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Art Teachers Connect offers a unique opportunity for teachers across the UK to develop their confidence in teaching art and art history, gain new skills and connect with a wider community of like-minded educators across the country.

To become a member of our community you first need to attend our annual Art Teachers Residential. After that you will be able to attend our CPD workshops, access our resources, and embark on a Postgraduate Certificate from your classroom.

Apply for the Art Teachers Residential here

For members of the Art Teachers Connect community: We are delighted to announce the launch of a Connections Bursary: a fund our community of teachers can apply to for support towards opportunities that will enhance their teaching of art and art history.

Apply for the Connections Bursary here

Find out more about our programme

Starting with a three-day residential in Leeds, our programme empowers you as a teacher by connecting you to a like-minded creative community, continued professional development, a plethora of resources, and the opportunity to do a postgraduate qualification that celebrates your ideas and research.

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Art Teachers Residential 2024

See the Art Teacher Residential 2024’s jam-packed programme (including a trip to Leeds Art Gallery) and photo gallery below.

Programme timetable
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A group of people in a gallery space, two people sitting on a bench writing and another standing, looking at a clip board
A group of people in two lines between a large roll of paper, listening to a person speaking on the right
A person leaning over helping another person stick together an orange and red piece of paper
A group of people sitting at tables cutting shapes out of colourful sheets of paper
A person on the right taking a photograph of a group of people cutting shapes out of colourful paper
A person sitting at a table and smiling whilst holding a pink paper tulip
A person in the middle of a group of people speaking to someone standing
A person's hands rolling blue plasticine whilst a blue plasticine creature with a big eyes sits on a black sketchbook in front of them
Two people sit at a table with a group of people behind them. One person is smiling whilst looking down at colourful plasticine objects and adding detail with a wooden stick.
People sitting around a table laughing, making plasticine models
A group of colourful plasticine models sitting on a white sheet of paper ready to be photographed
A person mid-speech, standing at the front of the classroom wearing a t-shirt that reads 'Frida, Georgia, Yayoi, Artemisia, Louise'
A group of people sitting at tables and looking to the right at something outside of the frame
A person standing over old books speaking to a large group of people
Abigail standing outside in the rain, mid-walk, pointing forwards whilst the group face her and one person stands to her left
A geometric, colourful mural sits behind three people walking up an old, grand staircase
A large group of people posing for a photograph on the steps outside the front of Leeds University, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies
Three people sit around a table, one person crouching, listening to the person on the far right hand side speak
A group of people hold felt tip pens, writing on a large roll of white paper
A group of people talk, showing each other their phones
A group of people look up at a wall of paintings
People sit around a table forwards enthusiastically as a person on the right holds up a large sheet of white paper
A person in a black rain coat holding a paper cup speaking to two people holding cups
Two people standing in front of a piece of art discussing it

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“My passion and practice have been reignited.”

“Just keep doing what you’re doing! This is such a valuable community.”

“Just highly, highly recommended for ALL art teachers!”

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