Intent (What we want to do)

At Wath CofE we provide our children the opportunities to experiment, invent and create their own work in art, craft and design. Skills and techniques are taught progressively to ensure that all children are able to learn and practice in order to develop and express their creativity as they move through our school. Our children have the opportunity to explore materials and the processes, reflecting on their own work and discussing this also with their peers. We build on previous learning and skills so that overtime, clear progression can be seen and we aim to ensure that all children are given high quality experiences, including those who may not have these opportunities outside of school.

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We value art as a subject, to inspire and develop our children’s cultural, spiritual and moral understanding, looking closely with great importance on the work of artists, craft makers, designers and architects, taking inspiration from our mapped-out artists by their style, which our children can apply to their own work.

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Summary

• To foster and understanding and enjoyment of art, craft and design.

• Each child will show expected progress within a broad and balanced range of art activities through drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and techniques.

• To show a development of ideas and their skills through the use of a sketchbook in Y1 to Y6 and on paper in EYFS.

• Children will develop their ability to observe, investigate and respond to a variety of media.

• To develop an understanding of the work from artists, crafts people and designers, applying this knowledge to their own work.

• To study historical, cultural and religious art.

• Ensure that all children have access to the Art curriculum through quality first, inclusive teaching and minimise where possible any barriers to pupil’s participation in all Art learning.

 

Implementation (How we will do it)

The Art and Design curriculum is built around essential knowledge, understanding and key skills broken into year groups to show continuity and progress. Children produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences throughout. Over time children will become more proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques. They evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.

 

It is important that our children feel empowered and open to make mistakes. In art there is no right and wrong as it is a matter of interpretation of each piece and how it is seen by others. We provide children with the tools and scaffolding to discuss their work, the skills and effects used.

 

We have tailored our curriculum to the needs of our pupils which incorporates generating, exploring and developing ideas. Encouraging children to develop, evaluate and improve ideas, taking inspiration from the work of others, and developing and refining the skills of drawing, painting, collage, printing, sculpture and textiles over the year. While encouraging the children to have their own opinions, preferences and interests, allowing children to take risks in Art. It is when we take risks that our learning can truly flow and art can be enjoyed by the children we call artists.

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Early Years

In Early Years we provide continuous provision opportunities for art and design, these activities make an important contribution to the EYFS development areas such as Expressive Art and Design, Communication and Language and Personal, Social and Emotional development.

Art is covered through timetabled lessons and activities, continuous provision and the outdoors to ensure that children have several opportunities to become an artist.

 

Key Stage One

In Key Stage 1 children use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination. They develop a wide range of art and design techniques using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space. The children work with a range of materials creatively to design and make products. Children know about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities and making links to their own work.

 

Key Stage Two

At Key Stage 2 pupils develop their understanding of materials, creativity further by increasing their knowledge, skills and processes. Pupils’ experiences at this stage enable them to understand the diverse functions of art in the wider world. Pupils learn to improve their use of tools and become confident in using a variety of techniques. Pupils increase their awareness of the purposes of art from different historical periods and cultures and begin to ask themselves about the purpose, creation, materials, and significance of a variety of art works.

 

Differentiation for vulnerable groups (SEND, Pupil Premium, etc.)

​Quality first teaching in Art includes reasonable adjustments and adaptations to ensure all children can access learning alongside their peers through support from teaching staff and additional time where needed, with support to use resources and materials, also to ensure learning is differentiated to suit each individual.

 

Curriculum Driver – Retrieval

In Art, retrieval is shown over time, thinking back to previous sessions and learning to retrieve vocab, which can include artists and media used for their certain piece. Within time the children will be able to retrieve their favourite artist, designer or crafts person and the piece of Art they like the most and why.

 

Summary

• Art is broken down into EYFS and key stages to show continuity and progression through the years.

• Children are becoming more proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques.

• Giving children time to practice and develop their individual skills.

• Children are creating a final piece and reflecting back on process and outcomes, evaluating and analysing their final piece.

• The children will be evaluating and analysing the process they have taken, this can be verbal for EYFS and in sketchbook annotations for Key stage one (several words) and Key stage Two (did this process work? What will I use on my final piece? etc)

• Encourage children to have their own ideas and opinions.

• Encouraging children to take risks.

 

Impact (What impact will it have?)

The children’s learning over time, reflects the intended curriculum. Research shows that repetition of course content leads to sticky learning; the transfer of knowledge from the short term to long term memory. At Wath CofE, we achieve this through regular retrieval practise of techniques and artists work. Children can speak with confidence about what they have learnt and how they can apply this to other parts of their learning.

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By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study, with regular assessment points for data and to make sure each child is making expected progress.

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Summary

• To gain skills, concepts and knowledge necessary to create work expressing ideas and experiences.

• Experiment with their ideas, their use of colour, texture, form, patterns, materials and processes.

• Evaluate, analyse and encourage self-reflection of their own work and the process.

• Throughout self-reflection the children are taught how to be resilient to achieve their goals.

• Are responsible for their own learning journey when drawing, sculpting, painting and other techniques.

• Learn about different artists, craft makers and designers understanding historical and cultural development of their art forms.

• Pupils with SEND make good progress in art. When expected progress is not made, plans are put in place to address this and allow for accelerated progress through additional provision in class, external agency support and family discussions.