The GCSE Art exam is nearly upon us. Help student decide on an exam final outcome. GCSE Art students have been developing their exam preparatory work for a while and it is now time for them to start considering ideas for a final outcome to be produced during 10 hours of exam time. This step by step guide will help them review their preparatory work and make decisions that will lead them to a final outcome that is clearly linked to their research and the Assessment Objectives. Equally suited to the AQA and EdExcel courses.

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.

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

A photocopiable resource charting the main periods, styles and artists through the ages. A useful resource to provide students some context whilst they undertake their own research into the work of other artists and craftspeople.

Students are now starting to develop work for the GCSE Art Exam. This resource provides 14 different slideshows of copyright free photographic images to support students in the development of their work. Whilst these photos wont replace the need for students to collect their own images, they are useful for supplementing their work and providing extra support for students who find the subject more challenging. The images cover a huge range of themes and are appropriate for all AQA and EdExcel endorsement areas.

“This resource really helped my students develop thorough artwork”* We hand out the GCSE External Task (Component 2) papers in January. This set of resources provides structure and support for students as they develop their preparatory work. The External Task Support Document guides students through the development of work ensuring that they fully cover all four Assessment Objectives. It is also fully editable so that you can amend it to fully meet the needs of your students. Also included is an art analysis prompt sheet which guides students through detailed analysis of artwork, a work review sheet that encourages students to analyse their own progress and relate it to the AOs, a photocopy friendly history of art information document and student friendly explanations of the Assessment Objectives which really pinpoints what is required to meet the requirements of the AOs..... .... and finally, two slideshows showing what the elusive Grade 9 work looks like. * Comment left by buyer on TPT.

If your students follow the instructions in this handout they will cover all four Assessment Objectives and be well on their way to passing the GCSE course. Clear instructions, print friendly and fully aligned with the AQA GCSE Art specification. I have used this in my own department where we generally obtain 70% 9 - 7 and 100% 9 - 4. This resource works!!

GCSE Art students will now be receiving their Externally Set Task papers. This document provides support for students and teachers, suggesting possible approaches to the development of their preparatory work. Also included are lists of artists to study and possible foci for study. Please note that the actual question titles have been redacted to adhere to exam regulations but these can be easily inserted by the teacher by using the exam paper.

Updated for 2018-19. This extensive resource provides 15 pages full of comments suitable for Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 Art student reports. Comments cover the full range of abilities and are fully editable. A very useful resource for busy Art teachers who require report writing inspiration or just a bit of help with report structures.

A KS3 Art Unit of Work. Focus: Figure Drawing and Sculpture

Over 40 high quality photographic images of scenes to support the teaching of 1 point perspective. All images are free of copyright and therefore can be copied, distributed and modified freely.

We are handing out the GCSE Art exam papers. This massive resource provides 140 high quality images of a woodland environment. The photos were captured on a woodland walk and record in great detail the natural surroundings. A useful visual resource for showing students how to REALLY EXPLORE their surroundings in great depth.

Keep your students happy and busy in the last week of term with this Easter themed resource. 10 mazes of increasing difficulty. Challenge your students to get to the egg. To make it even more challenging, perhaps give them a time limit! Happy Easter from START!

Fully editable Art report comments for Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. 17 pages of differentiated comments.

This resource comprises a slide show of images of people, offering inspiration for Art students of all ages. This resource can be used in conjunction with other Art resources by Mael Matthews on TES

GCSE Art students only have weeks left before their Component 2 exam sessions. If your students really need to sort their preparatory work out over the Easter holiday, this fully editable prompt sheet might help. A one page resume of the need to develop thorough prep. that covers all the Assessment Objectives. It might just help instill a bit uf much needed urgency into their working!

This Unit of Work provides 3 linked lesson plans that guide teaching of skills and techniques associated with color. Each lesson plan is broken down into how the work will be assessed, the structure of the lesson, cross curricular links and resources required. Also included for each lesson is a photocopiable information sheet for students, which is written in a student friendly manner.

A KS3 scheme of study focussing on drawing.