Christmas is nearly here .... but we will be handing out the GCSE Art External Task papers as soon as we return in January 2016. Reduce your holiday workload with this resource. These documents provide a structured guide for students, outlining a week by week approach to developing preparatory work and emphasising the importance of fully covering the Assessment Objectives. Included is a checklist to help students keep themselves on track. Also, a visual prompt sheet for analysing the artwork of recognised artists. The resource is provided as a PDF and also as a Word document so that it can be easily edited to suit your school's specific needs. These resources have been devised by Mael Matthews, Senior Art Moderator for the UK's largest Art Exam board.

This poster compares the current GCSE grades (A -G) with the new grading system (9 - 1). Suitable as a poster around school or a hand out for staff, students, parents and governors. This resource has been developed by Mael Matthews, experienced teacher and senior examiner for the largest UK examination board. If you have found this resource useful, why not check out our other resources ...... there are over 600 other Art education resources in the shop. You can visit by clicking here Why not follow us by clicking here for regular education news. Please don't forget to leave a comment. We value your views.

A clear simple comparison between the current GCSE grades and the new numeric grades. An ideal hand out for staff, students, parents and governors.

Engage students in the Rio Olympic Games and Brazil with this handy, easy to photocopy factsheet.

Engage students in the Rio Olympics with this simple resource. A Brazil flag coloring sheet.

38 thorough Art lesson plans suitable for Middle School (USA) and Key Stage 3 (UK). Each lesson builds upon the last ensuring that thorough, cohesive Art education is provided. Lesson plans provide detailed step by step guides, materials lists, health and safety information, home work ideas and a student friendly information sheet. This resource has been produced by Mael Matthews, Head of Art at one of the UK's highest achieving schools, and Senior Art examiner. Two versions are provided, one for the UK and one for the US.

Do you want to make your classroom an even happier place? This resource might help. Over 30 happy pictures which can be printed out and displayed, or used as a slideshow. All images are high quality and include smiling animals, balloons, fireworks and happy people. Enough to bring a smile to everyone's face. :)

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).

With the Euro 2016 Football tournament in full swing in France, why not get your students involved with this colouring poster. Quick and easy to print off, students can then add colour and detail to the image to show which country they are supporting. They can also add the name of their favourite player. Suitable for KS2 and KS3. Ideal as a form time activity or simply as a quick, fun activity at the end of a busy day.

A range of high quality summer images. Ideal as inspiration for creative writing, art projects or simply to brighten up your classroom.