The Arty Teacher

This blog post contains Two ways to do Inktober in School. This years prompts. A free 2022 calendar page for Inktober. Some great examples by artists to inspire your students. Is it too difficult to do Inktober in school?  After all, can we really ask our students to draw every day for 31 days?  I […]

A few weeks ago I visited Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage in Dungeness. Jarman trained at the Slade School of Fine Art and went on to be a pioneering film-maker, stage designer, sculptor, painter, poet and costume and performance artist. His garden and home have been described as ‘ a living, breathing work of art’ by […]

If you’re about to be interviewed or you’re a head of department who is going to be doing the interviewing, you’ll find the questions below useful.  As an interviewee, you can’t anticipate every question but if you write down answers to the questions below, you’ll certainly fly through a good part of the interview.  Writing […]

Knowing how to build a good rapport with students is useful knowledge and seems to come naturally to some teachers.  If this is something you’d like to develop, there are some useful tips below. Smile There is a famous poem by Spike Milligan where the first line states ‘A Smile is Infectious’.  (You can read […]

I’m delighted to share with you this lovely experimental, step-by-step work created by Mrs Williams from Cromwell Art Department. Using collage, coffee and coloured pencils, Mrs Williams has created this artwork of ‘Rupert’ the cockerpoo for her sister. This would be a great process for students to follow, in lockdown or in the classroom. Firstly, Mrs […]

‘No Sharing Art Materials’ Art Projects We’re all wondering what we can teach that is engaging and varied but doesn’t require our students to share materials.  Even though I can’t plan to teach printing and clay in the near future, I’ve still got lots of projects that have been popular with students and projects that […]