Art

Intent

At Altofts Junior school we believe that Art should inspire and encourage children to learn, think and perform creatively to express emotions and experiences. We encourage children to use their creativity and imagination, to cultivate ideas and concepts which will progress their understanding of how their work may be developed through an artistic process. Our curriculum is designed to give pupils every opportunity to develop their ability, nurture their talent and interests, express their ideas and thoughts about the world, as well as learning about art and artists across cultures and through history. We aim to inspire pupils and develop their confidence to experiment and invent their own works of art. Our curriculum supports pupils to meet the National curriculum end of key stage attainment targets and also fully covers the National Society for Education in Art and Design’s progression competencies.

Implementation

We use the Kapow Primary Art and Design scheme to ensure high-quality, well-structured teaching across all year groups. The scheme of work is designed with five strands that run throughout:

· Generating ideas

· Using sketchbooks

· Making skills, including formal elements (line, shape, tone, texture, pattern, colour)

· Knowledge of artists

· Evaluating and analysing

Units of lessons are sequential, allowing children to build their skills and knowledge, applying them to a range of outcomes. The formal elements, a key part of the National Curriculum, are also woven throughout units. Key skills are revisited again and again with increasing complexity in a spiral curriculum model. The curriculum is progressive, building of previously learnt skills and knowledge as they move throughout school. By developing and mastering a range of techniques, using a variety of media, pupils can refine their finished products to allow them to communicate to an audience. Units in each year group are organised into four core areas:

Drawing
Painting and mixed-media
Sculpture and 3
Craft and design

Impact

Our pupils leave 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. As a result of our Art curriculum, by the end of Year 6, pupils have the following:

Produce creative work, exploring and recording their ideas and experiences in sketch books.
Be proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques.
Have the ability to think critically and express personal ideas visually.
Know about great artists and the historical and cultural development of their art.

Knowledge Organisers

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Knowledge Organisers

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