Art Curriculum

Intent 

At Saughall All Saints, it is our intention to provide a high quality art education that provides pupils with opportunities to develop their skills using a range of media and materials.

During their time at Saughall All Saints, pupils will develop their skills of drawing, painting, printing, collage, textiles and 3D work and are given the opportunity to explore and evaluate different creative ideas. Pupils will be introduced to a range of works and develop knowledge of the styles and vocabulary used by famous artists

Wherever appropriate it is linked to other areas of the curriculum, this gives pupils the opportunities to see links across subjects and gives context and purpose to art lessons. 

The knowledge and skills that pupils will develop throughout each art topic are mapped across each year group and throughout school to ensure progression. 

Implementation

EYFS

In our Foundation stage pupils are taught and introduced to new Art skills at the start of the week. The pupils are then given the opporotunity to practise these skills independently in the creative area. Pupils are encouraged to experiment with different media and are free to explore different ways of creating art. 

Key Stage One

In Key Stage one pupils are taught specific skills in drawing, painting, printing, sculpture, collage and textiles. Pupils are introduced to sketch books, these are used to develop ideas and experiment with different styles. Pupils are also given the opportunity to study the work of different artists and use their work as inspiration for their own. Art is often related to topics for example, whilst learning about dragons pupils look at dragon scales through printing. Art is often taught as a whole day or two day project. 

Key Stage Two

In Key Stage two, pupils build on the skills they have been taught in Key Stage one. Similary to Key Stage one, art is usually linked to a topic for example in year 3 and 4, pupils investigate collage through Roman mosaics. Art is again taught in a block, either every afternoon in the same week or over 1 or 2 days. The use of sketch books is an important part of art in Key Stage two, these sketch books help pupils to explore and collate ideas before deciding on a final piece. A range of artists are studied and pupils can use this work to support them with ideas and techniques. 

Artwork can be found on display across the school, we feel it is important to celebrate children's work. Here are some examples..