Art
Our Vision
At Moss Park Primary, we offer an Art curriculum that ensures children have covered the necessary skills required to meet the aims of the national curriculum. The intent is to ensure all pupils produce creative, imaginative work. Children have the opportunity to explore their ideas and record their experiences, as well as exploring the work of others and evaluate different creative ideas. Children will become confident and proficient in a variety of techniques including drawing, painting, sculpting, as well as other selected craft skills, e.g. collage, printing, weaving and patterns. Children will also develop their knowledge of famous artists, designers and craft makers. Children will also develop their interest and curiosity about art and design through a series of lessons offering skills progression, knowledge progression and offering children the opportunity to ask questions and demonstrate their skills in a variety of ways. The curriculum will offer the chance for children to develop their emotional expression through art to further enhance their personal, social and emotional development.
The National Curriculum states that in Art,
'Pupils should be 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 should be taught:
to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
about great artists, architects and designers in history.
Our Aims
To produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences
To become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other arts, crafts and design techniques
To evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, crafts and design
To know about great artists, architects and designers and to understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms
(DfE: National Curriculum in England for Art and Design)