Running an Art Department

We have to fight to make art matter in our schools. This isn’t an ideal situation but it is the truth. Despite Ofsted’s recent research review into art in schools, which describes ‘a high-quality art education’, schools frequently aren’t given the time or the funding to make this happen easily. And why should it be […]

Sourcing and ordering art supplies for the art classroom is a time-consuming part of our jobs. It’s expensive and can be frustrating when mediums don’t come up to the standard we expect. I’ve ordered art supplies through Dryad Education and the Special Crafts and Spectrum range for a long time and have found them to […]

It’s good to have a list of questions to ask before you accept that Art Teacher job.  When you are interviewing for a job, you are interviewing the school as much as they are interviewing you.  How do you know if you should accept the art teaching position?  How do you know if the school […]

Working with artists and practitioners is a highly desirable way to engage students in Art & Design and broadens their learning from inside of the classroom. This year, my students from Wolverhampton Grammar School have been working alongside Midlands-based photographer, Sarvjit Sra, to practice the art of storytelling through photography. Hearing his motivation and inspirations […]

Modifying our language to improve behaviour and relationships with our students should be part of our behaviour management strategy and is a useful tool to pull out of our behaviour management toolbag. I’ve found it fascinating that small modifications in how we say things can have a big impact. I was thinking about the difference […]

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 […]