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Next year, I will be moving into a new classroom at a new school. To start this journey, I plan to spend the summer preparing,...

Introduction It's a curious thing, to teach a subject that cannot be defined. And yet it is precisely how it is defined that will shape student engagement and understanding. I find that most definitions and understandings come from a continuous use of the term "Yes, Art can be that too!", evolving progressively through the mind of the student without setting any attempt to define it even broadly. The following video from Tate, is an excellent resource to begin this conversati

Surreal Collages area a fantastic way to challenge students to think using their wildest creative capacities. I've led successful lessons with year 7s and 8s, which I will detail below, but I will also here explore how I can develop its theories and concepts to challenge students in KS4/5. Years 7 & 8 Zoom in on an image until it looks mundane and ask students to consider "What will we see when we zoom out?" This activity is less of a cognitive process and rather more about i

Introduction Whoever said art comes from pain might have predicted a design term like “brutalism.” While the name may not sound like...