Art and Design
Vision
'Every child is an artist.' Pablo Picasso
We believe that art, craft and design enable children to develop their human creativity. Our curriculum engages, inspires and challenges pupils, giving them the knowledge and skills to experiment, explore, invent and create their own work using a range of media and materials. Pupils learn the skills of drawing, painting, printing, collage, textiles, 3D work and digital art and are introduced to a diverse range of artists and designers, enabling them to think critically and develop knowledge and understanding of art and design and how they reflect and shape our history and culture. We provide opportunities for discussion and reflection on what we have seen and children's own work. We recognise the role of art in promoting wellbeing, self-esteem and creativity.
By the time our children leave us to transfer to secondary school, they will:
- use sketchbooks to record, explore and develop ideas
- develop their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials
- have a growing understanding of a diverse range of artists and designers
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Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
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Nursery |
The Seven Areas of Exploration: What can we see? How can we explore colour? how can we build worlds? How can we explore materials and marks? How can we explore 3D materials? How can we use our bodies to make art? How can we use our imaginations? Staff approach planning in a playful way, led by the children. Across the year they ensure that every child experiences at least one activity from each section, balancing out 3D making with 2D opportunities such as drawing, printing or painting. |
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Reception |
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Year 1 |
SpiralsUsing drawing, collage and mark-making to explore spirals. Introducing sketchbooks. |
Simple PrintmakingExplore simple ways to make a print. Use line, shape, colour and texture to explore pattern, sequencing and symmetry.
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Playful MakingExploring materials and intention through a playful approach
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Year 2 |
Introducing the idea that artists can be collectors & explorers as they develop drawing and composition skills. |
Explore how painters sometimes use paint in an expressive and gestural way. Explore colour mixing and experimental mark making to create abstract still lifes. |
Explore how you can transform a familiar object into new and fun forms.
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Year 3 |
Gestural Drawing with Charcoal Making loose, gestural drawings with charcoal, and exploring drama and performance. |
Explore how artists combine media to create work in response to landscape. Use acrylic and thread to make a painted and stitched piece. |
Explore how to create simple moving drawings by making paper “puppets” and animate them using tablets.
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Year 4 |
Explore how artists create sequenced drawings to share and tell stories. Create accordian books or comic strips to retell poetry or prose through drawing. |
Explore artists working with the genre of still life, contemporary and more traditional. Create your own still life inspired art work. |
Explore how the way we display our work can affect the way it is seen.
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Year 5 |
Exploring how we can create typography through drawing and design,and use our skills to create personal and highly visual maps. |
Making MonotypesCombine the monotype process with painting and collage to make visual poetry zines. |
Architecture: Dream Big or Small? Explore the responsibilities architects have to design us a better world. Make your own architectural model. |
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Year 6 |
Explore how 2D drawings can be transformed to 3D objects. Work towards a sculptural outcome or a graphic design outcome. |
Discover how artists use layers and juxtaposition to create artwork which explores identity. Make your own layered portrait. |
Explore how craftspeople and designers bring personality to their work.
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Below you will find key documents relating to our history curriculum. If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please contact our Art and Design Lead, Miss Sarah Younghusband.
