Art & Design · KS3 to A Level

Skilled Artists, Confident Schools

One book for the whole department: the head of art who has to lead it and the teacher who has to teach it on Monday. Built on what AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas actually require, not on what everyone assumes they require.

93 pages 88 sections 14 free to read here

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Page 1 of Skilled Artists, Confident Schools — Page 1

Page 2 of Skilled Artists, Confident Schools — Page 2

The Five Daily Non-Negotiables · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 3 — Page 3 *The Five Daily Non-Negotiables*

The Architecture, at a Glance · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 4 — Page 4 *The Architecture, at a Glance*

Art Is Not a Soft Subject · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 5 — Page 5 *Art Is Not a Soft Subject*

The National Picture · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 6 — Page 6 *The National Picture*

Where Art Departments Drift · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 7 — Page 7 *Where Art Departments Drift*

What Ofsted Looks For in Art · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 8 — Page 8 *What Ofsted Looks For in Art*

How Skill Is Actually Learned · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 9 — Page 9 *How Skill Is Actually Learned*

Independence Is Taught, Not Waited For · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 10 — Page 10 *Independence Is Taught, Not Waited For*

What “Personal Response” Actually Means · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 11 — Page 11 *What “Personal Response” Actually Means*

The Five-Pillar Framework · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 12 — Page 12 *The Five-Pillar Framework*

Pillar 1 — Curriculum: The Spine · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 13 — Page 13 *Pillar 1 — Curriculum: The Spine*

Pillar 2 — Craft: Showing, Not Setting · Skilled Artists, Confident Schools, page 14 — Page 14 *Pillar 2 — Craft: Showing, Not Setting*

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88 sections in full
4 print-and-use templates and a 45-minute INSET
Referenced to AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas specifications & the Ofsted art and design research review
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