Art
“Be all you can be!”
Intent
Why is Art important?
Art education has been proven to have remarkable impacts on academic, social, and emotional outcomes, helping us develop empathy as we learn more about societies, cultures and history.
Engagement with art helps us stretch our minds beyond the boundaries of the printed text or the rules of what is provable to encompass visual-spatial learning and develop motor skills.
Through art, we learn to express ourselves confidently and creatively.
Implementation
When is Art taught?
Art is taught through thematic units, both through Skills Development Tasks and through projects which then apply those skills. The Satellite View maps out which thematic units feature this subject and clearly shows the objectives taught.
How is Art taught?
Art is taught through a combination of subject knowledge and skills. Learning takes place both inside and outside the classroom.
Who do we learn about in Art?
We learn about the following artists:-
Jack Kirby
Julie Taymor
Romero Britto
Jackson Pollock
Pietro D’Angelo
Christy Brown
Ivan Aivazovsky
Cesar Manrique
Theresa Elvin
What do we learn in Art?
In art, we learn about the mediums of collage, textiles, photography, drawing, painting, 3D form and sculpture, as well as mixed media.
Impact
How do we assess and monitor Art?
Art is assessed through Assessment for learning, self and peer assessment, through the production of a final piece and through skills practice. Each unit is introduced to children and progress is demonstrated in topic books. Children also share their experiences of Art, through subject questionnaires which assists the monitoring of the subject. Each year the subject is reviewed using professional dialogue, the review of an action plan and pupil voice.
Subject leaders monitor through medium term planning and lesson objectives, as well as success criteria to regularly assess and monitor progress against current and prior skills and knowledge. Parents are informed of curriculum coverage in a curriculum newsletter sent out each week and the progress achieved by their child in the end of year report.
