This checklist lists everything that we expect a student to complete for a GCSE project, organised by Assessment Objective. Good for encouraging students to work independently, and for pushing them to get work done!

I wrote this for my A-level students as they needed something to help them write their essays for the personal investigation. It breaks down the essay into different subheadings, each with a guide on how many words to write and then a list of prompt questions to help with writing. There is also a guide to the required bibliography, and a final checklist. This version is written for photography students, but could be quickly altered for art/textiles etc.

There are two documents here - two different versions of the same thing, one more detailed than the other - both student friendly. One is an overview of the photography exam project structure, organised by lesson and task. It features brief information about each task, with details on things to consider and 'going for gold' extensions, aimed at the higher end students. The other document is a simplified checklist for students to track the tasks they need to complete for the exam project, encouraging them to work independently and outside of lessons.

This is a table that I have used with both GCSE and A-level photography students to get them to plan in more detail for photoshoots. Each subtitle has a few further prompts to get students to think in more depth. Great for the new requirement for written work in the GCSE.

This is a 15 page document which goes through everything about processing films and images in the darkroom. It is written in student friendly, step by step instructions - my A-level Art and Photography students comfortably used it on their own after initial lessons. Content pages: Getting the film ready to develop………………………3 Developing the film…………………………………………4,5 Creating a contact sheet……………………………………6 Exposing an image on the enlarger..……………..…..7 Developing your photo and filters…………………….8 Experimental developing………………………………9,10 Photograms and websites..………………………………11 Sketchbook tips………………………………………………..12 Glossary……………………………………………………….13,14

This checklist lists all of the tasks that I expect all students to complete for a GCSE Photography project. It is colour coded linked to the AOs, features clear success criteria for each task, and offers a 'going for gold' extension to push the higher ability students. A really good resource for encouraging students to work independently, as well as for reference when structuring their projects.

This resource includes a powerpoint to introduce the artist and task, and step by step photoshop instructions, detailing exactly how to recreate his style on photoshop. Ideal for an architecture project, I got students to use their own photographs following a trip.

This worksheet outlines a task focused on using lighting creatively and effectively in portrait photography. Lots of tips and examples featured to support students, as well as suggestions for editing.

This resource includes all lessons for a short project on lighting inspired initially by Cornelia Parker and Tom Raffield. There are 50 slides, covering an introduction to the project and the artists, mood board and design pages, observational drawing prototyping, presentation and evaluation. It was written as a skills development project for new year 12 students on the AQA 3D Art and Design course, and assessment objectives are referenced throughout. The tasks use primarily paper, wire and card but could be adapted if you wanted to use other materials. There are printable worksheets, flipped learning opportunities and lots of examples of ideas for students to help them along the way. My group engaged with this project really effectively,

This is a document that I’ve put together to clarify for my students what is involved in a project and the process that they will go through when designing and making a product or sculpture on the AQA 3D Art and Design A-level course. I have also broken down the assessment criteria into a series of questions to help them understand the requirements for each assessment objective. Students who had not previously completed an art course and/or who had previously completed DT/engineering found this particularly useful!

A really clear powerpoint to introduce shutter speed and aperture to students, with a focus on capturing movement. Plenty of visuals and student friendly explanations of key words.

A full lesson plan with introduction to slow shutter speed, practical task, review and accompanying worksheet. The fast shutter speed lesson which is also available on my page follows on from this lesson.

18 week project based on faces and figure aimed at year 9. Skills focus on drawing, printmaking and mixed media, linked to artists such as Rankin and Angie Hoffmeister.

I started these with my form class a couple of years ago to get students more active and motivated on a Monday morning! Minimal resources required, and guaranteed to get students having fun and working in teams quickly. There are 6 challenges here which will each last around 15 minutes, with a few silly 'Monday Memes' to put on the board as students come in to your classroom.

A clear presentation that encourages students to be analytical to support their marks in AO1 when discussing the work of a photographer. Lots of prompt questions to help them structure their written analysis and to help them take inspiration from the artist. I wrote it for A-level but have also used it with GCSE Photography students to encourage a higher standard of work.

A student friendly worksheet with a labelled photoshop toolbar and explanations of using Filters, Lighting and Layering. A good introductory task.

This has been a successful project with GCSE students. The file include: - an A3 visual overview of the whole project, linked to the AOs and colour coded, laid out as a flow diagram with photos etc. - An overview of timings for each task, with links to what goes on each A1 presentation board - A student checklist with extensions to go with each task, written with keen/HPA students in mind.

This worked well with GCSE students to encourage independent learning. The menu features a list of different possible homework tasks within the categories: Finishing off, Getting ahead in lessons, Practicing to improve skills and Learning new skills, and the idea is that students choose their own homework.

This has been a successful project with GCSE students. The file include: - an A3 visual overview of the whole project, linked to the AOs and colour coded, laid out as a flow diagram with photos etc. - An overview of timings for each task, with links to what goes on each A1 presentation board - A student checklist with extensions to go with each task, written with keen/HPA students in mind.

All the resources you would need for a great display board on photography! Relevant to GCSE and A-Level. Includes: - photoshop techniques - photoshop tool bar - Formal elements photo examples and labels - Key words - Photos of different cameras - Different headings - App examples that students could use at home