Running an Art Department

As you start planning for next year, don’t forget to plan for how you are going to get students to opt for art.  This might be GCSE or A Level in the UK or different electives in other countries.  I’ve heard lots of teachers comment on social media that their numbers are down.  Is this […]

Are you being asked to design a recovery curriculum for your art and design department? A recovery curriculum is a curriculum, as suggested by Barry Carpenter, CBE, Professor of Mental Health in Education, Oxford Brookes University, UK and Matthew Carpenter, Principal, Baxter College, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, UK, that uses the five levers ‘Relationships’, ‘Community’, ‘Transparent Curriculum’, […]

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 […]

I’ve seen lots of interest online in creating online exhibitions to celebrate our student’s work.  I am so sad that my students won’t get to have an actual exhibition at school which is always such a joyous celebration.  An online art exhibition is the next best thing. At my school, we are using Google Sites […]

Art exhibitions are an integral and exciting part of the art-making process. There’s something special about seeing your drawing framed, your painting glazed, or your sculpture displayed in a professional manner. Your students will be pleasantly surprised at the positive affirmations they receive from teachers and parents who may or may not have realised their […]

Do you struggle to learn student names? This guest blog post by Jo Baker details her tried and tested method on how to learn student names quickly. It’s a great read, especially as we get ready for the new academic year. I have been using this method since I was an NQT.  I am not […]