Inspiration

Ronnie Houselander-Cook is an ECT art teacher here in the UK and responded to my call on social media for ECT’s to blog in return for a free subscription to The Arty Teacher.  An ECT teacher is an ‘Early Careers Teacher’ and a term used here in the UK. ECT art teachers have contacted me […]

I’ve never seen an art teacher use Oreos in the art classroom before but when I saw art teacher Sandy Queen post the images below on my Facebook group Your Student’s Artwork, I had to find out more.  This task makes links to historical cameo carvings, reinforces what relief carving is and also involves creative […]

Art teachers have been sharing some great ideas for fun art lessons for the first day on social media.  Some teachers go through expectations and rules and this may be the right thing to do in your school or even a requirement by your management but given the choice, I like to try to get […]

I have been meaning to share my memory teapot with you for quite some time.  I made it as an entry for ‘Grayson Perry’s Art Club‘ for the theme ‘Family’.  I was inspired by a comment Grayson Perry made about ‘Memory Jugs‘.  I didn’t know what they were and out of curiosity googled them.  I […]

Knowing how to get that art teacher job can sometimes feel overwhelming.  Art teacher jobs are often very competitive and appointing a new teacher into a department can be a difficult decision. Whether you are an NQT, or an established teacher looking to move schools, these are the key attributes that a school – both […]

If you are looking for art exams to use at KS3 or middle school or junior high, you’ve come to just the right place.  Below are three art exams.  A drawing art exam, a colour theory art exam and an art analysis art exam.  Each has versions for the UK and US with different, appropriate […]