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Art

Curriculum Intent

Why is the subject important?

The world around us is continually changing, requiring people to become increasingly creative with how they live and work to solve problems. Giving children artistic experience within school fuels children’s imagination, and in turn encourages creativity. Teaching art also enables children to explore and make sense of the world around them on both a personal and social level as well as immersing children into many different cultures.

We endeavor to give our pupils quality artistic experiences in school which will develop their skills, knowledge and confidence as an artist. Furthermore, develop their critical thinking skills by exploring, investigating, evaluating, analysing, and finally inventing using a range of art mediums. The transferable skills taught in art will enable children to explore the world around them and express themselves in different ways.

Implementation

How do we plan and deliver the units?

At Mosborough Primary School, everyone is an artist! Throughout each year, each unit of art aims to give children a range of learning opportunities which develop both artistic skills and knowledge to enable everyone to become competent, confident artists. Skills are taught progressively from Foundation Stage to Upper Key Stage 2 and look at the main areas of drawing, painting, clay and printing. At Mosborough, we deliver our art curriculum by creating links with our topic work, this could be learning observational drawing through examining a historical artefact, or exploring texture in an animals and habitats topic in science. During the summer term it is used as a main driver to explore and answer ‘a big question’. We end each unit of work with a final piece of art which showcases skills and knowledge the children have learnt.

 

Art coverage of each year group:

Impact

The impact is to ensure that children are equipped with the artistic skills and knowledge that will enable them to be ready for curriculum at Key Stage 3 and for life as an adult in the wider world. Children will have an increasing understanding of the world around them and be able to express themselves in a range of artistic ways. Children will be able to discuss their own views about pieces of arts and artists and the impression it makes on them. They will also be able to draw inspiration from different artists to create their own unique art.

Supporting documents and useful links:

Our Art Policy can be viewed here

Our Art skills progression can be viewed below

Our Art long term curriculum can be viewed here

Our artist and big question document can be viewed here