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!

Check out this GCSE art scheme of study and supporting information. The theme is "Structures" and the scheme is written in enough detail for a non specialist to follow. Hit the ground running in September 2017 with this resource. Also removes the need for you to lose summer holiday time planning.

Support students with the development of their Component 2 work with this set of 38 copyright free photographs of movement. Ideal as a starting point to drawing activities.

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.

Bonfire Night is nearly here! This resource provides over 50 high quality photographs of fireworks to help your lessons go with a bang (sorry!) Useful for providing inspiration for Art and creative writing projects.

This resource offers 25 firework colouring sheets as well as images of fireworks for inspiration. Each colouring sheet is photocopy friendly and includes a message urging children to stay safe on November 5th. The colouring sheets are suitable for KS2 and early KS3 children and could be coloured using pencil crayons or even a watercolour or poster paint wash over the surface. Wishing you an enjoyable Bonfire Night!

6 mask templates for younger children to colour and cut out. Suitable for KS1 and 2 children.

Over 60 high quality photographs of trees to inspire Art students of all ages.

A poster promoting the values of an Art education. The poster emphasises that the ability to think creatively is of benefit no matter what profession a student wishes to pursue. A useful resource for classroom displays, open evenings and parents evenings.

Engage younger children in Brexit with this simple colouring activity. One labelled outline map of Europe for children to colour a one unlabelled map fro them to colour and try to label with the names of the countries. Easy to photocopy. Also included is a list of the 28 countries currently in the EU along with their flags.

Engage students in the Rio Olympics with this Olympic themed word search. Ideal for form time and at the end of the day. Easy to photocopy.

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

Brazil will host the 2016 Olympics this Summer and this offers a wonderful opportunity for introducing students to the country of Brazil and it's wonderful diversity. This collection of 45 images provides a stunning visual illustration of this diversity. Photographs range from beaches and landscapes to sport and wildlife. Also included are photographs of Rio including the favelas, Sugarloaf Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue and maps. Ideal visual stimulation for Geography, English Creative Writing, Art, Physical Education, form periods and assemblies.

Are you brave enough to ask your students what they have thought about their Art education this year? Do you want to collect meaningful comments for your SEF? If so, this simple resource will help. A page of targeted questions which will allow students to provide feedback. Provided as a Word document so that you can fully edit it. Enjoy the summer hols when they arrive!

A useful questionnaire for the end of the academic year. See how your students feel about their year at school ..... their successes, areas of concern, ideas for development. Ideal as part of a form time activity or part of a PSHCE lesson.

This fun form time game challenges teams to respond to slides that describe a person or animal in or on a place or object doing something. 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 during the last weeks to give them a well deserved end of term treat. Enjoy the summer!

Why not have some festive Art fun with this bundle of cool grid drawings. 15 gridded Christmas images with corresponding blank grids for kids to copy the image on to. Great for helping them develop their drawing and colour mixing skills. The pics could even be made into Christmas cards as an extension to the activity. Apart from printing them this a preparation free activity, so it’s ideal as a substitute lesson too. Provided here as pdf and also Word documents so that you have complete editing freedom. Merry Christmas to you from Start Education!

Not long until the 10 hours of GCSE Art exam time. Do your students struggle to decide on a final outcome to produce during the Component 2 10 hour exam? This printable document leads them through the process, ensuring that they make clear links with their preparatory work and clearly address the four Assessment Objectives. This 14 page document provides spaces for students to respond to student friendly prompts such as "Now consider the media, processes and techniques that you have used. Which have been most effective and which would suit your project best? Once again, write them down below." An ideal resource as we near the exam dates.