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Sign up to the Summer 25-26 Termly Art Support Group Workshop

by Hannah Richardson -

These termly workshops offer a valuable opportunity for teachers to participate in practical activities and meet other teachers to share ideas and thoughts about art in the classroom.

Summer topic: "Snip! Sew! Surprise!" Adventures with textiles

Find out more about our Termly Art Support Group Workshops. 

Available dates:

10 June 2026 – Basingstoke  

18 June 2026 – Farnborough/Aldershot 

23 June 2026 – Totton 

2 July 2026 – Fareham 

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Summer 26 Art

Price: Sub £125 / SLA £100 / Full £150 

Book now for Being an Art Subject Leader in the Primary School 2026 – 9 July 2026

by Hannah Richardson -

This course will enable you to understand the requirements for your role as art subject leader. You will appreciate the considerations needed to lead and manage the subject, how to plan, prioritise, have a vision for art, communicate your expectations and disseminate good practice.  

Learning Outcomes

  • Have a direction and a plan to prioritise the needs of your management and leadership.

  • Understand what to do to plan, develop, monitor and manage your responsibilities.

  • An appreciation of how your responsibility contributes to the vision and greater curriculum of your school and what you expect to happen.

  • To know what a good and better art curriculum needs and how to do it.

  • To plan to lead, monitor and implement the needs for the subject and leadership of it, when back at school, with a timeline.

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Art Leader

Price: Sub £240 / SLA £170 / Full £288

Don’t miss our Secondary Annual Conference for Art, Craft and Design 2025 - 10 November 2025

by Hannah Richardson -

This conference offers opportunities to participate and listen to the latest national trends and good practice in art and design education, including hearing from national speakers and engaging in practical activities. 

Key features of the conference:

  • keynote address covering latest art education developments
  • teacher showcases
  • gallery exhibitions including access to current collections to inspire teaching and learning
  • network and share good practice
  • practical workshops from Sculptor, Chris Cudlip, and Artist educator, Jo Bressloff 
  • meet exam boards and discuss specifications and requirements. 

Click here to find out more about what our conference has to offer.

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Secondary Art Conference

Price: Sub £350 / SLA £120 / Full £420 

Don’t forget to book for Planning, Progression and Assessment in the Primary Art Curriculum 25-26 – 1 October 2025 and 12 March 2026

by Hannah Richardson -

This course will give teachers confidence in planning the primary art curriculum to ensure a sound progression of skills and clarity about assessing children's progress in art.  

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Art Assessment 25

Price: Sub £350 / SLA £265 / Full £420 

Art Toolkit

by Art Admin -

Just a quick reminder that subscriptions are now open for our brand-new Art Toolkit, developed by Jayne Stillman, our Art Inspector/Adviser. This comprehensive resource is designed to enrich art education in your primary school and complements our existing HIAS art support and training.

Visit the Art Toolkit Moodle page to explore what’s included and learn more about the benefits!

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