'I like art because we use lots of different materials, resources and techniques' - Connie Year 6 'In art we study a different artist each term which is really interesting' - Lilly Year 4 'I enjoy art because I can be creative and use my imagination' - Daniel Year 3
Local artist Phil White has been into school to do a portrait workshop with us. We have also had a doodle workshop with our parents by Charlotte Eldred and have even been busy creating pieces of artwork outside as a whole school!
Our School Curriculum Artists
Intent
We believe that our children are entitled to a broad and balanced curriculum full of creative opportunities. Our art curriculum is accessible to all and gives children opportunities to learn new skills and develop these further through a range of media and materials. In line with the national curriculum 2014, the curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils:
Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
Become proficient at drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques.
Evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.
Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
Implementation
Art lessons are planned as part of a themed approach and stand-alone sessions giving children the opportunity to develop connections and improve their skills. A progression of skills has been mapped for each year group and is used to ensure that children have opportunities to improve their work and progress further. Sketch books are used to evidence work and follows the child through the school. Work is regularly displayed in school and photographs are added to the school’s art portfolio. Whole school art theme weeks and community art projects take place regularly. Art work is commended in our regular Celebration Assemblies.
Impact
Through our art curriculum we our children will become engaged, creative, confident artists able to produce creative work, exploring and recording their ideas and experiences. They will be able to meet the end of key stage expectations outlined in the National Curriculum. Our children will be proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art techniques. Able to evaluate and analyse creative works using subject-specific language. Our children will know about great artists and the historical and cultural development of their art. Outcomes for each child are recorded at the end of a unit of work and regularly throughout the year and analysed for next steps
Early Years
In the Early Years Foundation Unit, the following applies to the children’s learning
Expressive Arts and Design
The development of children’s artistic and cultural awareness supports their imagination and creativity. It is important that children have regular opportunities to engage with the arts, enabling them to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials. The quality and variety of what children see, hear and participate in is crucial for developing their understanding, self-expression, vocabulary and ability to communicate through the arts. The frequency, repetition and depth of their experiences are fundamental to their progress in interpreting and appreciating what they hear, respond to and observe.
ELG: Creating with Materials
Children at the expected level of development will: Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function; Share their creations, explaining the process they have used; Make use of props and materials when role playing characters in narratives and stories.
ELG: Being Imaginative and Expressive
Children at the expected level of development will: Invent, adapt and recount narratives and stories with peers and their teacher; Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs; Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and – when appropriate – try to move in time with music.
