<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Teaching Artist Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Teaching Artist]]></description><link>https://www.teachingartistprojectuk.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:22:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.teachingartistprojectuk.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Started The Teaching Artist Project (and Why Sketchbook Studio Exists)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After stepping away from teaching for almost three years, I began to feel the pull to work with children again - specifically to teach art. This blog shares why I started The Teaching Artist Project and how Sketchbook Studio aims to offer children something different: a space to explore materials, develop ideas, and experience art as a creative process.]]></description><link>https://www.teachingartistprojectuk.com/post/why-i-started-the-teaching-artist-project-and-why-sketchbook-studio-exists</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b14a9a22bc04bb87fb5364</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73ae8d_ed807989389c4e0cbffe2cce5f03c0f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Teaching Artist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Every Child Can Succeed in Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[How process-led art projects allow every child to succeed, experiment, and create something entirely their own. As I reflect on my time as a teacher, particularly the art projects I delivered, one stands out. It remains one of my favourites and offers a perfect example of the power of a process-led approach. The aim of the project was to explore expression through the human figure and translate that exploration into a three-dimensional model using modelling wire and mod-roc. The project began...]]></description><link>https://www.teachingartistprojectuk.com/post/when-every-child-can-succeed-in-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6999cf02b89ac23fa77a1a6e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:26:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73ae8d_adfea1a99682403fb17f1252932de88d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Teaching Artist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does 'Process-Led' Mean?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Process- led, product-led - what does it all mean and does it really matter? I would say, yes, it matters a whole lot.]]></description><link>https://www.teachingartistprojectuk.com/post/what-does-process-led-mean</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994604c180bb9f884ca14d6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:53:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73ae8d_ae81bc2337364a6fb3b5e2746ae9c56b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Teaching Artist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Art Can’t Be the Afterthought Anymore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why art provision matters - despite time, budget and accountability demands. I’m a former primary teacher. I loved teaching art - but I’ll be honest: most of the time, it was the subject that had to give. That reality really hit home after a recent conversation with a friend who is a secondary art teacher. We talked about Year 7 pupils - their confidence, their skills, and the anxiety that shows up as soon as they’re faced with a blank page. The overwhelming sense was that many children...]]></description><link>https://www.teachingartistprojectuk.com/post/why-art-can-t-be-the-afterthought-anymore</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69847c0cb4b0c92ed6d3c14f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:12:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73ae8d_b60c42ba5c99467f90e548fe02e43c33~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Teaching Artist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the Display Board: Rethinking Art in Primary Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moving Beyond “One-Size-Fits-All” Art In many primary classrooms, visual arts can slip into a familiar formula: a single exemplar on the board, step-by-step instructions, and the end result? Thirty near-identical versions of a famous artwork. While these activities may look impressive on a display wall, they miss the true power of a high-quality visual arts programme - one that values the process  over the product and places creativity, exploration, and personal meaning at its core. A strong...]]></description><link>https://www.teachingartistprojectuk.com/post/beyond-the-display-board-rethinking-art-in-primary-schools</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695c251b17a444d523863f74</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:09:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73ae8d_8b30b300aa634ead9a768663b135dbd8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Teaching Artist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using Sketchbooks in Primary Schools: Trusting the Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sketchbooks are present in most primary schools and yet they remain one of the most misunderstood tools in Art &#38; Design. According to the Department for Education’s National Curriculum for Art &#38; Design , “pupils should be taught to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.”  This statutory guidance emphasises not just what  pupils record, but the ongoing value of sketchbooks as a space for thinking, experimenting, and developing ideas. The...]]></description><link>https://www.teachingartistprojectuk.com/post/explore-media-and-creativity-in-primary-art-programs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6950252d4e106942d11be8cb</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:27:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73ae8d_71d2db8ff26c400e9cf44649dd50ac2d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Teaching Artist</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>