Art and Design Intent
Art and Design teaching at Thornton Primary School provides children with opportunities to develop their skills using a range of media and materials. Children learn the skills of drawing, painting, printing, collage, textiles and 3D work and are given the opportunity to explore and evaluate different creative ideas. We believe that high-quality Art lessons will inspire children to think innovatively and develop creative procedural understanding. Children will be introduced to a range of works and develop knowledge of the styles and vocabulary used by famous artists.
At Thornton, our teaching is based on the National Curriculum for Art and Design with its aims being to ensure 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 know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
- Be introduced to a range of artists from in the past and present including local artists.
Implementation
Art and Design skills, knowledge and understanding will be taught through topics and also covered cross curricular through other subject areas. There is a strong emphasis on progression of knowledge and developing pupils’ skills. Carefully selected enrichment opportunities will enhance pupils leaning. Curriculum organisation and timetabling provide learner’s with opportunities for constant recapping of knowledge and skills with well-spaced reviews. By the end of each Key Stage, pupils will know, be able to apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the programmes of study in the National Curriculum.
On occasion, topic headings may occur on a rotation depending of class sizes/organisation of year groups. This is carefully tracked by Subject Leaders to ensure topic content is not repeated, the progression of key knowledge and skills in still maintained and also that content is differentiated for different age groups when necessary.
National Curriculum Programmes of Study Key stage 1
Pupils should be taught:
ï‚· to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products ï‚· to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination ï‚· to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space ï‚· about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work
Key stage 2
Pupils should be 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.
Pupils should be taught:
Year 1
| Autumn 1 | Artist: Owen Jones Printing, pattern Patterns in the environment Rubbings and printing (Our School) |
| Autumn 2 | Artist: Paul Klee Focus: Painting/pastels Portraits – kings and queens Pastel work based on ‘Castle in the Sun’ by Paul Klee (Kings, Queens and Castles) |
| Spring 1 | Artist: JWM Turner Collage/3D form Create collage depicting the Great Fire of London Clay relief Tudor house (The Great Fire of London) |
| Spring 2 | Artist: Paul Cezanne Painting/drawing Local landscapes based on the works of Cezanne (Our Local Area) |
| Summer 1 | Artist: various Textiles – simple running stitch (DT) Make Tic,Tac,Toe toy (Toys) |
| Summer 2 | Artist: various Drawing/collage Towns and cityscapes (The UK) |
Year 2
| Autumn 1 |
Artist: David Hockney |
| Autumn 2 | Artist: Wassily Kandinsky Painting/collage What inspired him? Focus on ‘Concentric Circles’ and create own version Create layered abstract collage (The Gunpowder Plot) |
| Spring 1 | Artist: various Painting/3D form Explore the history of ‘The Willow Pattern’. Scratch board designs. Papier mache bowl designs. (China) |
| Spring 2 | Artist: Various Printing/3D form Printing with everyday objects. Mono prints Clay relief vehicles. (Travel and Transport) |
| Summer 1 | Artist: Cathy Shimmen (illustrator – Under the Sea) Textiles/mixed media Applique work (Beside the Seaside) |
| Summer 2 | Artist: various Drawing Sketching and shading of natural objects (Explorers) |
Year 3
| Autumn 1 |
Artist: Various Printing |
| Autumn 2 |
Artist – Henri Rousseau |
| Spring 1 |
Artist: Laurence Stephen Lowry |
| Spring 2 |
Artist: various (poster art) |
| Summer 1 |
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai |
| Summer 2 |
Artist: local artists |
Year 4
| Autumn 1 |
Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany |
| Autumn 2 |
Artist: William Morris |
| Spring 1 |
Artist: Alphonso Dunn |
| Spring 2 |
Artist: various |
| Summer 1 |
Artist: various Textiles |
| Summer 2 |
Artist: Jackson Pollock |
Year 5
| Autumn 1 |
Artist: Aboriginal artists |
| Autumn 2 | Artist: various Drawing/3D form Clay necklaces Research bronze age feeding bottles (mythical creatures) Design and make using clay (Stone Age to Iron Age) |
| Spring 1 |
Artist: Friedensreich Hundertwasser |
| Spring 2 |
Artist: Michelle Greenwood-Brown |
| Summer 1 |
Artist: Carla Bosch |
| Summer 2 |
Artist: Andy Warhol |
Year 6
| Autumn 1 |
Artist: Nick Gustafson |
| Autumn 2 |
Artist: various Printing |
| Spring 1 |
Artist: Van Gogh Painting |
| Spring 2 |
Artist: Giacomo Balla/Fred Fowie – |
| Summer 1/2 |
Artist: Hannah Straw (local artist) |
Impact
The impact of our curriculum is measured in terms of the extent to which pupils have developed new knowledge, understanding and skills and that they can use and recall this with fluency. The children’s art work is often cross- curricular and helps them to express their emotions in art, as well as show their knowledge and understanding in history, geography and science.
This will be measured by:
- High quality displays throughout the school
- Enjoyment from self- expression in Art and Design
- In school attainment tracking of both core and foundation subjects
- Progression shown in sketch books
- Images of the children’s practical learning
- Engagement in enrichment activities
- Route to Resilience activities
- Pupil voice – questionnaires, pupil book and learning reviews
- Subject Leader monitoring – Lesson visits, scrutiny of books, assessment, pupil interviews and questionnaires
- Governor monitoring
Through their Art and Design the children at Thornton are able to reach out into the community, with their work proudly displayed in the local church, community centre, garden centre and village shop. The Art and Design curriculum and resources used are evaluated annually. More detailed information about the Art and Design curriculum can be requested from the school.