Art & Design

Welcome to Art and Design at Richmond Hill Primary Academy

Intent

At Richmond Hill, we aim to deliver a curriculum that enables children to develop and deepen their skills and knowledge. Art and design expresses 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 also know how art and design both reflect and shapes history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of nations.

Art and design is concerned with the way we respond to, understand, interpret and shape our world through our senses and emotions. Taking part in art and design allows us to investigate what we see; to make visual responses; to interpret; to discriminate and reach decisions. Art and design has its own language based upon the visual elements.

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
• know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.

Attainment targets

By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the
matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study

Subject content

Key stage 1

Pupils should be 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, 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:

• to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
• 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.

The National Curriculum - Art & Design

Implementation

Art & design is taught through the Cornerstones programme of study and their ‘knowledge rich projects’. These projects support children in their progression of skills and depth of knowledge. Within each project, there are four stages to support the children’s skills and knowledge progression: engage, develop, innovate, and express. Each lesson enables children to build upon their previous knowledge and gain new skills. The children have many opportunities for hands on learning and express their creativity.