We aim for children to leave Woodchester Endowed Primary School equipped with a range of techniques and the confidence and creativity to form a strong foundation for their Art and design learning at Key Stage 3 and beyond.

Children at Woodchester Endowed Primary School will develop their interest and curiosity about art and design through a series of lessons offering skills progression, knowledge progression and the opportunity to ask questions and demonstrate their individual skills in a variety of ways. The lessons offer the chance for children to realise their ideas, develop their emotional expression through art to further enhance their personal, social and emotional development and sustain a level of working on a project to encourage resilience.

Our long -term curriculum map is designed in such a way that children are involved in evaluation, dialogue and decision making about the quality of their outcomes and the improvements they need to make. By taking part in regular discussions and decision -making processes, our children will not only understand facts and key information about art, but they will be able to talk confidently about their own learning journey. We encourage children to value their achievements in art and design and celebrate as a school through displays and photographic evidence.

We aim for our children to:

• Produce creative work, exploring and recording their ideas and experiences
• Be proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques.
• Evaluate and analyze creative works using subject-specific language.
• Be able to work on art projects both individually and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Know about great artists and the historical and cultural development of their art.
• Meet the end of key stage expectations outlined in the National Curriculum.

 

Teaching and Learning

Art is taught weekly across the school following a Kapow unit of study for a full term, thus ensuring that children have regular time to explore and progress their artistic skills. This approach allows them to build on knowledge in a cyclical way so that they are building on learning they have developed previously.

We recognise the fact that we have children of differing ability in all our classes, and so we provide suitable learning opportunities for all children by matching the challenge of the task to the ability of the child. We achieve this through a range of strategies which are differentiated by task, expected outcome and/or support from peers or adult. Children have the opportunity to explore their ideas and record their experiences, as well as exploring the work of others and evaluate different creative ideas.

Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development

Spiritual development: Use imagination and creativity to explore ideas and feelings in works of Art and express themselves through their own art and design activities. Appreciate the achievements of other artists both contemporary and from the past. Develop fascination, awe and wonder for the work of others.

Moral development: Through the teaching and learning of art we are teaching our children to respect the environment both man-made and natural, developing awareness and love for the visual arts, seeing the role art plays in our multi-cultural society, to develop positive approaches towards equal opportunities in race, gender and ability.

Social development: Pupils collaborate to create pieces of artwork. To respect each other’s ideas and opinions when talking about pieces of art and design, including the work of others in the class. Develop collaborative, cooperative and teamwork skills.

Cultural development: Reflect on the ways in which cultures are represented in art and design, understanding the ideas behind art, craft and design in different cultural contexts including festivals and celebrations from different cultures.