AccessArt advocates:

• Access to varied drawing materials from the outset. There is no reason why children should not be introduced to a varied range of drawing materials from Year One. The more experience children have of using a wide range of material the more they will feel able to make independent, confident drawing decisions.

• Traditional drawing skills, including drawing from observation, should be balanced alongside more experimental drawing skills. Drawing comes in many forms, and each form should be equally valued.

• Children should be given the opportunity to work on a variety of scales. Drawing can be physical as well as studious. Drawing should be an adventure.

• Use of Sketchbooks as a Creative Tool. See The AccessArt Sketchbook Journey.

• Use warm-up exercises – please see Why Warm Up Exercises?

• Teachers should embrace the “journey” and consider the process as important (sometimes more) than the outcome. Working from a “display-backwards” mentality (where a teacher has an idea of an end result in mind) often jeopardises the true creative journey.

• Children should be encouraged to understand the value of taking creative risks in their work. See more about Understanding Risk here.

• Assess gently and understand the key concepts you might explore through our Resonating Statements.

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“Faith’s work creating sculptures using recycled or discarded plastic is really beautiful, and exceeds expectation of what we might consider scrap plastic being able to do. The processes she uses, particularly with the dancing figures, are all easily accessible to a school setting, with tape, card, wire being relatively inexpensive and simple to use. Delivering an Art project using waste plastic has cross curricular links with other subject areas, particularly PSHE and Geography where children may be learning about the environment and how to protect it” – Tobi, AccessArt.

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