Art & Design
Curriculum Statement
Art & Design at Stamshaw Junior School
Intent
At Stamshaw Junior School we seek to 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 in a range of mediums. We aim to create artists who take risks and find creative ways to express themselves. Pupils are exposed to a range of artists, craft makers, designers and architects. This helps them to see how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.
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The national curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all pupils: |
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produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences. |
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| become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques. | |
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evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design. |
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know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms. |
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Implementation
Children at Stamshaw follow a skills-based curriculum, undertaking four art projects each year. We teach children to create sketchbooks to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas. Each project has a skill focus; drawing, painting/colour or sculpture, a research element, where children learn about an artist/craftsperson/art movement and explores some of the seven elements of art (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space or value). Using their research as inspiration, children are encouraged to experiment and develop their ideas creatively.
Impact
By the end of their time with us, we want pupils to have learned, improved and embedded a range of artistic skills. They should have an awareness of a broad range of artists and craftspeople, and be able to consider and discuss the artworks they come across. We want our pupils to be confident to explore, experiment and take risks, placing value on the process and journey that they take, not just on the finished product. Most importantly, we want children to have found and enjoyed a creative outlet – a means of self-expression and enjoyment.
Art & Design Progression of Sequencing
ART & DESIGN PROGRESSION DOCUMENT