Intent, Implementation and Impact
Intent
At Bowbrook school, we believe art allows children of all backgrounds and abilities to engage in a subject that gives a unique opportunity for personal expression and creativity. It allows children to express their thoughts, feelings, observations, and imagination. Children will be taught new skills and will show resilience in developing these skills.
Our art curriculum will provide everyone with the opportunity to learn and apply the key elements of line, tone, texture, colour, pattern, and shape within the areas of drawing, colour, texture, form, printing, and pattern.
Children will be taught about a range of influential artists of different ethnicity and gender who have contributed to the culture of Britain and the world. They will explore artists’ paintings such as: Turner’s seascapes, urban landscapes of Lowry and mixed media landscapes of David Hockney. Pupils will evaluate, reflect upon, and articulate their thoughts on artist’s work and consider their own pieces and the pieces of their peers.
They will observe their immediate environment. They will also explore the work of artists such as EL Anatsui who uses recycling and Andy Goldsworthy who uses natural resources on projects. There will also be opportunity to develop technical vocabulary linked to techniques and chi
They are expected to be resilient to improve and excited to learn new skills.
Implementation
In Nursery and Reception, the children develop essential basic skills in Art and Design which prepares them for their transition into Year 1. This is by the teacher creating many opportunities for the children to carry out creative activities across all areas of learning.
By the End of Early Years, it is expected that the children will be able to:
- Explore what happens when they mix colours.
- Experiment to create different textures.
- Understand that different media can be combined to create new effects.
- Use simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately.
- Select appropriate resources and adapt work where necessary.
- Select tools and techniques needed to shape, assemble and join materials they are using.
- Have opportunity to explore a wide variety of artists work and begin to discuss what they see. They will be encouraged to use their observations to influence their own work.
From Year 1 upwards, the children will engage in art units throughout the year which will involve the children researching artist’s work, practising skills, designing, making, and evaluating.
As the children progress through school they will use sketchbooks to develop their ideas, record their imitations and give experimentation opportunities. These will also display their final innovation piece inspired by their own reflections.
We will give opportunity (where possible) for gallery, sculptural park visits etc. to experience original pieces, as well as give value to displaying their own work. Virtual visits to galleries further afield are encouraged.
Prior to the start of each Art unit
Each Art learning sequence will begin with an assessment of previous knowledge and skills taught. They will look at an artist/s for inspiration, from which specific skills will be taught. Opportunity is then given to imitate and experiment before an innovative final piece is made.
Impact
The intended impact of the Art Curriculum is that the children are excited, confident, and motivated to reflect their own observations, thoughts and emotions using a variety of creative medias.
In addition, we expect children:
- are inspired by the Art Curriculum and want to learn more.
- show the progression in their skills, knowledge and understanding in the work in their books.
- can discuss their learning and remember what they have learnt.
- can identify some key artists and talk about their work.
ART Progression of skills
Art Long term plan