We’re really pleased to announce a new series of zoom CPD for teachers and art educators jointly coordinated by Susan Coles, Mandy Barrett (of Gomersal Primary School) and AccessArt.
The sessions will focus upon key relevant themes as faced by teachers in classrooms with the aim of building knowledge, skills and enthusiasm. In addition to presentations by Susan, Mandy and Paula Briggs from AccessArt the sessions will also be supported by key experts in the field including teachers of all key stages.
Join us and feel reassured, invigorated and inspired! See our latest CPD courses here.
Contact Rachel@accessart.org.uk

Monday 27th November
5.00pm-7.00pm
£35 / £25 for AccessArt Members and Students Teachers
Sketchbook Support for Primary Teachers
With guest speakers Susan Coles, Mandy Barrett, artist Jo Blaker and Paula Briggs from AccessArt, this highly popular and inspiring CPDL session will share context, importance and examples of how sketchbooks underpin progress and good practice within the art curriculum.
Thursday 7th December and Thursday 11th January
5.00pm-7.15pm
£120 / £90 for AccessArt Members and Students Teachers
Nationally, twice as many girls as boys choose art and design at examination level. The regularly updated influential WHERE HAVE ALL THE BOYS GONE? 2023/24 CPDL, written and facilitated by Susan Coles, will help you understand the issues, and suggest ways to address the divide in your school. It will explore how you can develop more inclusive learning models at all key stages and make the subject meaningful, relevant and engaging to ALL learners of today.
Please note participants must join both sessions.
Thursday 18th January
5.00pm-7.00pm
£35 / £25 for AccessArt Members and Student Teachers
Support for KS3 Teachers
This session will explore how we should use drawing to encourage diversity and change in your curriculum. The aim of this session is to challenge some of the current practice that is seen in the art classrooms, which can inhibit personal and creative approaches.
Monday 5th February
5.00pm-7.00pm
£35 / £25 for AccessArt Members and Students Teachers
Sketchbook Support for Primary Teachers
With new content which builds on our previous successful sketchbook course, this session will include some practical content, uses of technology, and opportunities for creative writing and development of oracy through the use of cross-curricular sketchbooks.
Thursday 15th February
5.00pm-7.00pm
£35 / £25 for AccessArt Members and Students Teachers
Curriculum Support for Primary Teachers
This course will take a pragmatic, practical approach to show you ideas for how you might incorporate architectural projects in art craft and design lessons and address the National Curriculum expectations to teach ‘great architects and designers in history’.