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Engaging, easy-to use, challenging lesson resources designed to help close the disadvantage gap. From print & go worksheets when you're in a rush to thoughtful assemblies when you need to impress. For busy, happy teachers who want highly motivated and productive students. Designed by a Head of Creative & Performing Arts, Head of Art and GCSE and A-level Art moderator. MA, BFA, NPQSL

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Engaging, easy-to use, challenging lesson resources designed to help close the disadvantage gap. From print & go worksheets when you're in a rush to thoughtful assemblies when you need to impress. For busy, happy teachers who want highly motivated and productive students. Designed by a Head of Creative & Performing Arts, Head of Art and GCSE and A-level Art moderator. MA, BFA, NPQSL
Creative Collage Activity GCSE 2017
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Creative Collage Activity GCSE 2017

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-Use this resource to get your students exploring the theme of BEGINNING/END and creating extraordinary collages while earning marks for Assessment Objective 1. -Instructions for how to use collage as an artistic process -Explanation of what COLLAGE is and tricks on how to use it effectively. -Examples of artists who use collage as a medium -Examples of GCSE student collages
Celebrity Portrait Tonal Drawing
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Celebrity Portrait Tonal Drawing

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Use this resource to get your students drawing portraits using tone & the observational method. This resource includes instructions for 2 different skills and could cover 3-4 lessons: 1- Self-portrait drawing from observation 2- Half-portrait of a celebrity. Differentiated targets for Stretch & Challenge, More able and less able students.
2020 Event GCSE Art Exam Edexcel
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2020 Event GCSE Art Exam Edexcel

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The exam is just around the corner- are your students ready? Use this resource to help make sure they are… In a hurry and need some useful exam planning pages to print off to use immediately? 24, 35 & 41 With a focus on idea development for a final exam piece, this resource includes… -a printable/shareable student self-checklist handout to exam success (developing metacognition and to help prepare for the exam) -a printable/shareable ‘EVENT’ planning tutorial handout (where students or teacher records suggestions for success) -a guide to compositional/thumbnail sketches -a guide for successful artist research -introduction to a range of pertinent EVENT artists to inspire students & more…
Goya & Redon Ink Wash technique- Beginning. End. GCSE 2017
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Goya & Redon Ink Wash technique- Beginning. End. GCSE 2017

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One of my favourite lessons to teach. Now your students can enjoy it too! Featuring differentiated resources and a skill-building handout ready to print. Everything you need for a dynamite lesson all included in this ppt. Just add fineliners… and students. -Empower your students by teaching them how to skilfully use the ink wash technique against success criteria -Learn about the dark art of Goya and Redon and link to Beginning/and/or End -3 ready-to-print skill worksheets offering different levels of challenge -Includes a variety of Goya and Redon images for students to work from -Differentiated with key art vocabulary in 8 different languages -Reflection plenary questions to deepen learning and self-evaluate
My Own Art Gallery
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My Own Art Gallery

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Use this ppt to inspire Art & Design students to pursue an art-related career as well as enable them to create their own gallery. Featuring: -Assessment Criteria for task -Key Vocabulary -List of Art-related careers -Link to a video clip on 'What Does a Curator do' Student mission: To select famous works of art to make a collection and curate an exhibition in my own imaginary art gallery. -To present my gallery in a unique way on a page in my sketchbook -To give my gallery a name and use an interesting lettering style to draw the title on my page -To use the resources provided as well as researching at home to collect images of art to display in my gallery - To include the title of each artwork and the artists name
Black History Month Printable Portrait Drawing Art Identity Respect Booklet Worksheet Handout
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Black History Month Printable Portrait Drawing Art Identity Respect Booklet Worksheet Handout

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-Learn, Practice and refine portrait skills in a variety of meaningful ways. -Explore the meaning behind the work of Kehinde Wiley and 6 other artists. -Analyse art using key vocabulary. -Plan and draw out your own portrait. -Ideal for independent learning either in school or through remote learning. -Editable booklet in pptx format or download, print & go from the included pdf version. -Black History Month
Photography GCSE Exam Preperation
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Photography GCSE Exam Preperation

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-Use this resource to get students to earn marks for all Assessment Objectives and to effectively plan for their GCSE 2017 Photography exam. Features: -Differentiated pathways to ensure student confidence and success in planning & producing a high quality final piece for the art exam -Examples of high-quality outcomes -Questions for students to evaluate where they are at with their exam-planning -Strategies for how to achieve a high-quality outcome for different skills and tastes
Op Art & Art History Dazzle ships
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Op Art & Art History Dazzle ships

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Optical Art lessons where students learn op art techniques and then create their own dazzle ships. Optical illusions. Includes: Content for 2 to 4 lessons Examples Success Criteria Do Now Tasks Printable worksheets Marksheet
GCSE Art Practical Exam (Egg-zam)
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GCSE Art Practical Exam (Egg-zam)

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An 'egg-cellent' way to push your students to draw and paint from observation without 'crackin' a sweat. We used this activity as a 5 hour practical art exam. Includes: -2 lessons: Exam activity & imaginative response -Step-by-step instructions for success -Assessment criteria -Visual examplars -Links to relevant artists All you need to do now is go buy some eggs!
Bird Studies Art Remote Booklets Handouts Print
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Bird Studies Art Remote Booklets Handouts Print

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-2 booklets that teach art history, observational and grid drawing techniques and are fun to work through. -Over 8 hours worth of materials. -Scaffolded structure to learning, with Do Now (starter) tasks which build up to a final outcome. -Great for remote lessons as clear instructions make it easy for students to work through independently. -High quality activities which develop a range of fundamental drawing skills. -Easy to use- just download and print. -Includes Assessment Criteria -Perfect for KS3 & KS4.
Art Candy Painting Project GCSE Mixed Media
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Art Candy Painting Project GCSE Mixed Media

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Use this resource to empower your students and help them develop their painting skills. Artist mission: To learn how to control a combination of wet media to create a realistic chocolate bar painting. Includes: -Success criteria -Media strengths & weaknesses -Key vocabulary -Links to relevant artists -Homework tasks I used this for a 2-month A2-sized year 10 candy painting project, but it could be adapted for any length of time and any year group. My students combined acrylic, watercolour, ink and aquapencils to achieve their outcome.
Colour Theory Watercolours
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Colour Theory Watercolours

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Teach Colour Theory properly and create a high quality outcome using Watercolour paint. Includes: -Slides content and printable worksheets for several lessons (6 or more) -Introduction to relevant artists -Success Criteria -Colour Theory Key vocabulary -Exemplars
Da Vinci Homework Booklet Art Drawing
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Da Vinci Homework Booklet Art Drawing

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Perfect to set as a holiday home work task or a cover lesson. Use this ready-to-print booklet to inspire your GCSE or KS3 students to work in the style of Leonardo Da Vinci. Includes Step-by-step guide links to articles about Da Vinci Success Criteria Anatomical images to draw Examples of student work Mark sheet
Art Design Quick Print Cover Lessons
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Art Design Quick Print Cover Lessons

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In a rush? No need to fuss. Download these 3 double-sided cover sheets and print and you are sorted. Enough activities to keep your students engaged and learning for 3 entire lessons. Includes** -Skulls & Vanitas worksheet** -skull drawing activity -highlight the key words knowledge task ** -Colour Theory worksheet** -Colour theory revision activity -Colour theory wordsearch ** -Still Life worksheet** -highlight the key words knowledge task -Still life drawing activity -Still life wordsearch
Final Art Assessment End of Year for KS3 Quick print & easy to mark
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Final Art Assessment End of Year for KS3 Quick print & easy to mark

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Everything you need to make your end of year assessment process go smoothly and stress-free Literally print out the tests & project instructions and you’re good to go 3 unique worksheets to print out for each of year 7, 8 and 9 full instructions and assessment criteria written on each worksheet Easy to mark and out of 25 so easy to calculate a percentage score if needed This is what my department is using now to assess drawing skills and progress made to collect data for our end of the year reports.
Power Exam Final Plan Sheets GCSE Edexcel Exam 2024
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Power Exam Final Plan Sheets GCSE Edexcel Exam 2024

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Use this to help your students plan their final exam outcome and get big marks in all the Assessment Objectives. Students develop metacognition in evaluating their own progress against clear checkpoints. Includes: -6 pages of printable pages that your students can use to easily plan and clearly show their idea development for POWER 2024. -A page guiding students in how to draw thumbnail sketches to show their ideas -Questions that get students to engage with and evaluate their own work. -A checklist of tasks that need to be completed for a strong portfolio All you need to do is print and go!
A level Art Entire SOW, diverse range of activities, drawing, photography, research
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A level Art Entire SOW, diverse range of activities, drawing, photography, research

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An entire SOW for your year 12 art students written by a Pearson Edexcel & OCR A-level Art moderator. Download & share with your students today to get them started on producing a wide variety of high quality outcomes that develop and showcase their technical skills, personal style and analytical abilities. Includes: Step by step instructions & examples outcomes for students to complete the highest quality of mindmaps, moodboards & artist research A diverse selection of artists for students to choose from Guided instructions on how to take your own photos, present, annotate and sketch from them. Instructions and artist links on how to created a sophisticated collage working from copies of their own photos and other collage materials to create an inspired outcome. Guidance to produce an extended focus drawing with a choice of 7 different media & techniques. Instructions on how to complete a final mindmap that articulate clearly the direction the personal project & outcome is going to take.
2025 Art A level Exam
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2025 Art A level Exam

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Use this SOW alongside the OCR, Pearson or AQA exam paper to get your A level artists on the right track. Includes: -step by step TO DO lists with tasks that get students the grades without the struggle -Clear instructions for students to complete a wordcloud, mindmap, moodboard, photoshoot, collage, wow drawing, artist research pages, exam planning & exam evaluation -simple explanation of the Assessment objectives and how to get the marks -success cirteria for artist research -several different artist technique example pages -4 different printable exam planning sheets -after your exam self-evaluation resources & examples -SEMI writing frame and sentence starters & more!
Art Exam Evaluation Beginning/End GCSE 2017. Assessment Objective 4
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Art Exam Evaluation Beginning/End GCSE 2017. Assessment Objective 4

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-Use this resource to enable your students to analyse and evaluate their own & their peers final art outcomes for the Edexcel 2017 Beginning/End exam -Improve the quality of writing to earn marks for Assessment Objective 3:Record & 4: Present -S.E.M.I. Writing frame with question prompts and model answers -Red/Amber/Green sketchbook to-do checklist -Clear breakdown of Assessment Objective 4.