Art Projects for Schools working with Memory for Teachers providing teachers with support through the art process - January 2009

Memory 4 Teachers is a major new initiative taking place within the UK education sector. The project has been developed to support teachers and educators in addressing their ever-increasing workloads by funding the provision of 750,000 USB memory sticks across the UK. The memory sticks have a capacity of 2 GB and include free educational resources for teachers to utilise, through a user-friendly embedded interface that appears on screen immediately as the memory stick is plugged in. These free resources cover all major subject areas and include lesson plans and ideas, worksheets and much more.

At Art Projects for Schools we believe that Art is a great vehicle for the development of imagination and creative thinking in children and that by using Art to achieve greater learning and thinking skills, this will help build an enriched world for every child. Art therefore should be a part of all aspects of the curriculum including literacy and numeracy. Over the past 13 years we have developed a range of projects that link to the National Curriculum, can be used in a cross-curricular manner and are a means by which children can raise their self-esteem through high levels of achievement. Children who struggle in other subjects are often the highest achievers in Art.

We continually request feedback from our customers and work with a range of educational advisors to ensure our projects have a real educational purpose and are not just a method of promoting our company. We are delighted to be working with Memory 4 Teachers and look forward to providing teachers with support through the Art process to bring creativity and enjoyment to the classroom helping children remember what they’ve learnt.

http://www.memory4teachers.co.uk

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