Bea is an ECT, teaching KS3 Art and Product Design and KS4 Photography and 3D Design at a secondary school in Surrey. She completed her ITT in 2022 as an art teacher after a 20-year career in marketing and communications. Her biggest challenge this term is teaching multiple art and design disciplines whilst navigating ECT […]
Artist Duncan Cameron creates the sort of sketchbook pages that we’d love our students to create. Exquisite drawings in different media, on different surfaces explore the subject matter from a range of viewpoints. His pages reveal an artist who really investigates and explores his subject matter. Like many artists, he captures the world around him. […]
This has to be the most beautiful art apron I have ever seen. Hand-stitched by art teacher Jules White, it has been a true labour of love. She wrote on Facebook: “This project was started during Covid and took me about 15 months to complete. I bought this apron back in my Bangkok days and […]
I wanted to share with you these amazing tyre planters. Art teacher Rebekah Aleah had her 4th/5th grade Art Club students collaborate with Gardening Club who will turn them into planters. I asked her what the process had been and she told me: “First, I sprayed with a spray paint that had a primer built […]
An exciting curriculum includes a broad range of different drawing techniques created with different media. I’m always looking for ways to get my students excited by drawing. Regularly offering different drawing techniques can be a small part of a larger plan and allows more students to find success. It is important to educate our younger […]
Lately, I’ve seen some truly inspiring art room doors posted by art teachers on social media. I think this creativity needs celebrating, so here are some amazing examples. Art teacher Stephanie Flis create the stunning Basquiat-inspired door for black history month. I love how powerful and energetic this is, and such a lovely welcome to […]
