The Arty Teacher

Students had a choice of different starting points.  Jess, aged 16 chose the theme ‘Close-Ups’. Above, on her title page, Jess has shown a wide range of artists that have created close-ups.  Jess then decided to concentrate on Domenico Gnoli.  Presenting pictures of his work (see below) and information on a double page spread she […]

‘Close-Ups’ is a theme many Art Teachers present to their students.  It encourages students to look at the world in a different way – from different perspectives and angles.  Arranging, zooming in, cropping and observing detail are all part of the creative process.  I was pleased to speak to the following artists to learn a […]

I’ve written this for J.  She’s told me that she’s an NQT who’s really struggling with managing behaviour in the art room at the moment and feels like giving up.  She feels unsupported which isn’t right.  During my teacher training, I worked in a really tough inner-city school and felt really isolated and unsupported.  I […]

Enthusiasm is a teaching strategy. It helps to engage learners, stimulate discussion and also goes a long way to help maintain discipline. I was recently asked to speak to a trainee teacher about how to be more enthusiastic, and this got me thinking about this topic and various strategies. My first thought was to ask […]

No teacher wants to be off school.  You know your students make more progress when you are there and no-one takes care of your materials and room like you do.  In reality, I like to lock everything away and leave work that only needs a pencil.  Having said that, with art being trimmed and trimmed […]

Insects are such an amazing starting point for a school art project.  This blog post explores 6 artists who are inspired by insects and who each have their own distinctive and recognisable style.  I’d like to thank them all for agreeing to be in this blog post and free presentation for Art Teachers which you […]