Toya is involved with devising, writing, illustrating and designing a wide range of resources for different audiences. Partners/clients include The British Council, House of Illustration, Abel & Cole, The Home Office and The Courtauld Gallery and Institute.
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Please click on any of the images to find out more about the projects, all of which have been developed in a collaborative way and link directly to Toya's work in education.

A Collection of Collections

Toya devised, designed and co-illustrated the teacher resource 'A Collection of collections' in collaboration with Sarah Carne and Jhinuk Sarkar. The resource presents a series of curated selections exploring The Courtauld Gallery and making new connections beyond it.
Each collection includes explanations of why particular artworks have been selected and is followed by some talking points that are intended to prompt further individual thought or class/group discussion. These might well lead to more questions than answers. 

Illustrations for this collection by Jhinuk Sarkar

FASHION SENSE?

Using Renoir’s La Loge (The Theatre Box) (1874) as a starting point, the Fashion Sense? project invited students to create a cover and pages of a zine, making a comment on fashion and identity in contemporary culture.

The sourcebook designed and illustrated by includes source material, analysis and learning activities, and guidance on how the project can be run in secondary schools and colleges.

Student work from the project can be seen in this online exhibition.

Family trails
​The Courtauld Gallery

ILLUSTRATING THE CURRICULUM: KS2 DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCE
​HOUSE OF ILLUSTRATION

Toya developed many different resources for House of Illustration including:
Illustrating the Curriculum for KS2
Using illustration to teaching and learning about refugee experiences for KS2
Illustrating the Curriculum for home learners

REFUGEE EXPERIENCES - KS2 RESOURCES 
​HOUSE OF ILLUSTRATION

These free downloadable resources were developed with Emma Winch and Emily Jost to complement House of Illustration's 2018-2019 exhibition Journey's Drawn: Illustration from the Refugee Crisis. Toya then wrote the lesson plans, designed and illustrated the resources with help from participating schools.
The resources aim to teach this vital subject, drawing on the human experiences behind the divisive media headlines in an accessible and hands-on way.
Teachers' notes (written by Emma Winch and Emily Jost), gallery and five lesson plans with practical activities can be found here. 

ILLUSTRATED ACTIVITIES FOR DRAWING WORDS EXHIBITION
​The BRITISH COUNCIL

Toya worked with Emily Jost to develop the content of a free, downloadable resource to accompany the British Council's Drawing Words exhibition. Toya then produced activity illustrations which were reproduced alongside instructions to provide practical ways for young visitors to engage with some of the illustrations on display in the exhibition.

AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO LIFE IN THE UK FOR REFUGEES

Toya worked with Yr8 students from School 21 to produce an illustrated guide to life in the UK. The books have been distributed to secondary school aged refugees before they arrived in the UK. Toya was also responsible for the art direction and design of the booklet.