Intent

At Lovington Primary School, art is fully inclusive to every child. Our aims are to:

• Fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum for art and design.
• Provide a broad and balanced curriculum.
• Ensure the progressive development of knowledge and skills.
• Enable children to observe and record from first-hand experience and from imagination.
• Develop the children’s competence in controlling materials and tools.
• Acquire knowledge and become proficient in various art and design techniques and processes.
• Begin to develop an awareness of the visual and tactile elements including; colour, pattern and texture, line and tone, shape, form and space.
• Foster enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts and develop a knowledge of significant artists, craftspeople and designers in their locality and globally.
•  Increase critical awareness of the roles and purposes of art and design in different times and cultures.
•  Analyse works using the language of art and design and develop a cross-curricular approach to the use of art and design in all subjects.

Art and design teaching at Lovington Primary School instils an appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts.  It stimulates imagination and creativity; involving children in a range of visual, tactile and sensory experiences, which enable them to communicate what they see, think and feel through the use of the elements of colour, texture, form and pattern. 

Art and design promote careful observation and an appreciation of the world around us. Children explore ideas and meanings through studying the work of artists and designers. Through learning about the roles and functions of art, they can explore the impact it has had on contemporary life and on different periods and cultures. 

Implementation

To ensure high standards of teaching and learning in Art, we implement a curriculum that is progressive throughout the whole school. It is taught by focusing on knowledge and skills stated in the National Curriculum.

Teachers plan lessons for their class using our progression of knowledge and skills documents. Teachers are aware of our children’s cultural capital, and we ensure the opportunities in Art & Design allow children to become confident in their ability to be creative by allowing them to explore new techniques or tools or materials. The progression document ensures the national curriculum is covered and that skills and knowledge are taught progressively through each year group.

 

EYFS and Key Stage 1

In EYFS and KS1, the children begin to develop their fine motor skills and complete purposeful tasks using a range of creative mediums. The children then continue to build on these skills when looking at the work of Vincent Van Gogh, Roy Lichtenstein, Yayoi Kusama, Martin Bulinya and more.

^{Remembrance Poppy Painting Printing Techniques}

^{Pippin Class}

 

Key Stage 2

As they move into KS2 children continue to develop their skills in painting, sculpting, drawing, collaging, and printing. Through exploring the work of Lowry, Gaudi, Sergio Boldrin and Simon O'Rouke the children create some brilliant final pieces. Pupils are encouraged to evaluate their own work, as well as express their opinions on the work of professional artists.

 

Impact

Our art and design curriculum is considered carefully and is planned to demonstrate progression. We focus on progression of knowledge and skills. Discreet vocabulary progression also forms part of the units of work. By doing this, our children develop their creativity, using their skills in different mediums and have the confidence to explore and try new ideas.

 

 

 

 

KS2 Characters inspired by Kipling's Just So Stories and Darwin's Dragons.

 

Assessment