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In addition to many other activities throughout the year, there are two major annual competitions, World Kids Colouring Day and Sketching Stars, running in Spring and Autumn respectively and aimed at KS1 and KS2 pupils. As well as STAEDTLER products, the prizes for these design-based competitions include art workshops which have been tremendously well received by the schools.
The theme for World Kids Colouring Day in 2017 was Bright Future and over 5,000 entries were received from talented young artists. Our images show a recent prize workshop from renowned British artist and caricaturist ‘Picasso’ Griffiths at St John’s Primary School in Redhill, Surrey. Year 4 Class Teacher Mrs Lynch commented “We were both surprised and delighted that one of our pupils had won the World Kids Colouring Day competition. The children thoroughly enjoyed the art workshop with Picasso, learning how to observe facial features, produce portraits, make flick books and even seeing caricatures being drawn of the prize winner and me.”
Picasso Griffiths at St John's Primary School in Redhill, Surrey A
s one of the key suppliers of quality stationery to the education sector STAEDTLER has always worked closely with the teaching profession to develop its product range but wanted to strengthen this communication and also offer practical support to teachers in the classroom. Launched at The Education Show in 2011, STAEDTLER Teachers’ Club UK was devised specifically to facilitate this. It’s a free online
platform for primary school teachers to find and access free product samples, curriculum-linked teaching resources and fun competitions to keep pupils busy.
Today, with over 11,000 members, the Club is a thriving online community offering teachers KS1 and KS2 activity sheets, competitions, regular e- newsletters and the opportunity to try new products. It has grown organically since its inception with a new website launched last year offering additional features such as a new members’ area with fun resources and activity sheets to download.
Picasso with one of the 2017 World Kids Colouring Day competition winners
To ensure the Club offers exactly what members want, a Teacher Panel was introduced. This exclusive group comprises proactive members who assist STAEDTLER in improving and extending the Club. Teacher Panel members are also tasked with testing the latest STAEDTLER products in the classroom as well as having a vital say in shaping the Club’s overall activity. In particular, teachers are encouraged to let STAEDTLER know which lesson resources they would like to see on the website and to share their expertise with other members, whether it is a tried and tested teaching method or a creative idea for ways to teach KS1 and KS2 subjects. Current activity includes a series of focus groups held in primary schools so that STAEDTLER can learn about teachers’ schedules and priorities, how they use social media and which classroom resources they find most valuable.
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Teachers’ Club is an invaluable two-way channel of communication for STAEDTLER. The feedback received from primary school teachers is incredibly useful, not just in developing exciting new products but also in formulating marketing plans and ensuring the company continues to offer that all important ‘added value’. Visit the website now to find out how to enter the next competition, Sketching Stars 2017, which opens for entries on 6 November.
www.teachersclub.staedtler.co.uk
The STAEDTLER welcome pack sent to new members of Teachers' Club
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