Teaching English and Drama: from art to words

Explore our resources for using paintings as inspiration for English and drama projects

Discover the potential of paintings to transform children's talk and writing

Get into storytelling!

Turn your pupils into expert storytellers

Use paintings in class, for role play and drama

Bring English and drama to life with Frank Cottrell Boyce's novel 'Framed'

Use paintings for storytelling or storymaking – create your own story

An example of children's work from the Out of Art into Storytelling project

Dive into storytelling with these stories by writer Pie Corbett

Bring your class to meet Frank Cottrell-Boyce, author of the novel 'Framed'

Secondary pupils explored paintings with masterclasses from professional writers

The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN