Art & Design

“He has filled us with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills, to make artistic designs and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts.”

Exodus 35:31-33

Our Art and Design curriculum is designed to engage, inspire and challenge pupils, whilst equipping them with the knowledge and skills to be able to experiment, invent and create their own works of art.

At our school we want our children to be artists and designers and to develop a passion for love art, craft and design!

What do we teach? What does this look like?

Art and Design lessons are taught discretely but with  clear links to class topics to make learning meaningful and relevant. Our curriculum for art is supported by clear skills and knowledge progression. This ensures that skills and knowledge are built upon each year and sequenced appropriately to maximise learning for all pupils.

Each child from Years1-6 has a sketchbook.  Children use their sketchbooks to make initial sketches, develop skills, record ideas and develop opinions. Throughout their art journey, every child is given the opportunity to learn the skills of drawing, painting, sculpture and printing. Children are given opportunities to explore how their art can share commonalities with the work of famous artists

Ongoing assessment takes place. Pupils are assessed at then end of every year, using Target Tracker.

We hope that Art and Design curriculum will lead pupils to be enthusiastic artists and designers.

What our Children Say about Art

"Art is my favourite because I like drawing and using my imagination" - A Y1

"I love to be creative and draw in art" - L Y2 

"I like art because we get to draw, paint and sketch. I enjoyed it when we made Polar animals out of clay because I like making things."- E Y6

"Art is very fun we draw lots of things" - A Y6