Art
intent
Art and design, along with other creative arts (including writing) is a gateway for humans to express their unique, lived experiences in a deeply personal way, whilst sharing that expression with others who are open to interpreting it in their own way.
We believe that a high-quality art, craft and design education based on the development of strong, foundation skills will equip children to experiment with, imagine and create their own pieces of work whilst developing an appreciation of the work of others. By experiencing and imitating the work of established, diverse artists, learners at Bosmere discover the role art and artists have had and continue to have in the shaping of our shared history and culture, and that of others.
At Bosmere Primary School it is our intent that children will:
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Learn a range of skills to develop a visual language for themselves. They will be taught how to use a variety of materials and they will be encouraged to develop basic skills in drawing and colour mixing so that they can produce good observational sketches.
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Learn about the work of artists and crafts people, studying the methods they have used. They will look at work from different cultures and from different periods of history and will be asked to discuss their likes and dislikes in order to develop their appreciation and understanding of art.
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Build on previous learning in art as they progress through school and use this learning to support other subjects. As children progress through the school they will be given wider choices of materials and techniques and will need to make more complex decisions in developing their sketches and ideas into individual or group projects.
implementation
Children are taught art each week.
We have selected Kapow resources to support our curriculum delivery because it meets our intent.
Kapow covers the statutory requirements of the National curriculum, details the art skills and knowledge to be taught.
Progression is broken down into the following key areas:
- Generating ideas – encouraging autonomy; developing creativity; generating original ideas through experimentation.
- Making skills – becoming familiar with the formal elements of art; developing practical knowledge of a variety of media and materials; exploring and testing out different creative methods, tools and techniques.
- Evaluating and analysing – discussing art using appropriate language to analyse a creative work; considering how art is studied, discussed and judged; examining what art is and why people make it.
- Knowledge of artists – exploring traditional and contemporary artists, craft-makers and designers from diverse communities; studying the materials, processes and meanings of these artists.
- Using sketchbooks – documenting and trying out different ideas and media; evaluating and evolving the children’s artwork.