Art, Design and Media June update

With the final school term upon us, I hope you have a chance to reflect on the positive impact you have had on your learners this year. This month, our examinations and moderation finish and we begin to think about planning for the next school year. 

This update focuses on these aspects, supporting you with finalising everything for the summer series in preparation for results days this August, as well as providing resources to help your curriculum planning and development for next school year. There are lots of training events coming up for the new school year and we are continuing to improve our support resources, so I will highlight these each month as they become available, including some recent developments linked in this update.

However, as we look towards results days and the new school year, please also remember to take time to pause and begin to unwind as the school break draws nearer.

Now for some key updates. Click on the link to your sector to read relevant updates for your qualification(s):

   
  Helpful Resources and Inspiration

Sky Arts ‘Access All Arts’ Week

Access All Arts week is a nationwide, week-long celebration of the arts, specially designed for primary schools. Between 17 – 21 June 2024 you’ll be able to take your pupils on a creative adventure with a whole host of brand-new arts resources.

View the free Sky Arts resources

Art UK Learning Resources

Teach, learn, create and connect... Discover free resources to support teaching across the primary and secondary curriculum or find inspiration for self-directed learning.

View the free Art UK learning resources 

Teaching Film Series

Into Film, the UK's leading charity for film in education, have launched their Teaching Film series, a collection of bitesize courses focused on short film production. The course has been designed specifically for educators delivering film qualifications to young people aged 14-19.

Visit the Into Film website to enrol

Art History Now - Curated Contributions

In celebration of the Association for Art History's 50th anniversary, art history advocates reflect on the reasons why art history matters in the world and what art history means to them, including award-winning artists, Sonya Boyce, Antony Gormley, Grayson Perry and Cornelia Parker, amongst many others.

Read the Art History Now soundbites from advocates

Art History Now - 50 Careers Videos

In celebration of the Association for Art History's 50th anniversary, they have launched 50 videos highlighting career pathways, both within and outside of the art field, followed by a diverse and intriguing range of art history graduates. 

The first 20 of these include everything from a provenance researcher, auction specialist and art crime writer to a TV producer, perfumer and funeral director. Subscribe to the AAH YouTube channel to be the first to see when more of these are released.

Watch the Art History Now careers videos

Black Histories in the Classroom

Black Histories in the Classroom offers new and exciting ways for your students to engage with Tate’s collection. Devised to increase teacher confidence in discussing race and cultural differences in the classroom, each resource is co-created with teacher experts, and rooted in anti-racist practice. This resource explores heritage and belonging through Zohra Opoku's artwork.

View the free Black Histories in the Classroom resource

NSEAD The Big Landscape

A new resource that maps the breadth and scope of art, craft and design education, drawing together important research, essential definitions and examples of good practice to support teaching and learning in your centre.

Find out more about The Big Landscape