Art
What is our Intent statement?
At Hadlow Primary school our intent for our Art curriculum is to provide a rich, engaging and inclusive curriculum which encourages our children to explore their creativity without fear, think critically and share their self-expression.
We aim to ignite a love of art in the heart of all our children, to foster a life-long appreciation for artists and the art they see in everyday life. We intend the children to see the art within each culture and appreciate variety and difference, to then take it on board and use this to excel within their own artistic exploration.
We aspire to achieve clear progression of skills, engaged happy children and budding artists. These focuses will be achieved through focusing on the quality of planning and the implementation of key skills through teaching, behaviour and attitudes, personal development individual to each child, leadership and management and SEND provision.
Implementation:
At Hadlow Primary School, our art curriculum is designed to ensure a progressive development of skills across various disciplines: painting, mixed media, sculpture, and sketching. Collaborating with Kapow to enhance our Art curriculum, we provide engaging lessons that build on students' abilities as they advance through year groups.
Sequential Progression:
We have developed a key sequential progression which focuses on 3 key skills to be developed year by year: colour, sketching and sculpture. Our curriculum focuses on each year group builds on prior knowledge and skills, so that children feel able to explore and deepen their knowledge of key artistic concepts and styles.
Inclusive Practice
We are committed to promoting individuality throughout Art. All lessons are planned with to be accessable to all our learners. Additional provision is provided to encourage all children when needed, and all children are considered artists, no matter the outcome they create. We go by the moto “art is creating”, and so all children are encouraged to show their individuality and uniqueness. Scaffolding, visual aids and adult encouragement is provided to allow all children to feel included within the lessons, foster their individual creativity and support them in their artistic journey.
"Art is very important to the curriculum. It makes me calm and allows me to express myself." - George Bennett,Year 6
”Being creative is so much fun” - Jessie year 3
”I love being creative! I can show how I feel through my art” - Chloe year 4
How is art sequenced at Hadlow Primary school?
Lessons are taught sequentially, building skills and understanding which concludes into a final piece. Enabling skills to build, allows the children to explore their creativity with confidence and feel pride in their work.
The national curriculum required pupils to:
Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences
Become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques
Evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design
Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms
Children learn art and design throughout their whole primary school education. We support children to explore and enjoy creativity in key stage 1 by:
- Using a range of materials creatively to design and make products
- Use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
- Develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
- Look at the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
Within Key stage 2 Pupils we intend pupils to:
- Develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.
- Create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
- To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials (for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay).
- Explore great artists, architects and designers in history.
Key documents
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4