At St Michael’s  CE Primary, 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 are 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.

Children are encouraged to delve deeper in thinking about the purpose and meaning behind a variety of artist’s work which allows students to think and work as true artists. 

Within Art and Design lessons, there are three main stems of learning.

• Appreciating art: Pupils are introduced to a diverse range of artists that have worked throughout history and around the world. 

• Developing ideas & feedback: Children use sketchbooks in order to develop their own independent ideas. Many of these ideas may come from specific artists and movements they are looking at. 

• Creating: Children merge their knowledge and creativity in order to form their own work that is individual to them.