Art and Design Curriculum Offer in partnership with Kapow
At Easington C of E Primary School, we aim for all our wonderful children to develop the roots to grow and the wings to fly. Through Art children will have the wings to fly by developing the confidence and independence to:
Be aware of their own talents and use them wisely.
• Extend skills and an opportunity to express their individual interests, thought and ideas.
• Experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design.
• Think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design.
• Know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture,
creativity and wealth of our nation.
We value Art and Design as an important part of the children’s entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum. Art and Design provides the children with the opportunities to develop and extend skills and an opportunity to express their individual interests, thoughts and ideas.
Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should 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. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should know how art and design both reflect and shape history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.
Aims
The national curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all pupils:
• Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences
• Become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques
• Evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design techniques
• Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
Teaching and learning time:
Our classes have access to Kapow Primary Art and Design which ensures children are taught the
Formal Elements of Art plus Art and Design skills through stand-alone Art and Design lessons. These
skills are then applied and developed further in other units either in that year group, or later year
groups building on prior learning.
Kapow ensures:
• Complete National curriculum coverage
• A progressive scheme of work for Reception through to Year 6
• Assessment resources for each unit
Reception
Expressive Arts and Design
At Easington C of E we deliver a variety of knowledge and skills based on the wider schools Kapow
scheme of learning for Expressive Art, Craft and Design. Children are given regular opportunities to engage with the arts, enabling them to explore a wide range of media and materials. Through robust
EYFS themes and rigorous learning landscape we ensure the children have time to investigate, use
and refine skills, return to and build on previous learning and create collaboratively.
Key Stage 1
Pupils are taught:
• To use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
• To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
• To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
About the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and
similarities between different practices and disciplines, making links to their own work.
Key Stage 2
Pupils are taught:
• To develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.
• To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting, and sculpture with a range of materials (for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay)
• About great artists, architects and designers in history.
Curriculum Impact
Ongoing assessments take place though-out the year. Teachers have access to Kapow’s assessment
resources for each unit of work. Teachers use this information to inform future lessons; ensuring children are supported and challenged appropriately. Assessments are analysed on a termly basis to inform and address any trends or gaps in attainment.
An inclusive approach
Our Inclusive approach means that all children learn together, but we have a range of intervention
and support for children who may not be reaching their full potential. Through our wider school
S.E.N.D. Graduated Approach.
