Teaching Resources
Our teaching resources are designed to support knowledge and understanding of photography.
Filter by age, theme or subject area to find the resources matching your requirements.
Observation
A resource exploring the practice of observation through our immediate environments and the people in our community. Introduction Observation can be an act of intrigue, curiosity, exploration and discovery. It is a direct action in engaging with the world around us. It can also be a mindful act to live in the present and notice …
Photography, Mental Health & Wellbeing
A resource supporting and promoting positive wellbeing within the classroom environment with simple creative exercises and project ideas addressing specific issues around mental health and wellbeing.
Community, Home, Place
A resource exploring connections between place, home and representation inspired by the work of Johny Pitts
A Fictional Representation of Family
A resource exploring the subject of family portraits and representations of family inspired by the work of Silvia Rosi.
History and Activism
Assignments and ideas for professionals working with young people who want to raise awareness of and explore LGBTQ+ issues.
Together Alone
A short film created by young people, designed specifically to prompt conversations about emotional health, positive decision-making and sexual health.
Temporary Self
A resource exploring themes of LGBT+ experience and identity inspired by the work of artist Guanyu Xu.
Black Looks
A resource encouraging students to engage with the national debate around the removal of public monuments in relation to colonial history inspired by the work of artist Sethembile Msezane.
Building on the Illusion of Inclusion
A resource exploring difference, disability and barriers to social inclusion inspired by the work of artist Alberta Whittle.Collections
Resources are grouped in Collections inspired by Photoworks’ curatorial programme and themes relevant to teachers and young people.
Keep checking back as we grow our collections.
Picturing High Streets
Picturing High Streets is about our relationship to place and makes use of photography as a powerful tool through which people can connect with a sense of place, community and the historic environment.
Sense of Place
This diverse collection of teaching resources explores our connection with place and environment, and as part of this, the unique geographical, architectural, or archaeological qualities that specific landscapes or sites hold.
Wellbeing
This collection of teaching resources presents ideas and strategies for helping young people explore personal themes relating to mental health and wellbeing through photography. Many young people grapple with complex issues around identity, emotional health, sense of self or social and educational pressures. Photography can help young people articulate and make sense of personal experiences …
Photoworks Festival
The Photoworks Festival (formerly Brighton Photo Biennial) is a biennial programme that celebrates and shares contemporary photography. The teaching resources in this collection pick out festival themes explored by exhibiting artists.
Jerwood/Photoworks Awards
The Jerwood/Photoworks Awards are a biennial research and development opportunity supporting artists working with photography to make and exhibit new work. This collection of teaching resources explores each artist’s work and the themes of their practice. Be sure to check out the artist films.
