Cut your workload with this Back to School Assembly Powerpoint. 20 fully editable slides welcoming students back to school. Each slide has an eye catching image and emphasises the important points that children should consider as they set off on what will hopefully be another successful year. Slides highlight the following areas. The need for balance in life Friendship Hard work Being kind Engaging in lessons Supporting each other Asking for help … and more. This resource is fully editable because, let’s be honest, the chances of designing an assembly Powerpoint that absolutely hits everything you want to say are quite remote. We hope that this really reduces your workload though so that you can enjoy that last few days of the holiday. Good luck for the new academic year.

We can hand out the AQA A level Art Component 2 question papers on Friday 1st February. Get ahead off the game with this collection of support resources. Included are the following. Support bundle for students comprising of: Contents • Introduction • Student information • Week by week guide • Homework checklist • Support request sheet • The History of Art – Notable Periods, Styles and Artists • Component 2 Final Outcome Checklist • Art Analysis Prompt Sheet • AQA A level grade boundaries from 2019 • Securing Outstanding A level Performance in Art 18 pages in total. A document for teachers explaining why ALPS doesn’t always work for Art. A fully editable letter to parents explaining what is required. We hope that this will take the pressure off at the start of the process.

This resource provides a fun superhero based activity for form time. An opportunity to encourage students to consider positive behaviour traits as superpowers. Suitable for KS2 and 3 students. A choice of superhero templates are offered, both male and female, which allow children to add colour and designs. Children can then develop a positive character for the hero by deciding on "superpowers" and background.

Give students a relaxing colouring activity. Evidence suggests that colouring exercises are effective in calming busy minds in both adults and children. Teachers successfully use them in the classroom to help students re focus. Unfortunately most colouring books are prohibitively expensive. This affordable collection of beautiful original drawings is the solution. 65 beautiful mandalas ready for printing out and adding colour. All drawings are original and have been produced by Mael Matthews.

This is a step by step guide to developing a sketchbook. A useful support document for those students who are struggling to cover the Assessment Objectives. The focus of this guide is "Natural Forms", but it could easily be amended to accommodate alternative themes. An editable version of the resource is included. If you have any questions about the resource please tweet Mael @maelhmatthews. We would be happy to answer your questions.

17 pages of editable report comments for A level Art. Fully aligned to the Assessment Objectives. Suitable for both AQA and EdExcel courses. A full range of student ability covered.

GCSE Art students will be receiving the External Task sheets in January. This is an important, intensive period of the course, with the task accounting for 40% of their overall mark. These support documents provide the student and teacher with a structured guide to developing preparatory work that fully addresses the Assessment Objectives. A schedule shows the nature and timing of work between January and early April (The controlled assessment usually takes place in late April or early May.) Also included is a prompt sheet for analysing artwork and a step by step guide to developing a GCSE sketchbook. The theme of the sketchbook guide is "natural forms", but it can be adapted by the teacher or student to fit any question. ....... and finally, a collection of original photographs of plants which you and your students are free to copy, edit and use. The images might prove very useful to those students who struggle to collect their own images. The support document and the step by step sketchbook guide are provided as PDFs, but also Word / Powerpoint documents so that they can be fully edited to suit the specific needs of the school. Visit our shop at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mael for over 300 more creative resources, including photographic images for most topic areas. Good luck to students and teachers. Please remember to leave feedback. We value your comments.

A challenging Christmas quiz. 40 questions that will really challenge students knowledge about all things to do with Christmas. This is quite a tricky quiz and has been written with Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 in mind. Provided in easy to print list form and also as a visually festive slideshow with a slide per question so that questions can be displayed on the whiteboard. Also included is a Christmas colouring book - easy to print images of snowflakes for early finishers to add creative colour to. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Start Education!

This resource comprises a slide show of images of dramatic landscapes, offering inspiration for Art students of all ages. The textural and compositional qualities of the images could potentially provide a starting point for media experimentation and artwork development. This resource is equally suitable as a cross curricular tool, offering a visual reference for geography students or as inspiration for creative writing. It can be used in conjunction with other Art resources by Mael Matthews on TES.

This resource provides 20 high quality images associated with Autumn. Falling leaves, rich colours and inspirational views. An ideal resource to support creative writing, art projects and lessons on the seasons of the year with Primary aged children.

Celebrate Bonfire Night with this colouring book. This resource provides 25 photocopiable images of fireworks for colouring. Each image also has a clear reminder to be safe on the 5th of November. A fun activity which can be used to remind children to enjoy Bonfire Night but also to take care. Happy Bonfire Night from Start Art Resources.

A common sense approach to assessing and feeding back to students now that levels have gone and student targets are usually set based on their performance in subjects other than Art. The focus of this policy is to provide accurate, positive, encouraging feedback and assessment which allows the student to grow as an artist rather than being left feeling that they have failed. This resource has been widely shared and effectively integrated within the Art teaching community. supplied as a PDF and also a Word document for complete freedom to edit to suit your department's particular needs.

Kapow! Here’s a cool Back to School Art activity for kids 9 to 14. There are a range of superhero templates that kids can use to design their own superhero character. They can add color to develop their own super suit and then they can think and write about the super powers that their character will have. Check out the complete preview doc so that you can see exactly what you get. There are 3 male templates and 3 female templates. There is also a blank worksheet for kids to draw out their own superhero from scratch. You could encourage children to write about 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. The templates are provided as worksheets and also as full page coloring sheets so that you have lots of creative freedom. Also check out the speech bubbles that kids can add their own text to, cut out and add to their super hero pictures. Also included are superhero emblem templates so that kids can design their own super badge! This resource could help make cross curricular links – study skills, art, creative writing. 18 pages in total.

A fully editable handbook for A level Art students which outlines the course requirements, expectations and structure. Provided as a Word doc so that you can amend it to suit the needs of your school.

It's nearly Halloween! And with that in mind, this slideshow provides 24 photographs of monsters all around us. Gargoyles on churches, statues in parks, toys, sculptures, graffiti ... they're everywhere! This resource could provide an inspirational starting point for Halloween themed creative writing exercises, or support children in the development of their artwork, or simply be a fun activity for free class time. Happy Halloween!

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. :)