The power of beautiful resources

I think it’s important to think about beauty when we are evaluating resources we use for teaching.

This isn’t about taste, it’s about value.

Our pupils deserve the best.

Too often poor-quality resources with sketchy images and low level text are given to pupils to learn from.

Many offer too little challenge for pupils.

Dull visuals, cloze exercises, filling in the blanks, colouring in, are unlikely to make pupils think deeply about their learning.

Why do this when there’s gorgeous stuff available? We just need to know where it is!

However, this isn’t about aesthetics, it’s about learning.

High quality visuals and great texts draw pupils in. This is because they provoke curiosity.

A great text can provide pupils with high quality information and interesting vocabulary.

Beautiful resources break down barriers to learning.

This is particularly important for pupils with additional needs.

I show how to use beautiful resources to support pupils with SEND in three new recordings for geography, history and RE.

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