Art

Aim

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.

The curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all pupils produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences. This will ensure that they become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques. We want all pupils to be able to evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design. They will learn about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms. Our children will be taught to develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.

Through high-quality art teaching our children will learn to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products. They will be able to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination. We want them to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space.

We set out composites and components off art learning that deepens pupils understanding about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work. They should be able to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas. We want all pupils to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay and know about great artists, architects and designers in history.

Art Curriculum Policy