Crafts CouncilLearningCraft learning resourcesSecondary schoolHands-on making tutorials, lesson plans and guidance for Art & Design, Design & Technology and cross curricular activity.Making tutorialsCraft educationResourcesPupils from a Leeds secondary school, presenting work at a Make Your Future celebration event. Photo: Caroline HeronKey stage 3+The science of clayExplore the science of clay: how it’s made and what it tells us about the earth; the science behind kiln firing; and uses for ceramics from face masks to aerospace engineering.DownloadThe Science of clay: learning resource.PDF (8.3MB)DownloadCeramics teachingA guide to using clay in the classroom, drawing on the legacy of our Firing Up project. Information on ceramic processes and equipment, kilns and firing, creative projects, curriculum links and health and safety.DownloadFiring Up: ceramics handbook.PDF (9.4MB)DownloadCraft mapAn illustrated map to help you identify the craft organisations and resources in your local area.DownloadMy craft map: illustrated resource.PDF (4.8MB)DownloadDesign like Tatty DevineA Key Stage 3 Design Technology resource inspired by jewellery designers Tatty Devine. Use Tatty Devine’s design process - from mood boarding through to branding - to create your own original jewellery concepts.DownloadDesign like Tatty Devine: KS3 challenge.PDF (5.1MB)DownloadDiscover careers in craftA myth busting resource that highlights the broad range of careers in craft alongside facts and stats about the sector that may surprise you.DownloadDiscover careers in craft: schools pack.PDF (7.3MB)DownloadReflective diary for educatorsA creative diary for educators to support reflective teaching practiceDownloadReflective diary for educators: template.PDF (8.1MB)DownloadPewter castingDiscover pewter casting in the classroom in our fifty-minute lesson plan. Design and Technology activity, for Key Stage 3 and above, ages 11+DownloadPewter casting: KS3 lesson plan.PDF (8.7MB)DownloadWeaving on a cardboard loomDiscover weaving on a cardboard loom in the classroom in our fifty-minute lesson plan. Design and Technology activity, for Key Stage 3 and above, ages 11+DownloadWeaving: KS3 lesson plan.PDF (1.1MB)DownloadNo sew clothesBe inspired by fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto to make your own no-sew piece of clothing—just by folding, pleating and pinning. Design and Technology activity, for Key Stage 3 and above, ages 11+DownloadNo sew clothes: KS3 lesson plan.pdf (241kb)DownloadNo sew clothes: moodboard.pdf (956kb)DownloadDiscovering BauhausExplore the Bauhaus movement and challenge yourself to recreate one of Josef Albers’ geometric paper sculptures. Art and Design activity for Key Stage 3 and above, ages 11+DownloadDiscovering Bauhaus: KS3 lesson plan.pdf (282kb)DownloadDiscovering Bauhaus: moodboard.pdf (1.9mb)DownloadKey stage 4+TextureExperiment with texture in your art, craft and design work. Create a series of samples that will help build your understanding of surface techniques. Art and Design activity for Key Stage 4 and above, ages 14+DownloadTexture: KS4 lesson plan.pdf (264KB)DownloadTexture: artist profiles.pdf (265kb)DownloadTexture: moodboard.pdf (554kb)DownloadCreative collaborationTake inspiration from artists and designers who have produced work together to create your own collaboration with a friend. Art and Design activity for Key Stage 4 and above, ages 14+DownloadCollaboration: KS4 lesson plan.pdf (246kb)DownloadCollaboration: moodboard.pdf (760kb)DownloadDesign for goodDesign thinking and creative problem-solving, using materials and equipment found in your home. Design and Technology activity for Key Stage 4 and above, ages 14+DownloadDesign for good: KS4 lesson plan.pdf (245kb)DownloadDesign for good: moodboard.pdf (298kb)DownloadRedesign challengeChallenge yourself to redesign an everyday object, using sketching and model making. Design and Technology activity for Key Stage 4 and above, ages 14+DownloadRedesign challenge: KS4 lesson plan.pdf (245kb)DownloadRedesign challenge: moodboard.pdf (394kb)DownloadKey stage 5+Space, place and peopleHow does your environment make you feel? In this project you’ll explore the relationship between space and emotion. Art and Design activity for Key Stage 5 and above, ages 16+DownloadSpace, place and people: KS5 lesson plan.pdf (kb274)DownloadSpace, place and people: artist profile.pdf (273kb)DownloadSpace, place and people: moodboard.pdf (832kb)DownloadWorking with constraintsCan limiting your materials increase your creativity? See what you can create using only cardboard. Art and Design activity for Key Stage 5 and above, ages 16+DownloadWorking with constraints: KS5 lesson plan.pdf (231kb)DownloadWorking with constraints: moodboard.pdf (2mb)DownloadDisruptive designUse design as a force for positive change by disrupting and redesigning existing systems or products to solve social challenges. Design and Technology activity for Key Stage 5 and above, ages 16+DownloadDisruptive design: KS5 lesson plan.240 (kbpdf)DownloadDisruptive design: moodboard.pdf (1.7mb)DownloadSpeculative designDive into speculative design - consider possible futures and solve problems that haven't happened yet. Design and Technology activity for Key Stage 5 and above, ages 16+DownloadSpeculative design: KS5 lesson plan.pdf (kb260)DownloadSpeculative design: moodboard.pdf (641kb)DownloadGuidance and supportSchools reopening adviceRead the Crafts Council's guidance for schools reopening in September 2020, including pandemic adjustments to delivering craft in the classroom.DownloadSchools reopening advice.PDF (855KB)DownloadCrafters with special educational needs and disabilitiesGuidance to help teachers and craft educators ensure craft activities are accessible for learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).DownloadCrafters with SEND.PDF (3.5MB)DownloadCraft educators for schoolsA list of craft educators who have delivered workshops through the Crafts Council's Make Your Future programme and are available to work with secondary schools nationwide.DownloadCraft educators for schools: craft workshops.PDF (2.3MB)DownloadCraft skills progression frameworkA craft skills progression framework for Early Years Foundation Stage to Key Stage 2.DownloadCraft skills progression framework.PDF (218KB)DownloadShareFacebook Twitter Whatsapp Email Pinterest ...Read moreLearningCraft careersCraft business