide for each career. Also the more general benefits of developing creativity are highlighted. An ideal resource to show Year 9 students in the run up to them making their choices about which subject to study. Updated for 2017-18

Why not get 2020 off to a flying start with this fully editable 26 slide assembly PowerPoint. The slideshow welcomes students back and then encourages best effort, engagement and positivity. Each slide is illustrated and can be edited to suit your particular requirements. You might want to add slides, images of comments so that it is perfect for your school, but hopefully this framework will cut your workload slightly at the start of the new term! Happy 2020 to everyone. we hope that you have a successful year!

Are you a new resource author? Do you want clear advice on how to build your brand? This resource will really help. I have been a resource author for 5 years and have seen my sales increase annually. I am presently the top selling Art resource author on TES. 9 pages of bullet pointed advice covering marketing, audience engagement, actual writing of resources, copyright and other legal issues and much more!

These videos show students how to use the rules of perspective to develop their drawings. 1 point, 2 point and 3 point perspective are all covered. The activities are explained and demonstrated in a clear, straightforward manner. The videos can be used as the basis of a classroom lesson or alternatively could be sent to students who are currently in lock-down and having to do distance learning. There are 8 videos: An Introduction to 1 Point Perspective An Introduction to 2 Point Perspective An Introduction to 3 Point Perspective Draw a Winding Road using 1 Point Perspective Draw a Winding, Undulating Road using 1 Point Perspective Draw a House in 2 Point Perspective Draw Steps using 2 Point Perspective Draw a Countryside Scene using 1 Point Perspective

Get the GCSE Art exam unit off to flying start in January with this resource. We hand out the AQA GCSE Art Component 2 exam papers in January. Support students from the start with this bundle of resources. Included are the following. Question starting point suggestions for Art and Design and Fine Art External task support document for students which guides them through the development of preparatory work that fully meets the requirements of the four Assessment Objectives. A student friendly explanation of the Assessment Objectives which highlights the need to develop ideas. Guidance on how to develop a final outcome. An example of a grade 9 sketchbook A step by step guide to developing a sketchbook. A fully editable letter template to parents informing them of the work that students will be undertaking and how support at home would be helpful. An art history printable. Supporting images for Q1 (Art and design and Fine Art) and Q6 (Fine Art) The 2019 version of this resource was a TES top download. All resources are print friendly. We hope that this dramatically reduces your workload at the start of the development phase. Please note that questions are referred to by number only so as not to infringe Ofqual regulations about reproducing questions. You will therefore need to cross reference these notes with the original question papers. If you would like to only download supporting images rather than everything else offered here please go to the following pages [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-art-exam-2020-photographs-of-crowds-of-people-12229399] [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-art-component-2-exam-2020-movement-images-12229479]

GCSE Revision. We will be handing out the Component 2 papers in the New Year. This printable resource provides clear, useful advice for students as they begin to develop their preparatory work. It includes the following. Introductory advice about how to develop work. Week by week plan to developing work. Checklist to help students ensure they are developing work that addresses the Assessment Objectives Final Outcome checklist to ensure that students clearly communicate their intentions - this is very helpful for the teacher, ensuring that all materials are ready. How to analyse artwork flow diagram. How to analyse their own work flow diagram. Student friendly explanation of what the Assessment Objectives actually mean. A fully editable letter to parents / carers explaining the requirements of this stage of the GCSE Art course. We hope that this resource helps get Component 2 underway and cuts your workload.