It’s nearly the end of another busy school year. Give students a treat with this fun visual quiz. All they have to do is guess what the object is from a zoomed in section. All the objects have a summer theme. All complete photos are included of course so that the mystery objects can be revealed. We hope you enjoy the holiday when it finally arrives!

This resource provides a page by page slideshow of a 8/9 graded GCSE Art sketchbook. The nature of the work is fully aligned to the new GCSE Art specification. Emphasis is placed on observational drawing, critical and contextual referencing, media experimentation and idea development. The sketchbook also shows effective, intelligent annotation. This is a useful resource for showing students what they should be aiming for. If you have found this resource useful, why not check out More A level and GCSE Art resources by clicking here … and there are over 1000 other Art education resources in the shop. You can visit by clicking here Why not follow us by clicking here for regular Art education news.

An end of project questionnaire for students of all ages. This resource allows students to feed back their views on their own performance and also enables students to comment on the project. An ideal resource to support development planning.

Have you ever been asked to explain your vision for Art at your school? If so, this slideshow could help, offering a clear, cohesive resource which can be modified to suit your school's specific needs. A series of unambiguous slides which would be useful at management meetings, but could also be used to explain the validity of Art to students . and parents.

A complete marking scheme for Key Stage 3. This resource provides cross referencing between letter grades (A, B, C...), numeric grades and the previous National Curriculum Levels. The resource also provides projected GCSE grades based on KS3 levels. This resource could also be modified for use in other subjects.

This "at a glance" resource provides a clear, concise explanation of the new GCSE numeric grading system and how it relates to the present system. A useful photocopiable document to share with colleagues in the run up to the first use of the grades.

This step by step guide will lead Junior and High School students through drawing a human figure in proportion. The simple to follow slides make it a useful tool for demonstrating how to use guide lines to develop the shapes.

A 25 slide exploration of the need to develop ideas through careful, considered and informed decision making. The slideshow starts with a series of slides that encourage students to think about how to work from an initial starting point to a final outcome. Slides then move on to the links between idea development and the four Assessment Objectives. It clearly shows that ALL FOUR AOs have links to idea development. The slideshow also includes a full explanation of each AO in student friendly language. This has been written by an experienced Head of department and Senior A level Art moderator. We hope that you find it of use when discussing component development with your students.

A document outlining the duties of an Art technician. Duties are split into daily, weekly, termly and on-going jobs. Fully editable.

Written by a Senior Art moderator. This step by step guide leads the student through the development of a component of work for GCSE Art. The theme here is "Metamorphosis". Students are encouraged to explore the art of a range of contemporary and past artists and develop their own work ensuring that they fully address the four Assessment Objectives. Suitable for use with either the AQA or EdExcel specification. The resource can either be printed out and provided to students as a work book, or alternatively it can be used as a guide, allowing them to explore and expand upon the theme. Ideal for handing to Year 10 students before the summer holiday for them to develop work for September.

In light of the momentous election result in the USA, this resource provides a 10 question quiz about the election and a copiable fact sheet about President Elect, Donald Trump.

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).

A printable list resource providing facts about US President Elect, Donald Trump. Also includes quotes made by Trump during the election campaign. Suitable as a hand-out for students of all ages. Please note that facts are not illustrated. This is simply a quick way of passing facts over to students. 4 pages of information plus title page.

This simple resource might just help you get to the end of the week. A summer holiday themed word search suitable for all ages. Enjoy the hols when they finally arrive!

15 exciting homework ideas for Key Sage 3 students focussing on the use of line, tone colour and alternative methods of drawing. Each homework outline in written in student friendly language so that the sheet could be photocopied and handed out.

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!

A 21 page, fully editable Art Department staff handbook. Be OFSTED ready with this thorough resource. Provided as a Word document so that it can be edited to the needs of your department. It covers the following things. •** Vision • Development Plan • Departmental marking policy • Schemes of work • Health and safety • National Curriculum • Classroom management • Internal departmental review • Whole school involvement • External involvement • Miscellaneous information** This resource provides a clear framework which can then be adapted for your department. I have found this document to be very useful when welcoming new teachers into the department, including NQTs. Also goes down well with SLT.

Two fun activities for KS2 and 3. A step by step guide to drawing Santa Claus and a collection of photocopiable colouring sheets depicting Santa and his elves.