This teacher training day will teach you how to use Photoshop and show best practice in the delivery of this complex program back in the classroom.
Photoshop can be a challenging to teach especially if you are a beginner or have little knowledge on how this advanced program works. However, the benefits that Photoshop can bring to your students’ work is immeasurable.
In this course you will learn how to:
Set up the workspace for best class practice
Use correct image resolutions
Use tools and text
Use layers and layer styles
Use layer masks
Use different selecting and cutting techniques
Use filters
Save images in the correct format
use adjustment layers for more professional looking results
In this very practical day, you will also go through specific class tasks to take back to your school. All of this will be backed up with a wealth of excellent resources that you can use back in your classroom to enable students to get maximum results in the use of Photoshop.
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“Excellent delivery, fantastic ideas and examples that will benefit my teaching. The best Art related inset I have been on!” – Adrian R, Swakeleys School for Girls
Summary
Learn Photoshop with best class practice.
Explore the benefits Photoshop can bring to students work.
Practice specific Photoshop skills.
Complete class tasks that are proven to gain high results.
Get a wealth of excellent resources.
Improve GCSE and A Level results.
Who should attend?
All teachers of GCSE and A level Art and Photography.
New teachers.
Subject leaders.
Heads of faculty.
Work produced by teachers on our Photoshop training day
Reviews
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“Fantastic introduction and impressive resources. Worksheets really useful for taking back to school” – Emma H, Ratton School
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“I thought that this course was excellent. Clear, well organised bite-sized chunks of information, delivered in a relaxed, unintimidating way” – Lucy F, Channing School
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“Fantastic Introduction to Photoshop and application in classroom” - Mark G, Mossbourne Community Academy
Your Course Teacher
Marc Newton is an Advanced Skills teacher in Photography and has been teaching Art and Photography since 2002. He has over 10 years’ middle management experience and through his leadership and teaching techniques he consistently achieved some of the highest Photography GCSE results in his county and lessons were graded as Ofsted Outstanding.
He is an award-winning professional Photographer working in the London and Essex areas of the UK. Graduating with an honours degree in Fine Art Photography in 2000 his work ranges from social documentary projects to landscapes and pinhole photography. He exhibits much of his art around London and the UK and has his work published in books and magazines. He is also the founder of www.theschoolofphotography.com. View his website here www.marcnewton.com
The Details
Location: Central London - Date: Tuesday 12th November 2024 Course Code: PSCLONNOV24
Date: Tuesday 24th June 2025 Course Code: PSCLONJUN25
Cost £299 + VAT: Includes lunch, refreshments, an excellent bank of resources and CPD certificate.
Book this course together with our Photoshop Day 2 course and receive a £100 discount.
N.B. Delegates will be required to bring a laptop with Photoshop CS6 or above pre-installed and tested. Please get in touch for further support on this.
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Here’s what teachers are saying about this course
“Really well presented, clear instructions, great support and great resources” - Elizabeth P, Lea Manor High School
“Excellent delivery, fantastic ideas and examples that will benefit my teaching. The best Art related inset I have been on!” – Adrian R, Swakeleys School for Girls
“Very well presented” – Clare D, St John Payne School
“Fantastic intro and impressive resources. Worksheets really useful for taking back to school” – Emma H, Ratton School
“Fantastic Introduction to Photoshop and application in classroom” - Mark G, Mossbourne Community Academy
“Really easy to follow, clear instructions and a helpful tutor” – Clare H, Rushcliff School
“Excellent! Very clear and well planned” – Daisy K, Surbiton High School
“Extremely useful! I have always been scared of Photoshop but now I feel confident enough to have a play on my own. Thank you” – Sam H, Thurston Community School
“Very accessible and hugely informative. Very good hands on learning experience. Brilliant Overview” – Jane B, Bedford Girls School
“This was a superb hands on day. Marc was really clear and helpful throughout. It was a small class so lots of one on one help” – Michele M, Bishop Wordsworth School
“Very good, perfect for me. I had a vague idea of using some roots Photoshop. Clear instructions in each task and I feel I now have a sound basis and confidence to explore the software” – Pete H, Dagenham Park C of E School
“Highly informative and led by an informative course leader” – John T, Lewis” Girls Comprehensive
