Key Documents
Art National Curriculum
EYFS – Laying the Foundations for Art and Design
Art and Design Curriculum Overview
Art and Design Progression of Skills
Intent
We value Art and Design as an important part of the children’s entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum. Art and Design provides the children with the opportunities to develop and extend skills and an opportunity to express their individual interests, thoughts and ideas. Art contributes to the children’s personal development in creativity, independence, judgement and self-reflection. Moreover, it enables pupils to develop a natural sense of wonder and curiosity about the world around them and therefore it links strongly to our school values.
Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.
Implementation
We teach a skills-based art curriculum, which allows children to express their creative imagination as well as providing them with opportunities to practise and develop mastery in the key processes of art: drawing, painting, printing, collage and sculpture. This is supported through the studying of key artists and the development knowledge of their work including time for Year 2 and Year 4 children to work alongside a local artist during the year.
Lessons are taught in blocks on a termly basis and involve studying existing pieces of art, sketching aspects of these, with a particular focus on the necessary skills, before complementing a final piece. The children are then given time to reflect on their work and discuss next steps with further opportunities to improve their work. The evidence of their work is collected within the art sketch book which follows the children through school. Photographs of larger, group or 3D pieces are also kept within this book.
Impact
The impact of our art and design curriculum can be seen not only in our children’s sketch books but also through classroom displays and the school environment. Everything we do is with the child in mind, and strong relationships are built between pupils and staff which create an atmosphere for learning which is conducive to success. Children leave Cardinham School will an enthusiasm for art and design and a belief in their own creative ability.
We value Art and Design as an important part of the children’s entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum. Art and Design provides the children with the opportunities to develop and extend skills and an opportunity to express their individual interests, thoughts and ideas. Art contributes to the children’s personal development in creativity, independence, judgement and self-reflection. Moreover, it enables pupils to develop a natural sense of wonder and curiosity about the world around them and therefore it links strongly to our school values.
Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.
Implementation
We teach a skills-based art curriculum, which allows children to express their creative imagination as well as providing them with opportunities to practise and develop mastery in the key processes of art: drawing, painting, printing, collage and sculpture. This is supported through the studying of key artists and the development knowledge of their work including time for Year 2 and Year 4 children to work alongside a local artist during the year.
Lessons are taught in blocks on a termly basis and involve studying existing pieces of art, sketching aspects of these, with a particular focus on the necessary skills, before complementing a final piece. The children are then given time to reflect on their work and discuss next steps with further opportunities to improve their work. The evidence of their work is collected within the art sketch book which follows the children through school. Photographs of larger, group or 3D pieces are also kept within this book.
Impact
The impact of our art and design curriculum can be seen not only in our children’s sketch books but also through classroom displays and the school environment. Everything we do is with the child in mind, and strong relationships are built between pupils and staff which create an atmosphere for learning which is conducive to success. Children leave Cardinham School will an enthusiasm for art and design and a belief in their own creative ability.