Art at Shillington Lower School
We follow the KAPOW Primary Mixed-Age Planning in years 1 /2 and years 3 /4 and the EYFS (single age) planning in Reception. All pupils have their own high-quality sketchbook that progresses with them throughout their time at Shillington Lower School. Opportunities for further art and design learning are built in to align with key dates and events in the academic calendar.
Intent
Curriculum Aims
Shillington lower School's scheme of work aims to nurture pupils’ creativity, imagination and visual literacy, encouraging them to think like artists and designers. The intention is for pupils to develop the confidence to experiment, express ideas and communicate meaning through visual and tactile media.
It promotes an appreciation of art as a powerful form of human expression, helping pupils to understand its role across different cultures, time periods and creative industries. It encourages children to value originality, take creative risks and reflect critically on their own work and that of others.
Through the delivery of rich, engaging and purposeful lessons our curriculum is designed to be both inclusive and ambitious, ensuring all pupils are equipped to enjoy, create and respond to art in meaningful ways.
National Curriculum
The design scheme of work fulfils the statutory requirements outlined in the National curriculum (2014). It was created based on the principles outlined in the Ofsted research review series: Art and design.
The curriculum reflects current thinking in Art education by drawing on insights from curriculum research, cognitive science and developments in subject-specific pedagogy.
The curriculum includes; clear progression of knowledge and skills, thoughtfully sequenced learning and purposeful contexts for making. This enables pupils to build secure, connected knowledge and develop an authentic understanding of artists, artistic techniques and how to evaluate and analyse creative work.
Purpose of study
Our Art and design curriculum supports pupils in the following National Curriculum areas: by developing pupils’ knowledge, understanding and confidence across the following key strands:
- Generating ideas – exploring, visualising and developing original ideas in response to a range of stimuli.
- Using sketchbooks – recording, experimenting, refining and reflecting throughout the creative process.
- Making skills – becoming proficient in a range of artistic techniques and media, including drawing, painting, sculpture and craft.
- Knowledge of artists – learning about significant artists, craft makers and designers from a diverse range of cultures, periods and traditions.
- Evaluating and analysing – using artistic vocabulary to reflect on and discuss their own work and that of others critically and thoughtfully.
To ensure progression in making skills across a range of media, the curriculum is organised into the following key areas:
- Drawing – developing control and expression through line, shape, tone and texture using a variety of tools and materials.
- Painting and mixed media – exploring colour, layering and surface to create expressive, imaginative outcomes using a range of techniques.
- Sculpture and 3D – constructing, modelling and shaping materials to realise ideas in three dimensions.
- Craft and design – learning how art connects to the wider creative industries through purposeful making and design projects.