Secondary Art & Design                  

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Instant access can be gained to a superb range of educational sites which have all been vetted by our experienced staff.

All the sites reviewed below are suitable for KS 3/4/5 teachers

Th National Curriculum in action - Art

This website uses pupils' work and case study materials to show what the National Curriculum in art and design looks like in practice. The examples given show the standard of pupils' work at different ages and key stages ; how the programmes of study translate into real activities; and the effective use of ICT across the curriculum

Teacher Resources Art & Design

The site has links to a wide range of web resources containing a wealth of information and teaching material to.

Artsmark

Artsmark is a national arts award for schools in England. It is a symbol of recognition for schools making a strong commitment to the full range of the arts – art & design, music, dance and drama. The Arts Council of England awards the Artsmark.

http://www.artforschools.com/

Shorewood Educational offers teachers the opportunity to obtain a wealth of information and teaching material to assist in the structuring of educational programmes including the MATRIX for the QCA units of work.

http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/

The national ‘voice for the arts’.  Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.

www.tate.org.uk

Tate Gallery online. 65,000 works online and a new illustrated glossary, plus learn online and in the galleries, activities for all ages.

www.npg.org.uk

The national portrait gallery was founded in 1856 to collect he likenesses of famous British men and women. Today the collection is the most comprehensive of its kind in the world.

www.nationalgallery.org.uk

The National Gallery, London houses one of the greatest collections of European painting in the world. These pictures belong to the public and entrance to see them is free.

http://www.cnac-gp.fr

he Pompidou Centre, Paris - online museum collection.

Crayola

Lesson plans, creative card designs as well as everything you ever wanted to know about crayons. Download pictures and cards of every description.  Well worth a visit for all Primary teachers.

Teaching Ideas

Full of practical help, this site features a range of  Art ideas on the site itself as well as links to some otherwonderful Art toys and games and recommended books.

Virtual Teachers' Centre

The art and design subject area of the site provides access information and resources to support you as an art and design teacher. Subject specific information includes:

Subject resources: containing links to web sites that have been approved by subject specialists as having useful curriculum content.

The curriculum: providing direct links to the National Curriculum documents, schemes of work and frameworks for teaching for art and design.

Tests and exams: this section provides links to the online examination syllabuses for art and design and links to revision materials.

Royal Academy of Arts

Welcome to the new Royal Academy of Arts website. Despite the hype and the hysteria about the digital revolution and e-commerce one basic fact remains indisputable: the internet is now a primary medium for communicating information and ideas.

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