The materials in this section provide case studies shared by classroom practitioners and Ofsted (2008-16) working in secondary schools. We will be extending these case studies and this resource, across all phases very soon.
Developing confidence to understand identity – working with Year 11 disaffected students in an ESC
Created by Stephen Hoult
Using 'maps' to introduce Year 7 students to art & design and geography
Created by Jayne Stillman
A cross-curricular land art project
Year 7: understanding of a contemporary art form – Land Art. Created by Jenny Sutton Kirby
Personalised learning for GCSE students
Created by Tom Oldfield
Purposeful creativity – a special school project developing sculptural designs
Created by Jayne Stillman
Art and the Community – The role of the artist in both the community and the workplace
Created by Gill Curry
A Creative Partnership project on the Holocaust
Created by Becky Newbold
Exploration of the Periodic Table using sound beam technology – a science & art project
Created by John Bradford
A film making project, developing emotional intelligence through the lens
Created by Michele Gregson
A school uses radio to create a vision of ‘the school for the future’
Created by Terry Parker
Developing craft skills through working with a studio jeweller
Created by Chris Gozzard
Creating clothing – a recycling project with GCSE students
Created by Paula Fahy
Secondary school students guide Year 6 students in a feeder school in making a site specific sculpture
Created by Moira Jarvis
Raising pupils’ aspirations and confidence through a photography collaboration
Created by Paul Henegan
‘Define and Re-Use’ - working collaboratively to research and represent individual, local and national identity
Created by Sophie Leach
Contemporary craft, a commemorative wall hanging and a community exhibition
Created by Louise Gill
A Federation of schools, a cross-phase programme linking music, media and English
Created by Ted Kennedy
A cross-phase programme based on recycling
Created by Ted Kennedy
Junk Head! Revisiting and reinventing 'The mask' project
Created by Joanne Davies
Regeneration – A trail of two cities, thinking creatively about the local built environment
Created by Ian Lightfoot
Animating Art or ‘Back to the Future'
Created by Catherine Fenwick
‘Running with it’ – Personalised learning in Year 8
Created by Neil Hanger
Creative Olympics – embedding creativity in the school curriculum
Created by Andrea Douglas
A Cross-curricular 3D Photography Project, working with art & design, science and digital media
Created by John Bradford
A ‘Fair Trade’ Cross-curricular Project
Created by Jill Wood
A Moving Image Project, investigating form and shape
Created by Iain Macdonald
A Year 8 Case Study: Islamic Art Project
This project sought to break down both cultural and curricular boundaries while developing a wide range of art media competences and examining contemporary…
Using a Local Landmark as a Focus for an Art and Design Project
Created by Alex Ashton
Identity – A Year 7 cross-curricular project
Created by Sam Eyre and Richard Marks
‘It’s all about learning' – Leeds ArtForms, Artist Carousel
Created by Ted Kennedy
A cross-curricular transition project
Created by Alex Ashton
Puffing and sewing
Created by Charli Neal
The Tempest
A contemporary approach to illustration linking with an English department
Cross-Curricular Museum Visits
Created by Lauren Kiss
‘Mysteries of the Flesh’: A project on the body in a faith School
Created by Judith Doyle
Enquiry-led learning – Answering big questions through art
Created by Naomi Hart
1% for Art Project
Created by Tamsin Thomas
Public Spaces: researching location and environment in an all-boys school
Created by Sophie Pearce