Art

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Art

at Didsbury CE Primary School

“Every child, young person and the protected characteristics has the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts, museums and libraries.”
- Goal 5 of Arts Council England’s 10-year strategic framework Great Art and Culture for Everyone, 2015.

At Didsbury CE, it is our intent to provide a high-quality art and design curriculum that is designed to 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. During their time at DCE, we believe that children 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. Consequently, the children will have the opportunity to become increasingly proficient and confident at: 

  • producing creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences
  • drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques
  • evaluating and analysing creative works using the language of art, craft and design
  • identifying great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.

Curriculum end points

The impact of this art and design curriculum is that children will critique their own and other’s artwork by asking open and closed questions. They will become reflective of their own work and discuss how to improve their artwork next time. Children will understand that art is made by a variety of people in a variety of ways. They will know that they are all artists. Each year group is given a set of skills that they need to have covered by the end of the year. Some skills are taught exclusively to one year in the phase and others are revisited at a deeper level.  The skills taught have been developed in consultation with art and design advisors

Children are assessed against the skills taken from our bespoke art and design scheme of work and the National Curriculum before being recorded on the school’s assessment tracker. Children in Key Stage 1 and 2 complete a termly evaluation where they self and peer evaluate their work. They then answer questions about their artwork such as which skill was the most challenging, how would they improve their work next time etc. Final pieces of artwork are kept at school along with the evaluations as evidence. In EYFS, children’s art skills are assessed in line with Development Matters and the Early Years Framework. This is recorded in individual learning journeys and in the school’s data tracking system. The children’s learning journey in art and design is reported formally to parents at the end of each academic year. The progress of each child will be tracked throughout their time at Didsbury CE Primary.

Curriculum planning and sequencing

In EYFS, the children are exposed to a wide range of art and design techniques through the continuous provision learning environment. Children manipulate materials in the malleable and creative areas to create models of natural and man-made objects. They are taught how to cut, hold a paintbrush, blend colours and join materials. Children also learn of a famous artist and create artwork in their style.

In Key Stage One and Two, art and design is taught through weekly discreet lessons and techniques which relate to an artist, designer, craftsperson, particular historical period or culture are taught over a series of lessons. Different skills are taught during these lessons, be it sketching, creating different effects with paint or manipulating materials such as clay.

 

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