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Art and Creative Education
Featured Articles
Explore a featured selection of my Art and Creative Education writing work below.
The Art Files: Sculpture
Bryan Kneale, who died last year, was an artist
whose work contained a physicality. From the paintings he ‘built’ using a pallet knife, to his curved bronze and brass creations assembled with interlocking sections there was often the suggestion of the solidity found in bodies – and with it, the movement of a person.
whose work contained a physicality. From the paintings he ‘built’ using a pallet knife, to his curved bronze and brass creations assembled with interlocking sections there was often the suggestion of the solidity found in bodies – and with it, the movement of a person.
The Art Files: Sublime Landscapes
The sublime is central to our understanding of landscape art. Students’ engagement with this topic will allow them to consider landscapes in philosophical or religious
terms, and thus create projects that link beauty to the very human connections we all make when somewhere sublime.
terms, and thus create projects that link beauty to the very human connections we all make when somewhere sublime.
Art week – How to run a creative school-wide event
A whole-school art week allows you to celebrate students’ achievements through participation. You can focus more on how students can engage with, and support one another, rather than on the evidence they can produce. At the same time, you can encourage students for whom creativity is at the heart of how they connect with the world.
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Apply Yourself
Hannah Day explains why applied art and design warrants a place within a curriculum more typically concerned with matters of painting, sculpture and the like.
Applied arts – Bauhaus graphics project and teaching ideas
The applied arts warrant a place within the secondary curriculum, argues head of art, Hannah Day…
The Learning Leap in Art
As with any subject, art demands a step up from KS3
to KS4.
to KS4.
Can AI do artistry?
What role could AI play in art education?
STEM – What students can learn at the point where science meets the arts
The school timetable, while practical and efficient, sends out a very clear, yet unhelpful message – that each subject is separate and stands alone.
Recent research by The British Science Association, however, shows that this isn’t what young people want, nor feel they need in order to prepare themselves for the future. In their view, they’re pigeonholed – forced to select between distinct scientific or creative pathways,
Recent research by The British Science Association, however, shows that this isn’t what young people want, nor feel they need in order to prepare themselves for the future. In their view, they’re pigeonholed – forced to select between distinct scientific or creative pathways,
No darkroom, No problem
The lack of a school darkroom needed stop you, just explore fascinating techniques form the earliest era of Photography.
GCSE art – How to support students creating their final piece
Want to get the most from artist research and final pieces? Here's how.
Old Masters, New Chiefs
The UK's art teachers favourite artists and art movements.
Arts funding – Why the government shouldn’t be cutting it in higher education
In the most recent edition of Teach Secondary, you can find a piece I wrote about the cross-curricula benefits and relevance of art and design.
Arts funding
Why the government shouldn’t be cutting it in higher education
Creative arts are for everyone
What all secondary students can get from studying the arts
Want to be a surgeon? Study Art.
A solid grounding in the creative arts is vital for developing adaptable, resourceful and independent learners.
Use Instagram to Showcase Students’ Artistic Talents
Instagram is getting a bad rap right now. And yes, much of it is justified – but the truth is, thanks to this online image-sharing platform I have had a breakthrough with a student that I don’t think would have been possible otherwise.
'Dear PM... Don't forget the creative subjects'
An open letter to Boris Johnson, urging him to back creative arts education.
'How art can help students explore mental health'
Mental health issues are on the rise in the post-16 sector, as Tes reported earlier this month. Depression, anxiety and stress appear to be at a record levels, with advice often focused on exercise, a good diet, talking therapies, medication and simply taking a break.
'Art doesn't get the recognition it deserves'
Art offers a space in the curriculum for students to learn about their world, their interests and experiences.
Art Education post 16. What's the point?
How, in the world of the Ebacc and the push for STEM subjects can art and design specialists convince new students that creative subjects are relevant, useful and worthwhile.
‘The economic argument for arts education has failed - we need a new approach’
With creative subjects being missed off the English Baccalaureate’s five pillars, a decrease in numbers taking art and design GCSEs and the subsequent knock on to A-level numbers, many in the world of art education have highlighted what a loss this is.
About Me
I'm a flexible, insightful writer, specialising in education and creativity.
Based in Shropshire, my work has been featured in publications nationwide. The TES, Teach Secondary, Juno and Primary School Management are among some of my clients.
I write long and short form, to brief and from my own self-devised pitches. I regularly take on commissions and would love to hear about your project. I have a dynamic and holistic approach to ensure the results you want are focused and achieved.
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