An easy way to show progress throughout the year. Students fill in the star at the start of the year with their confidence levels in 5 elements: I feel confident to talk about artists work I think I can develop interesting, personal outcomes I feel confident in my technical abilities in Art I think I can present my work in a creative way I enjoy art as a subject. At the end of the year, they return to the same star and fill it in again in a different colour. Takes 5 mins twice in a year. Ideal for building students confidence, and a quick way to evidence progress to management/ inspectors etc. Please consider leaving a review if you like this download :)

A PowerPoint exploring what Vanitas painting is, along with contemporary examples of work. The intention of the slides is to help students: Understand the concept and historical context of Vanitas paintings. Explore contemporary interpretations of Vanitas themes through product packaging. Develop practical skills in still life composition and artistic techniques. Reflect on consumer culture and its relationship with mortality and impermanence. The deck culminates in an activity for students to explore Vanitas still life in a practical way. Please consider leaving a review if you like this download :)

An introductory activity for mark making, with reference to Van Gogh's pen drawings.

A six-week module on Fake News: what is it, how to distinguish real news from fake news and how to avoid disseminating fake news. Loosely based around the New York Times scheme of work.

PP SOW with notes for reference for KS3 mark making. This is written for half a year carousel, but could easily be stretched over a longer session. Each section includes annotation prompts and suggested artists. Project overview: -experimental mark making -introduction to sketchbook pages -introduction to researching artists -introduction to Jim Dine’s tool drawings -observational drawing using procreate -dry point printing using recycled materials. -experimental drawings of tools -reflection of the project.

This is an introduction to the idea of the Alter Ego in Art. The idea of the Artist 'becoming' the art. The presentation begins by looking at Duchamp, Frida and Basquiat and how they used the idea of alter ego in their work. There is then a fun quiz to guess the alter ego: Beyonce- Sasha Fierce Sacha Baron-Cohen- Bruno Dr Jekyl- Mr Hyde Stefani Germanotta- Lady gaga Leigh Francis- Keith Lemon Charlotte DiLaurentis- Vivian Darkbloom

An overview of the personal study essay with links to helpful to university resources and a writing plan for first drafts. The essay plan supports students to get their ideas organised and find suitable resources for their essay. The overview focuses on the Edexcel spec, but can be used for any exam borad essay component. Fully editable.

3 cover activities focusing on mark making. Printable PowerPoint slides focusing on the pen and ink drawings of Van Gogh and Hokusai. Activity one. Using the starting snippets of Van Gogh’s pen and ink drawings, complete the image (original image as a separate slide). 4 different images. Activity two. Using snippets of Hokusai’s drawings, fill the page with creative mark making. 6 snippets from 2 images. Activity 3. Create a visual mark making dictionary looking carefully at the images provided (Same as the images from activity 1 & 2 for continuity). Add either descriptive or creative words to identify them.

A flip learning starter homework on Basquait. Students watch a trailer for Radiant Child and then answer directed questions to understand the context and style of the Artist. Ideal for any secondary age.

An assembly with Catholic Diosese structure- Hymn, Reading, content, Call to Action, Reflection, Prayer. Focusing on poverty in the UK and the increasing use of food banks, the assembly looks at the real impact of poverty in this country. Embedded videos of Mhairi Black speaking in the house of commons and the food bank scene from ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Script for the assembly in word doc.

An overview of the different ways projects can be contextualized, including: Artists literature current events with an example of ‘how to’ at the end. Good for introducing the idea or for mid project reviews.

The main task is to research Rousseau and his paintings and make a poster outlining four facts. This should be beautifully presented showing and appreciation of his work. There is also a task to create an environment for Clarence the Llama, using basic shapes, which makes the student work with scale, proportion and space.

A Powerpoint focused on AO2 of the GCSE and A-Level art course. How to experiment of you have limited materials. Some practical some theoretical points. Getting started, where to go from where you are, what experimenting actually looks like, as well as some examples from A-Level and Year 7 to start conversations.

An introduction/ reminder session on how to write about artists and their work in sketchbooks. This was focused on detailed artists analysis, with examples of what each section may look like, using Jordan Casteel as an example.

A PowerPoint SoW for KS3, focusing on ideas relating to DOCUMENTATION. Including: Experimental drawing, Watercolour, Digital drawing (Procreate) Pencil case design (Using heat transfer paint) Homework suggestions included.