Art

Intent

At Broadmayne First School, we value Art and Design as an important part of the children’s entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum. Art and Design provides the children with the opportunities to develop and extend skills and an opportunity to express their individual interests, thoughts and ideas. 

Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should 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. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation. 

We intend that our children will, from the early years, develop a sense of creativity, self-expression, excellence and high attainment.   

We will deliver a curriculum that:

• Exposes all children to the arts, giving them a chance to experience, and participate in a range of creative activities and events.   

• Allows our children to experiment in a ‘safe’ environment where there are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ results, thus, both self-expression and self-esteem may be enhanced. 

• Gives children entitlement to a wide range of experiences in the arts as part of and in addition to the curriculum.   

• Gives children the opportunity to explore, develop and communicate their personal, aesthetic response to experience.   

• Develops their knowledge and skills within a wide range of arts activities.  

• Introduces them to an appreciation of the arts.   

• Develops their appreciation of diverse cultural heritage.

• Helps them make personal interpretations of what they have experienced.   

• Encourages children to express themselves creatively using a wide range of media.  

Implementation

The teaching and implementation of the Art and Design Curriculum at Broadmayne First School is based on the National Curriculum with guidance from NSEAD, and linked to topics to ensure a well-structured approach to this creative subject.

• All children follow a program of progressive skills in art and design.  These take place in discrete art and design lessons and also as a means of communication in other wider curriculum subjects.  

• Wherever possible first hand experiences, the outside environment and real things are used to stimulate art and design activities. New techniques and skills are modelled and examples of work are shown to the children.   

• In whole class, group and individual work, pupils have the opportunity to investigate, explore and develop ideas and techniques. They are also involved in evaluating their work, celebrating success and identifying areas for improvement.  

• Cross curricular opportunities for further learning and development in the arts are built into planning of all subjects as a means of enhancing the children’s learning opportunities. These may be in the form of visiting performing arts groups, museums, galleries and other venues.  

• The work of famous local, national and international artists are explored to enhance the children's learning.

Early Years Foundation Stage pupils explore and use a variety of media and materials through a combination of child initiated and adult directed activities. They have opportunities to learn to:  

• Explore the textures, movement, feel and look of different media and materials  

• Respond to a range of media and materials, develop their understanding of them in order to manipulate and create different effects.  

• Use different media and materials to express their own ideas  

• Explore colour and use for a particular purpose  

• Develop skills to use simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately  

• Select appropriate media and techniques and adapt their work where necessary 

Key stage 1 Pupils are taught: 

• 1. To use a range of materials creatively to design and make products 

• 2. To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination 

• 3. To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space 

• 4. About 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. 

Key stage 2 Pupils are taught 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. 

Pupils are taught: 

• 1. To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas 

• 2. 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] 

• 3. About great artists, architects and designers in history.

Impact

Each child will:

• experience a broad, balanced arts curriculum, with an emphasis on the development of understanding and skills in art and design, creative dance, music and drama.   

• experience the arts through other areas of the curriculum.   

• be given a wide range of opportunities to express themselves creatively.   

• be given the opportunity to develop skills and interests in out of hours learning.   

• begin to develop awareness of the emotional impact the arts have on themselves and on an audience.

Progress is assessed throughout the year and recorded in sketchbooks which follow each child through the school, and the school’s in house assessment system.

We measure the impact of our curriculum through the following methods:  

• A reflection on standards achieved against the planned outcomes;  

• Pupil discussions about their learning; which includes discussion of their thoughts, ideas, processing and evaluations of work; and 

• A celebration of learning at the end of the year.