ART AND DESIGN
ART CURRICULUM INTENT
At Tacolneston Primary Academy, we place a high value on Art and Design as an important part
of the children’s entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum.
The National Curriculum states that; ‘Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms
of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should inspire and challenge
pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their
own works of art, craft and design.’
We teach CUSP Art and Design and we are unapologetically ambitious in our teaching and
expectation of our pupils. Our curriculum focuses on excellence in the subject through a
myriad of media and incredible artists and is organised into blocks; each block covering a
particular set of artistic disciplines; drawing, painting, printmaking, textiles, 3D and collage.
Vertical progression has been deliberately woven into the fabric of our curriculum so that
pupils can re-visit key disciplines throughout their primary journey at increasing levels of
complexity and challenge.
Central to the learning modules are activities designed to develop pupils’ oracy and
vocabulary skills enabling them to use artistic language meaningfully when talking about
their work and the work of others.
Ultimately, we want our children to leave our school with a love of the subject through having
experienced a connected and well-sequenced art curriculum. We want them to be confident
and articulate artists who feel the freedoms that art and creativity can offer to their lives.
EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE
In the EYFS, children are given free opportunities to explore art through the senses both
indoors and outdoors. They are taught to safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools
and techniques, and become confident in experimenting with colour, design, texture, form
and function through continuous provision. Experiences are planned in line with the
disciplines of the rest of the school.
SKETCHBOOKS
Every child has a sketchbook and the children take ownership of these books. They can
record their thoughts, work and reflections in their own creative ways and we seek for the
children to be inspired by others and see how sketchbooks are used by artists the world
over.
Kate Easter – Art Lead 2024
Inclusive Curriculum Art and Design
Robins class autumn term 2nd half
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