Free Learning Resources

Find free teaching resources to bring the arts into your class

  • A lady dressed in bright green pointing to a display on a wall as two young children look at her.

    Art Fund Teacher Needs Research 2021-22

    For teachers
    Published by Art Fund

    A research study working with teachers to learn about what support they need to use museums and galleries as resources in their teaching.

  • A graphic featuring an assortment of comic speech bubbles arranged in a grid with brightly coloured backgrounds.

    Draw Cartoons & Comics

    Key Stage 1-3
    Published by The Cartoon Museum

    Free drawing resources to inspire children to explore their creativity through comics. For use at home and in the classroom.

  • Art material arranged on a table.

    Free Art Resources from the RA

    All ages
    Published by the Royal Academy of Arts

    Cross-curricular resources to teach your students about the climate, citizenship, emotions, and more through art.

  • Children on a stage confidently holding up circular signs that read 'I'm a girl, hear me roar' and 'show racism the red card'.

    Fuel Engage: Theatre Resources

    For teachers
    Published by Fuel Theatre

    Fuel Engage is a free, online learning platform for teachers and anyone interested in creative learning. It includes multiple free learning resources, lesson plans, and digital theatre content for use in the classroom and beyond.

  • Children in a room with their hands raised. One student has their finger on their lips.

    Music Resources for KS2 & KS3 Classes

    Key Stage 2 & 3
    Published by Royal Albert Hall

    Download resources to use with KS2 or KS3 classes which explore some of the most famous pieces of music from the Western Classical music cannon, designed to meet your curriculum aims for understanding, listening and composing.

  • A dramatic photograph of a group of school students looking up at the ceiling in Westminster Abbey.

    Free Resources from Westminster Abbey

    All ages
    Published by Westminster Abbey

    A growing catalogue of free, downloadable teaching resources covering a variety of subject areas across multiple key stages, bringing Westminster Abbey to your classroom.

  • Children looking at a painting with an adult

    Activities for all ages

    All ages
    Published by Two Temple Place

    Free activities and resources for schools, community groups and families.

  • A group of students watching a digital display featuring a person's face inside a dimly lit room with brick walls.

    Cracks in the Curriculum

    All ages
    Published by The Serpentine

    Cracks in the Curriculum is a workshop series and publishing platform for teachers, which aims to bring artists and educators together to think about how to address pressing social issues in the classroom.

  • A large group of young school children smiling at the camera.

    Free Arts Resources for Early Years

    Early Years & Key Stage 1
    Published by Creative Futures

    Explore a range of free resources and research reports supporting arts education for Early Years and Key Stage 1 students. You can also find valuable resources about teaching music to deaf children.

  • An adult showing two smiling children medical diagrams and implements.

    Science Activities for Children

    Key Stage 1
    Published by Anaesthesia Heritage Centre

    The Anaesthesia Heritage Centre tells the remarkable story of anaesthesia since is first public demonstration in 1846. Their free resources include fun and easy science activities for small anaesthetists to be, suitable for science and history curricula.

  • A textured work of abstract art with painterly mark-making on collaged canvas, resembling clouds and foliage.

    Art and Art History Learning Resources

    All ages
    Published by The Courtauld

    Free learning resources and activities for all ages from The Courtauld using a combination of art history and practical art-based approaches to uncover the intentions and processes behind works of art. These resources can be used by teachers, young people and anyone interested in finding out more about the artists and artworks in The Courtauld’s collection.

  • A low-lit stage with a set comprising a table. garden chairs

    How to market a theatre show

    Teachers and group leaders
    Published by The Cockpit

    The Cockpit’s guide to bringing a show to their theatre. The tips in this page may be useful advice for anyone lookng to market a show in London.

  • Photo of Serpentine South - a brick building with large windows and a small cupola, surrounded by green trees and grass, under a partly cloudy sky

    The Perfect School? A Classroom Game

    Year 5 & 6
    Published by The Serpentine

    The Perfect School? is a resource and classroom game which invites children and teachers to explore the transition from primary to secondary school and rethink how schools can be.

  • A group of students watching a digital display featuring a person's face inside a dimly lit room with brick walls.

    Here Is The Place: Resource for Teachers

    Year 5 & 6
    Published by The Serpentine

    The resource aims to support children to develop the tools to work together to form democratic communities. It invites children to think about difference, acceptance, trust and empathy through play.

  • A group of students sat on the floor, facing a teacher in front of a blackboard

    Two Temple Place's Teacher Resource Packs

    All ages
    Published by Two Temple Place

    Two Temple Place’s Teacher Resource Packs are produced alongside each exhibition, but also function as stand-alone resources. The packs include a variety of schemes and resources to support teaching in subjects such as; Art & Design, Maths, PHSCE, Music, English, Science and History.

  • An children's orchestra performing

    Music Curriculum Guidance for Schools

    Teachers and school administrators
    Published by Tri-borough Music Hub

    Useful documents to help Headteachers, Senior Leadership Teams, Governors, and Music Leaders to articulate their plan for delivering high-quality music education and supporting pupils to progress.

  • A presented with a headset demonstrating a science experiment in front of a gallery of awe-struck children

    Science Learning Resources

    All ages
    Published by The Science Museum

    Free science-learning resources for all ages.

  • A group of smiling young people holding up works of art in front of a brightly-lit building

    Culture in Westminster: City Lions Year in Review 2022-23

    For teachers & cultural organisations
    Published by City Lions

    A review of how City Lions and its partners, enriched young people’s lives in Westminster in 2022-23.