‘Art is not what you see, but what you make others see’ – Edgar Degas.
From September 2023, our Art curriculum has been designed with a focus on generating ideas, developing skills, growing children’s knowledge and understanding and evaluating and analysing art work.
Generating ideas – children will produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
Developing Skills – Children will become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques
Knowledge and Understanding – Children will understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms and know about great artists, craft makers and designers.
Evaluating and Analysing – Children will evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.
The curriculum provides children with the opportunity to develop skills within drawing, painting, sculpture, printing, collage and craft. It is taught in 6-7 week blocks each term and units are carefully planned to ensure progression from each phase to the next.
The curriculum will also develop transferrable skills such as team-work, leadership, creative thinking, problem solving, decision making and presentation and performance skills. These are vital skills and will help children to develop as positive citizens as they work within our core values of:
Community
Kindness
Respect
Independence
Resilience
Positivity
Excellence
Enjoyment
The curriculum in place for Art ensures pupils meet the end of Key Stage Attainment targets as outlined in the National Curriculum
