Most of the projects have deliberately been kept simple to enable teachers with no experience of ceramics to “have a go”, and be able to use them with younger children. It is expected that teachers with experience, or those who work with older pupils, will use the activities as a starting point and develop them as appropriate.
These activities are intended for art teachers / classes. However, ceramics also provides wonderful opportunities for cross-curricular activities, so you may be able to use the exhibition as a starting point for other subject areas. For example; history – some of the oldest artefacts discovered are pots, and most primitive civilisations used them; science – clays and glazes are formulated from raw materials, and heat changes them.
For Primary Schools without ceramics facilities. it is always worth approaching your local secondary schools to see if they have facilities and would be prepared to fire, (put through the kiln), the work for you.