Tuesday 8 June 2010

Barnfield School


A few years ago I was a part time teaching assistant at a primary school in Burnt Oak, London http://www.barnfieldschool.co.uk/ I was appointed as an EAL classroom assistant to support children who were new to English. I hope I was especially useful as I could draw, so could explain a lesson through pictures before English language skills were acquired. Most of the children learned English very quickly indeed, despite the fact that they were often traumatised refugees living in a very different country and culture to their own. Barnfield School is a very good school and the staff were quick to make use my skills. It would be interesting to know whether other schools have ever employed illustrators before. 

Since starting my blog this year I have uploaded some of my work on to Teacher Tube which teachers can access and download onto their interactive whiteboards. I have had over 4000 hits so far and will upload more and more content as time goes by. Click on my Teachertube channel to see my work already there:
http://www.teachertube.com/members/myProfile.php 

Here are some of the many drawings I did while at Barnfield. The children I supported ranged from Reception to Year six.

The Jabberwocky



The Highwayman



Urban myths




Revolting Rhymes


Little Red Riding Hood













Thursday 3 June 2010

Days To Remember


Days To Remember was written by Geoffrey Trease.
 http://www.puffin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000032781,00.html#BIO 
This book is an anthology of historical anniversaries. There are different stories for each month, starting with Julius Caesar in 55 B.C and ranging through history until D Day in 1944. It was a very interesting book to illustrate as  it covered so many different historical periods.
Here are some of my illustrations.



A Merry Christmas in Wales



London's Burning


The Frost Fair



Carey's Ride