Curriculum Aims
Wisdom – Our children will have the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design.
Independence – Our children will think critically and seek to develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design.
Creativity – Our children will produce creative pieces, explore ideas and record their experiences.
Kindness – Our children will know about great artists, craft makers, designers and understand the historical and cultural development of different art forms.
At Newick, we use resources from Access Art to inform and guide our Art and Design teaching. This provides high quality resources and ideas, enabling teachers to deliver a sequence of Art and Design lessons which take children through an artistic journey of learning, whilst ensuring a clear progression of skills and knowledge in the subject.
Early Years
Within Early Years, opportunities for art to be explored through child-initiated activities are evident through the continuous provision provided. Key vocabulary and techniques are modelled by staff, to embed these concepts. Activities are planned to identify key skills and to make cross-curricular links where appropriate. Staff ensure that their interactions and questions support the child’s individual development and progression through their creative activities.
Ongoing opportunities for children to explore and revisit their learning is at the centre of the Early Years provision and ensures that art is seen as a creative way of expressing their ideas, thoughts and understanding of other curricular subjects. Children’s artwork is displayed around the learning environment, and conversations are encouraged by staff both peer to peer about their creations, and between the children and staff.
KS1
In KS1 children continue their exploration of a range of materials and mediums. Children are able to use different materials to create sculptures, with cross curricular inspiration. Children draw and paint using paintbrush and pencil skills. The children are encouraged to develop their skills, begin to consider their creative decisions, and share their ideas with others. Children investigate different art and design techniques using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space.
Children learn to look at the work of Artists, Craft Makers and Designers and describe what they see. They begin to observe and talk about similarities and differences between the work of an Artist, Craft Maker and Designer and their own work.
KS2
In lower KS2, children use a sketchbook to record observations of their artwork and the work of different Artists. The children use different art and design techniques with increasing confidence, including drawing, painting and sculpting with different materials (i.e. pencil, paint, clay). Children begin to refine their skills, can practise and apply control when using different apparatus and explore different materials, showing creativity. Children move towards researching the work of great, historic Artists, Architects and Designers and recording their findings. Children evaluate their own work and record what went well and what could be improved.
In upper KS2, the children can record complex observations of their work and a range of Artists and present them in a unique way. Children continue to practise and apply their art and design techniques, but move towards also improving their work, including drawing, painting and sculpting with different materials (i.e. pencil, paint, clay, charcoal). Children apply and develop their control when using different apparatus and reflect on their technique. By the end of KS2 pupils at Newick will be exploring and experimenting with a range of materials, using imagination and creativity.
When learning about great and historic Artists, Architects and Designers the children move towards recording their findings in greater detail and making intricate observations. Children evaluate and analyse the work of historic Artists using the vocabulary and language of Art and Design. By the end of KS2 the children can compare their work to that of Artists and Designers and record their experiences and the creative process they have taken.
Progression and Curriculum Documents
| Artists, Craft Makers and Designers that our children cover through our Art and Design curriculum | |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | Andrew Goldsworthy, Andy Warhol |
| Year 2 | J.M.W Turner |
| Year 3 | Antoni Gaudí |
| Year 4 | Henri Matisse |
| Year 5 | Joan Miró |
| Year 6 | Rembrandt, Vincent Van Gogh |
