Resource Hub
Digital resources designed to support and inspire education providers and learners participating in Craft School
A student from Nelson Academy at a Craft School: Material World celebration event. Photo: James Fletcher.
Jasleen's Challenge
Craft School is a free nationwide challenge designed to get EYFS, primary and secondary school learners engaged in hands-on making.
Video Resources
Craft School: Jasleen's Challenge - Primary
Craft School maker champion Jasleen Kaur discusses her making process, inspirations, and approach to the Craft School: Jasleen's Challenge brief.
This video is designed as a KS1 learning resource for Craft School, either for educators to use as inspiration or to share with learners
Craft School: Jasleen's Challenge – Secondary
Craft School maker champion Jasleen Kaur discusses her making process, inspirations, and approach to the Craft School: Jasleen's Challenge brief. In this video, she encourages learners to explore community through cultural memory, inherited traditions, and everyday objects.
This video is designed as a KS2 learning resource for Craft School, either for educators to use as inspiration or to share with learners.
‘Tools For Living’ in Focus
Join maker champion Jasleen Kaur as she shares the story behind her Tools for Living series, acquired by the Crafts Council Collection in 2011. Hear Jasleen discuss her work, what inspired her, and the process she went through to create these objects.
This video can be watched as a resource for educators or shared directly with learners of all ages.
Resource – Craft School: Jasleen's Challenge – EYFS CPD 1
Craft School: Jasleen's Challenge – CPD 2 - People and Place
Past Craft School Video Resources
Teacher CPD Archive, 2023-25
Reclaim and Reuse with Liaqat Rasul
This video features Liaqat Rasul, an artist specialising in collage, mixed media and sculpture. His work explores themes of multiculturalism, mental health and self-expression within different communities. Join Liaqat as he shares his process for transforming discarded materials into art.
Creative Mending with Maiko Tsutsumi
This film features Maiko Tsutsumi, an artist and curator trained in woodwork and Japanese lacquer. Join Maiko in exploring the importance of creative mending through the lens of Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing.
Renewable Materials with Zoe Burt
This film features Zoe Burt, a designer and educator whose work explores the connection between ecology, botanical colour, activism and sustainability. Listen to Zoe talk about natural dyeing and working with renewable materials in your classrooms!
Craft School: Yinka's Challenge
Craft School: Yinka's Challenge ran from September 2022 to March 2023. The brief was set by Crafts Council trustee and multidisciplinary artist Yinka Ilori and centred on play, storytelling and empowerment.
