Planning A Creative Curriculum

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How can we provide pupils with a rich creative curriculum? How might we enable creative risk-taking and a journey-based approach, centred on drawing, sketchbooks and all kinds of making? 

These resources share thoughts and practical approaches to help teachers understand and plan for a creative visual arts curriculum in school.

 

A Rich primary art curriculum

What kinds of things should we consider when we are planning an art curriculum? Take a look at our advice, which includes practical pointers as well as philosophical aspirations. 

What kinds of things should we consider when we are planning an art curriculum? Take a look at our advice, which includes practical pointers as well as philosophical aspirations. 

AccessArt Exemplar & progression Plans

AccessArt's Primary Art Exemplar and Progression plans  help Primary schools deliver a rich, exciting and relevant arts curriculum.

AccessArt's Primary Art Exemplar and Progression plans  help Primary schools deliver a rich, exciting and relevant arts curriculum.

Mind the Gap Between the National Curriculum in Art for Primary Schools & Ofsted

Paula Briggs from AccessArt explores the gap teachers operate in between the National Curriculum and Ofsted. How can we navigate that gap and what support is available?

Paula Briggs from AccessArt explores the gap teachers operate in between the National Curriculum and Ofsted. How can we navigate that gap and what support is available?

Scaffolding projects with drawing & sketchbooks

Learn how to scaffold creative projects with drawing & sketchbooks to ensure richer journeys and outcomes.

Learn how to scaffold creative projects with drawing & sketchbooks to ensure richer journeys and outcomes.

Using Drawing to improve outcomes

Why is drawing so central to teaching art? What do pupils learn through exploring drawing and how do they benefit? Explore AccessArt's approach to facilitating drawing in schools. 

Why is drawing so central to teaching art? What do pupils learn through exploring drawing and how do they benefit? Explore AccessArt's approach to facilitating drawing in schools. 

Sketchbooks & Creative independence

Our range of sketchbook resources show how to use sketchbooks in the classroom to promote independent creative thinking. 

Our range of sketchbook resources show how to use sketchbooks in the classroom to promote independent creative thinking. 

Teaching for the Journey not the outcome

Do you teach for the journey or the outcome? What does teaching for the journey enable? How can we facilitate a journey of creative exploration in the face of targets and learning outcomes. 

Do you teach for the journey or the outcome? What does teaching for the journey enable? How can we facilitate a journey of creative exploration in the face of targets and learning outcomes. 

Encouraging creative risk taking

How can we encourage children and adults to take more creative risks, and what might the benefits be? See inspiration for facilitating creative risk here.

How can we encourage children and adults to take more creative risks, and what might the benefits be? See inspiration for facilitating creative risk here.

Why use warm-up exercises?

Why incorporating warm up exercises as part of a visual arts project can positively affect the type of work children produce.

Why incorporating warm up exercises as part of a visual arts project can positively affect the type of work children produce.

Knowledge organisers in primary school

This article explores the current trend for using knowledge organisers in primary schools, and suggests alternative ways of thinking.

This article explores the current trend for using knowledge organisers in primary schools, and suggests alternative ways of thinking.

Balancing observational & experimental drawing

How teaching both observational and experimental drawing can develop well rounded drawing skills and confidence.

How teaching both observational and experimental drawing can develop well rounded drawing skills and confidence.

The benefits of guided sessions

Pass on knowledge and open minds: how you might run a guided session, and what themes work best. 

Pass on knowledge and open minds: how you might run a guided session, and what themes work best. 

Raising the profile of your art department

Arts Educator Stephanie Cubbin shares thoughts on teaching during lockdown. 

Arts Educator Stephanie Cubbin shares thoughts on teaching during lockdown. 

Teaching during times of covid

Arts Educator Stephanie Cubbin shares strategies that could be used to boost the role of the Art department in your setting.

Arts Educator Stephanie Cubbin shares strategies that could be used to boost the role of the Art department in your setting.

Thoughts about the primary art curriculum

Paul Carney shares his thoughts on the primary art curriculum in England

Paul Carney shares his thoughts on the primary art curriculum in England

Frequently asked questions

A collection of our most asked questions for art teachers in schools. 

A collection of our most asked questions for art teachers in schools. 

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