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Art
Intent
The curriculum has been developed to encourage our pupils to recognise that each one of them is an artist. They are encouraged to explore and express their ideas in a range of media and recognise that works of art take on many different forms. Provision allows pupils to appreciate art, and gives the opportunity to explore and understand different cultures by studying a range of artists and craftspeople from different eras and countries, within Europe and beyond. Pupils’ develop knowledge and skills, becoming confident to use these to express their thoughts and feelings about the world around them. Art has a high profile within the school and pupils’ work is displayed and celebrated, for example in the annual art exhibition in school linked to Penistone art week.
At Thurgoland we intend to:
• Encourage ALL children to believe that they can achieve in art
• Show children that art can be used across all subject areas.
• Ensure children can gain and develop new skills is all areas.
• Promote resilience to try new areas of learning.
Teachers ensure there is appropriate coverage of key areas: sculpture, textiles and collage, painting, printing, and drawing. There is a clear progression of skills across units and year groups. Specific skills are taught explicitly; visualizers enable staff and pupils to demonstrate techniques and share their work.
Long- and medium-term plans allow pupils to build on previous learning. Pupils explore and practise techniques. They gather ideas through making studies of the world around them as well as collecting imaginative ideas in their sketchbooks. They then apply skills learnt in current and previous units, producing a final composition or piece based on their preparatory work.
Implementation
We have created a sequence of teaching for every unit of Art taught at Thurgoland Primary school. This sequence ensures consistency in building pupils knowledge of artists and the practising and application of skills across year groups.
Art at Thurgoland | |
Teaching of vocabulary | Specific vocabulary is shared, displayed and used in discussions by teachers and pupils using our approach to teaching vocabulary. |
Exploration of the Artist and their work | Exploration of the work of a range of artists. Where possible this will acknowledge the work of female artists and artists from beyond Europe. Pupils will make studies of artists’ work, annotating key features and techniques used. They will talk about line, form, shape, colour, texture in works of art, and discuss how the artist explores themes and creates mood. |
Demonstration of skills/techniques | Teachers demonstrate techniques and model whole class for pupils to see. |
Practise of skills | Pupils regularly practise key skills using the medium for the unit. Pupils have opportunities for preparatory work. They gather ideas from the world around them and from imagination, using a variety of media to express their thoughts. |
Planning stage | Where appropriate, pupils plan designs for printing or produce mock-ups in sculpture as part of this preparation. |
Application of skills/knowledge to final piece | Pupils will apply their knowledge and skills to create a final composition or piece. |
Evaluation and reflection | The pupils’ final pieces will be assessed by the teacher and pupil. They will be taught evaluation skills to enable them to self-assess their own work against the criteria for each piece. |
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