Art

Aims

The Art curriculum at Eastwick meets the requirements of the National Curriculum and the school’s Curriculum Ethos. Therefore, it prepares children to be ‘Ready for Everything’ in their futures in terms of: 

• Success in the next stage of their education and beyond: by equipping children with the knowledge to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design; by developing knowledge of artists, craft makers and designers.
• their ability to navigate life’s personal Challenge: by providing children with opportunities to think critically; by developing self-worth and confidence through artistic expression.
• understanding their place in communities at global, national and local levels and seize the Opportunity of the future: by deepening their understanding of how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.

Teaching

• In Reception, pupils are taught elements of art and design that prepare them for the Year 1 curriculum.
• Our curriculum in Years 1-6 uses the Kapow Art and Design scheme of work.
• Knowledge is built progressively throughout Key Stage 1 and 2. Pupils revisit the key knowledge themes (see below) on a cyclical basis.  Each time a key knowledge theme is revisited, it is covered with greater complexity, therefore increasing children’s depth of knowledge.  Prior knowledge is recalled and utilised so that pupils build on previous foundations.   

Key Knowledge Themes:

Generating ideas 

Making (drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, mixed media, craft techniques and sculpture)

Formal elements (colour, form, line, pattern, shape, texture and tone)

Knowledge of artists' work and techniques

Evaluating (critiquing their own work and that of others)

Units taught (Years 1-6):