AccessArt has lots of resources, guidance and expertise to help ensure you feel able and excited to teach art, and that all pupils in your care can fully explore their creative potential.
Explore the benefits of being an AccessArt member as a teacher of ages 4 to 11, and find out how we can help support art education in your school.
AccessArt is a UK registered charity and a Subject Association for Art.
Member Benefits for Teachers of Ages 4 to 11
Access to over 1500 resources. New resources created each month. Use our resources to extend your own curriculum or external scheme.
Access to the AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum – a flexible and highly adaptable scheme for EYFS to age 11.
Access to all downloadable and editable support docs for the AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum.
Access to the Drawing Journey and Sketchbook Journey Resources.
Access to Pedagogy Resources to help you develop your understanding and love of teaching art.
See how other teachers are using and Adapting AccessArt
Access to free in-house zoom CPD, and reduced price collaborative CPD.
Access to recordings of past CPD zoom sessions.
Free telephone and email support. (Multi users)
We pay all contributors and sharing your practice helps the community and raises your profile.
Take part in our Participatory Projects
Join AccessArt to access all the above benefits from £42 a year (Student memberships are available).
Discover membership benefits for other audiences: Teachers of Ages 4 to 11, Teachers of Ages 11 to 16, Teacher Training, Home Educators, Artist Educators, Home Users, SEND (Mainstream), SEND (Special Schools), Lifelong Learning, Contributors
Explore How AccessArt Can Support Creativity in Your School...
“Thank you so much. I can’t tell you how excited I am about using your wonderful website & resources! I have been worrying for a while now about our Art curriculum, progression of skills, Ofsted Deep Dives etc. and I now feel so much better! I think this is exactly what our school needs and has been crying out for. Thank you so much.” Kate
The AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum
AccessArt has just launched a brand new curriculum which aims to provide an inspirational approach to visual arts education in primary schools. Our flexible scheme aims to empower teachers to grow their subject knowledge whilst providing pupils with an exciting and forward thinking art education. The new curriculum is supported by a brand new Progression Plan, Sequencing Plan, Medium Term Plans and also introductory videos and past CPD recordings. Please note the pathways are also suitable for schools outside the UK.
Find out more here.
Zoom CPD Events (Free for Members)
AccessArt provides extensive zoom CPD for teachers. This includes tailored CPD for schools, and ticketed events, the majority of which are free of charge or reduced rate for AccessArt members.
Find out more here.
Develop Art Pedagogy in Your School
AccessArt has a range of resources aimed at developing teacher understanding of pedagogy in art. Written in house and by external experts in the field.
Find out more here.
Explore 1500+ Resources to Inspire & Support your Teaching
We have over 20,000+ members who use our unique resources to inspire their teaching and practice. New resources are created each month. Use them to support standalone art lessons, help build your own scheme, or further support and refresh schemes you may use outside AccessArt.
Find out more here.
See Which Schools Are Using AccessArt
We invite schools who use AccessArt to share their location on this map, so that you can see schools in your area using our resources to inspire high quality teaching and learning.
Please note that this map is in its early stages and so far represents only a small fraction of our 20,000+ school members.
Find out more here.
See how Teachers are Adapting AccessArt Resources
In the ‘Adapting AccessArt’ series, we are spotlighting teachers who have used AccessArt resources to develop their own pathways, responding to the needs of their schools, pupils or educational settings.
If you would like to share your own adaptation pls do get in touch.
Find out more here.
Why Teach Art in Primary Schools?
It often feels like we have forgotten why we teach art in schools. It can feel like a hard slog, trying to fit the subject in, and often trying to teach it with little specialist knowledge within the school.
But! In schools where art is taught well, the whole environment buzzes with the creativity, energy and insight which art can bring.
We want to enable all pupils to value their creativity, whatever form thats takes and however it manifests itself. That means we provide opportunities for children to explore lots of different making opportunities, as well as thinking creatively and critically about the purposes art serves.
And we also want teachers to enjoy and be confident in teaching art – and we are here to support you in that.
Above, Curtis Holder, Winner of the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2020, Series 7, shares how his primary art teachers made such an impact upon his life, both then and now.
Curriculum Planning
the Primary Curriculum FAQ
THE ACCESSART CURRICULUM GALLERIES
All resources for ages 4 to 11
The Drawing Journey
The Sketchbook Journey
Visual Arts Planning
AccessArt Exemplar Primary Art and Progression plan
Drawing and Making
The AccessArt Offer to Send
AccessArt Explores Shakespeare
Art Education Teacher Networks
Accessart Facebook Group
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