Kick off the new academic year with this engaging, “Art Passport” activity sheet designed specifically for incoming Year 7 students! Perfect for your very first art lesson, this resource acts as a quick “snapshot” of each student as an artist, helping you gauge baseline confidence, prior experience, and personal interests from day one.

nothing in bold This PowerPoint has been created to support students completing the AQA GCSE Photography Component 2 (Externally Set Assignment) for the 2026 exam. The presentation is organised question by question, with each exam theme introduced through a slide of images by the named photographers listed in the AQA exam paper. These slides help students understand how each theme can be interpreted visually and conceptually. Each question also includes a second slide featuring additional contemporary photographers and visual examples. These extend beyond the named artists and are intended to broaden students’ understanding of each theme, encourage independent research, and support more personal and creative responses. The resource is suitable for introducing the exam paper, supporting whole-class discussion, developing artist analysis and annotation, and helping students identify starting points for their own responses. It is also useful for differentiation, offering a range of accessible and more challenging visual references. This resource is designed for GCSE Photography students following the AQA specification. It is provided as a PowerPoint presentation with a clear, student-friendly layout and a strong focus on exam preparation. The PowerPoint helps save planning time while giving students confidence through clear, relevant artist references aligned directly with the 2026 AQA Component 2 exam themes.

This has been produced for KS3 to start of the year or project to give teachers an indicator of what level students are working at. Could possibly be used for the start of a Pop Art, Everyday Objects or Food project.

Line: Vincent Van Gogh (Cover Lesson) Students can think of describing words for Van Gogh’s mark making and then draw the image of the boats into the space provided.

ART: Patterns in Nature (Butterfly) Cover Lesson This could be used as a stand alone lesson or for cover. It could also be used as part of a ‘Patterns in Nature’ project.