To support teachers in the production of fantastic entries to this year’s Book Award 2022 Art Competition, we are very pleased to announce that we are running two fun and inspirational ART CPD sessions at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery in February 2022.

These workshops, led by Sasha Morris-Bhatia, will be a practical, inspiring, ideas based sessions encouraging the use of a range of media in response to the shortlisted books.

You will leave with a bank of ideas and increased levels of confidence to take back to your art teaching to inspire your pupils taking part in the Art Competition as part of Book Award 2022.

Sasha Morris-Bhatia is a secondary trained art teacher with extensive experience teaching in primary schools, both in London and Shropshire. She currently works as a primary art advisor and educator for Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery. Sasha is passionate about creativity and continues to work as an artist after completing an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea School of Art.

Teachers can choose which one of the following sessions to attend:

• Tuesday 1st February 2022, 4.30pm to 6.30pm, or

• Wednesday 9th February 2022, 6pm – 8pm

Venue:  The Education Room, Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH

Tea/coffee and cakes will be served, tickets cost £25, all materials are included.  Places are limited to 20 per session and tickets can be booked now www.ticketsource.co.uk/shropshire-bookfest

Comments from teachers who attended previous Art CPD sessions for Book Award 2020:

Some really good ideas on how to teach art from the kids’ point of view – preparation for the competition before beginning entry.

Absolutely fantastic CPD. I went home and planned the next 8 weeks work around it.

There were lots of ideas I can use in my classroom and particularly ways to ‘have a go’ and get started.  I loved the ideas linked to the books and particularly the idea of reading the text whilst children are drawing.