Worthington Primary School – Art and Design Curriculum Statement
Curriculum Intent
At Worthington Primary School, we value Art and Design as an important part of the children’s entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum. Art and Design provides the children with the opportunities to develop and extend skills and an opportunity to express their individual interests, thought and ideas. Children will be introduced to a range of works and develop knowledge of the styles and vocabulary used by famous artists. In Art, children are expected to be reflective and evaluate their work, thinking about how they can make changes and keep improving. This should be meaningful and continuous throughout the process, with evidence of age-related verbal and written reflection. Children are encouraged to take risks and experiment and then reflect on why some ideas and techniques are successful or not for a particular project.
Art embodies some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art. They should also know how art both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.
Aims
The national curriculum for art aims to ensure that all pupils:
Curriculum Implementation
The teaching and implementation of the Art Curriculum at Worthington Primary School is based on the National Curriculum and supported by the Suffolk Art Scheme plans, ensuring a well-structured approach to this creative subject.
The children are taught Art as part of their termly topic work. Areas covered include drawing, printmaking, textiles, painting, collage and 3D works. The work of famous local, national and international artists is explored to enhance the children's learning.
Early Years Foundation Stage
Pupils explore and use a variety of media and materials through a combination of child initiated and adult directed activities. They have opportunities to learn to:
Key stage 1
Pupils are taught:
Key stage 2
Pupils are 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 are taught:
Curriculum Impact
Our Art Curriculum is high quality, well thought out and is planned to demonstrate progression. If children are keeping up with the curriculum, they are deemed to be making good or better progress. In addition, we measure the impact of our curriculum through the following methods:
§ A reflection on standards achieved against the planned outcomes;
§ A celebration of learning for each term which demonstrates progression across the school;
§ Pupil discussions about their learning; which includes discussion of their thoughts, ideas, processing and evaluations of work.
Design & Technology – Whole school topic cycles Worthington Primary school
Cycle A | |||
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
Reception/ Year 1/ Year 2 | School and home community Light and dark Bonfire night Diwali Christmas Seasonal changes (Sci) | Great fire of London Columbus and Armstrong Material (Sci) Animals and humans (Sci) | Growing things Seaside holidays Plants (Sci) Animals and humans (Sci) |
Art and DT | Drawing | Paining | 3D |
Automata – Design a Moving Picture. | Design and make – design a lunchbox – link to science/materials | Cooking - salad | |
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Year 3 & Year 4 | UK Geography Local Geography Angle Saxons Animals and humans (Sci) | WW2 Rainforests South America Materials (Sci) Rocks (Sci) | Maya Rivers and mountains Plants (Sci) Living things and their habitats (Sci) |
Art and DT | Drawing | Painting | 3D |
Textile – Anglo Saxon purses | Mechanisms – Wind up animals | Mechanical poster – levers, mechanical (linked to rivers/plants) | |
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Year 5 & Year 6 | European study Vikings Living things and their habitats (Sci) Light (Sci) | WW2 local study Rainforests South America Changes of material (Sci) Earth and space (Sci)
| Maya Volcanoes and earthquakes Animals including humans (Sci) Evolution (Sci) |
Art and DT | Drawing | Painting | 3D |
Woodwork – Viking ship | Woodwork - Create a wooden bird house (sawing, joining) – link to rainforests | 3D volcano Maya weaving/clay masks | |
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½ term Art and ½ Term design and Technology
Design & Technology – Whole school topic cycles Worthington Primary school
Cycle B | |||
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
Reception/ Year 1/ Year 2 | This is me Kings and Queens Animals including humans (Sci) Plants | Under the sea Castles Animals including humans (Sci) Materials (Sci) | Dinosaurs Contrasting country Seasonal changes (Sci) Materials (Sci) |
Art and DT | Textiles | Collage | Print Making |
Textiles – create a fabric face (self-portrait) | Textile – create bunting | Hinge and lever card – link to dinosaur | |
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Year 3 & Year 4 | Food, glorious food (healthy humans, teeth and eating) Monarchs Animals including humans (Sci) Sound (Sci) | Save the planet – water, rivers and coasts Romans Living things and their habitats (Sci) States of matter (Sci)
| Stone Age to Iron Age Our amazing world (Geography of the UK) Forces and magnets (Sci) Light (Sci) |
Art and DT | Textiles | Collage | Print Making |
Cooking – bake bread | Woodwork - link with Romans (catapult, home, sword) | Electronics – Create an on/off light switch | |
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Year 5 & Year 6 | Food, glorious food (growth, diet and exercise) Ancient Egypt Animals including humans (Sci) Living things and their habitats (Sci)
| Oceans and pollution Ancient Greece Evolution (Sci) Forces (Sci) | Stone Age to Iron Age Our amazing world (European country study) Electricity (Sci) Forces (Sci) |
Art and DT | Textiles | Collage | Print Making |
Cooking – savoury dish | Textile - Create a stuffed toy – link to oceans | Electronics - Electronic Game or card (link to science) | |
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Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips.
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