Education Services at the Ben Uri

PRIMARY SCHOOLS:

We offer education programmes to both Key Stages 1 and 2. These support the National Curriculum Programmes of Study for Art and Design and other curriculum areas as appropriate to the exhibition.

Cross-curricula links made in programmes for previous exhibitions include:

• Abram Games: Maximum Meaning, Minimum Means - Art (poster design and composition), History (propaganda, life in Britain during the Second World War), Literacy (slogans, written and visual puns), Citizenship (Road safety, car use, litter, refugees)
• Tom Bendhem: Collector - Art (art history, sculpture), ICT (using the internet for research)
• Rediscovering Wolmark: a pioneer of British modernism - Art (Self portraits, portraits), RE (Jewish Life)

Links with the QCA schemes of work are made where appropriate. Teachers' packs are available for each exhibition giving the background to artist(s) and the work. Links to the curriculum are given along with ways to follow up the visit in the classroom.

We offer Primary School visits with input from education staff at the gallery or teacher-led. Sketch books are welcome.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS:

Secondary School teachers are welcome to bring groups to the exhibitions. Teachers packs are available which give the background to artist(s) and the work. Links to National Curriculum subjects are given along with ways to follow up the visit in the classroom. See above for the rage of cross curricula links made for previous exhibitions.

ART SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES:

A programme of talks runs on Sundays during exhibition which would be of interest to art students. Groups of students are welcome at other times - please call to arrange a convenient time. It may be possible to organise a talk or tour by a specialist.