Art and Design
Statement of Intent
The use of Art and Design is an important part of the National Curriculum. We believe that art stimulates creativity, imagination and inventiveness. It gives our pupils the skills, concepts and knowledge necessary for them to express responses to ideas and experiences. Art enables children to communicate what they see, feel and think. Children should experiment with their ideas, their use of colour, texture, form, pattern and different material. We believe that through self-evaluation of work, children are taught to be resilient to achieve their goals. We also look more widely at techniques that can be used within our curriculum learning/projects.
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To do this Wath Central aim:
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To challenge pupils to work creatively whilst deepening their knowledge and understanding through engaging and memorable experiences.
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To encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own learning journey, making choices, working collaboratively, sharing and respecting other’s ideas.
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To produce creative work, exploring ideas and recording experiences.
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To become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art and design techniques.
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To evaluate and review work using vocabulary linked to art and design.
Implementation - Art and Design at Wath Central
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At KS1 and KS2 we use sketchbooks to record experiences and imagination, to help the children develop their ideas and to show progression in their artistic abilities. Through engaging lessons, we encourage children to work on their own and to collaborate with others on projects in two and three dimensions. The enquiry curriculum gives children the opportunity to bring projects to life. Children explore ideas and meaning through the work of artists and designers. Introducing the children to a variety of artists, styles and cultures teaches children how to respect differences and explore cultures from around the world. We offer weekly after school clubs for children from Foundation Stage 2 to Year 6, giving them the opportunity to develop and learn new skills and techniques using different media.
Implementation - Our Curriculum
Art and Design Highlights
Join a community of artists!​
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Annually every member of Team Central, across all year groups, create fantastic artwork for the Rotherham ‘Picture This’ exhibition in collaboration with other schools across South Yorkshire.
The theme this year was ‘Movement’ and this linked to our ‘Create’ project. The children had some brilliant ideas and produced a variety of 2D and 3D pieces of work.
The children’s amazing artwork is on display at ‘Gulliver’s Valley’ Rotherham.
