Art
‘Art is as natural as sunshine and as vital as nourishment.’
Mary-Ann Kohl
At Chandos, we aim for all children to leave our school with the ability to create artworks using a wide variety of media, through a curriculum which builds on skills year on year. Our children will be exposed to a wide range of artists, designers and architects throughout their time at school and will be able to talk about art work questioning why, how and when it was created. Through sketchbooks, they will be able to record these ideas, practice new skills and share experiences.
Every child, regardless of gender, race or ability will have equal access to the Art Curriculum. We aim to provide for all children so that they can achieve their best according to their individual needs, whether they need additional support or more challenge.
Curriculum Intent
At Chandos, we:
create successful, effective learners who understand and value scholarship and education
create competent, critical thinkers who can challenge and develop ideas
create effective communicators of our shared beliefs, values and learning
create tolerant and respectful global citizens who have an understanding and knowledge of our local, national and global communities
Curriculum Implementation
At Chandos, we teach our wider curriculum through the learning challenge model. Each topic begins with a 'big question', which the children aim to seek the answer to by asking a series of smaller questions - in Art, these questions are based around a particular area of art which takes place at the end of a term. Children then explore portraiture, sculpture, design, architecture, painting and art within their environment, producing their own artwork in the style of and influenced by others they have researched and studied.
Our children are given the opportunity to interact with art work by visiting local art galleries and museums (in person and virtually) as well as having artists visit the school to work with the children directly. On a daily basis, our pupils have the opportunity to view a real life piece of art work, loaned to us by the Art Council Connect, which hangs outside of our Hall.
We want to empower our children to be as creative as they possibly can be and pride ourselves on creating opportunities for children to ask questions, express themselves artistically, and to experience a variety of artistic experiences.
Early Years
The Early Years Curriculum ensures that Art is taught through ‘Expressive Art and Design’.
Throughout their time in Early Years, children are given the opportunity to explore different mediums and to express themselves creatively. By painting, drawing and sculpting, children not only begin to learn and develop their artistic skills but also their fine motor skills too.
KS1 and KS2 Yearly Overviews
These are as follows:
Year One
Jewellery Making
Castles
Pop Art
Year Two
Sea Scapes
Self Portraits
Patterns
Year Three
Landscapes
Cave Drawings
European Landmarks
Year Four
Print making
Royal Portraits
Leaf Drawing
Year Five
Graffiti
Aboriginal Art
Bronze Masks
Year Six
Line Drawing
Pottery
Photography
Art Skills To Be Developed
At Chandos, pupils will be taught to develop their artistic techniques through experimentation, including to control and use the materials they are using. They will be given an increasing awareness and experience of different kinds of art, craft and design.
Children will be taught the skills outlined in the National Curriculum: drawing, painting, printing, scultping, collage and 3D techniques in response to pieces of artwork. They will then use these skills to create their own pieces.
We have simplified these skills into three main categories to allow children to easily identify and build upon previously taught skills.
They are as follows:
Children will record observations in a sketchbooks which they will use to review and revisit ideas including rehearsing techniques.
Children will improve and master techniques such as drawing, painting and sculpture using a range of materials.
Children will discuss and critique the work of great artists, architects and designers in history, giving their opinions of their work.
Curriculum Impact
At Chandos, we aim to instil a love of learning through our broad and exciting Art curriculum by encouraging children to develop ideas, communicate what they have learnt through sketchbooks and produce final pieces. Children gain an understanding of how art impacts them and the world around them through exciting opportunities to work with artists; projects to create pieces of art; and the chance to visit galleries.
At the end of every unit, children will have the opportunity to respond and create a final piece. This is their opportunity to demonstrate and express what they have learnt during their unit by creating a final piece of artwork in repsonse to the question as well as a written response to their work.
For more information...
Mrs Barber and Miss Blake are our Arts Leads.
Please feel free to speak to them with any questions that you may have.