Art

To provide an art curriculum that allows all children to be curious and creative through self expression and exploration. Through the arts, children will develop resilience, self reflection, confidence and critical thinking skills that will prepare them for the 21st century. whilst also developing a sense of their own and others’ culture by studying art through history. The art curriculum is separated into skills-based units to allow children to learn, develop and consolidate a wide range of skills: painting, drawing, collage, printing, sculpture and mixed media. 

The curriculum map is designed in such a way that children are able to build on their prior learning from previous years. Art and design skills are revisited and consolidated throughout each art and design topic and are applied to a range of media. This creates a foundation for pupils to develop their own creativity through skills learnt previously and an outlook on art in the wider world, as well as giving them an awareness of different concepts throughout history and modern culture.