Art and Design
‘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.’
DFE, National Curriculum
INTENT
At Moorfield Primary school, we value art and Design ad a part of the children’s entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum. Through Art and Design, we engage, inspire and challenge pupils so that they can experiment, invent and create their own works of art, crafts and design. We intend to develop children’s appreciation and appraisal of a wide range of artists through a variety of experiences which develop an understanding of how Art and Design shapes our history and contributes to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation resulting in strong cultural capital.. We encourage children to share artistic experience and develop an understanding of how art supports British Values and the diverse cultures within our society.
IMPLEMENTATION
Moorfield Primary school provides full coverage of the National Curriculum, following the programmes of study for each group and has links to cross curricular topics, where appropriate, to ensure a well-structured approach to this creative subject. Within KS1 and KS2 six topics are covered over the two years and include building on skills such as collage, drawing, textile, sculpture and painting. Each Year group builds on previous knowledge and concepts and follows the process of exploration, creating, analysing and evaluating. Art and Design is taught termly across the academic year (detail of themes is in our long-term plan). Agreed non-negotiables and a vocabulary list are in place for each year group. The work of international, national and where possible local artists, including craft makers and designers, is explored to enhance learning.
In EYFS pupils explore and use a variety of media and materials through a combination of child initiated and adult directed activities.
Within KS1, pupils are taught to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products, to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination and to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
- Within KS2 pupils are taught to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas and 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.
IMPACT
Children will have clear enjoyment and confidence in Art and Design
Children will know more, remember more and understand more about Art and Design and be able to demonstrate this knowledge. They will develop skills and attributes they can use beyond school and into adulthood.
Children will make progress and attain in line with age related expectations
A detailed overview of artists covered throughout the year is available upon request.