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Art and design stimulate creativity and imagination. It provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences, and a special way of understanding and responding to the world which is fundamental for our children’s creative development. It enables children to communicate what they see, feel and think, through the use of colour, texture, form, pattern and different materials and processes without the pressures of the written or spoken word. Participating in a range of art forms helps children become creative, responsive, critical and appreciative. They discover the value of focus, discipline and practice and the importance of working collaboratively. Responding to the work of other artists helps them to develop an appreciation of aesthetics, and enables insights into different viewpoints, identities and cultures.
Our Art Subject Leader is Lisa Marshall.
Our art curriculum is based on quality resources and delivered through a topic based approach. Art plays an important role across the curriculum. Skills, experiences and art appreciation are considered carefully and build on what has been studied before. Art provides opportunities for pupils to:
Foster an understanding and enjoyment of art, craft and design
Develop and encourage creativity and imagination through experimenting with a range of different tools and materials.
Become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques
Develop use of a range of tools, media and processes
Evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design
Know about great artists, craft makers and designers
Understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms
Develop their ability to observe, investigate, respond to and record the world around them through a growing variety of forms and media
The curriculum and its impact is monitored through constructive scrutiny of termly data, planning, monitoring of books and displays, lesson observations, learning walks, discussions with teaching staff and parents and pupil voice. The learning environment is testament to the priority given to the visual arts and this is regularly appraised as part of the monitoring and evaluation strategy.
