Crafts CouncilLearningEducationTeaching resourcesResources to support craft education in the classroomTeaching resourcesCraft educationMake Your Future, 2019. Image by Caroline HeronOur Learning team carefully create resources to support students throughout primary, secondary and Further Education.If you cannot find a resource or would like to request an item on this page in an alternative format, please contact learning@craftscouncil.org.ukYou can find more lesson plans and how-to tutorials on our Get Making page.Schools reopening adviceRead the Crafts Council's guidance for schools reopening in September, including pandemic adjustments to delivering craft in the classroom.DownloadAdvice on schools reopening for Art & Design and Design Technology.pdf (855kb)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 handbook.pdf (9.4mb)DownloadClay information sheetExplore 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.pdf (8.3mb)DownloadCraft MapAn illustrated map to help you identify the craft organisations and resources in your local area.DownloadMy craft map.pdf (4.8mb)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 workshops: secondary schools.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)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.DownloadKey stage 3 design challenge with Tatty Devine.pdf (5.1mb)DownloadLesson plansDiscover pewter casting in the classroom or get weaving on a DIY cardboard loom in our fifty-minute lesson plans.pdfWorkshop plan: pewter moulding and casting.pdf (8.7mb)DownloadWorkshop plan: weaving on a cardboard loom.pdf (1.1mb)DownloadReflective diary for educatorsA creative diary for educators to support reflective teaching practiceDownloadReflective diary blank template.pdf (8.1mb)DownloadCareers 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.DownloadSchools pack: craft careers.pdf (7.3mb)DownloadShareFacebook Twitter Whatsapp Email Pinterest ...Read moreEducationWill the COVID-19 pandemic lead to a re-think of the school curriculum?COVID-19Craft education...Show more tags