Art

Welcome to the Art page.

Mrs Hickson leads Art throughout school.
‘Since a child, I have always been interested in Art.
My brother studied at Royal Art college and I loved watching him work.
At university, I majored in Art and did a four year degree, one of which was dedicated to Art study. I want to make the curriculum accessible to all and for children to develop a natural curiosity.
Art reflects the diversity of our nation and world allowing us to see the world through different lenses.’

Mrs Hickson

Our Art curriculum …

Engage, inspire and challenge children through a sequence of well-planned lessons.

Provide knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create own works of art.

To deepen knowledge from Early years to KS2 to achieve mastery of the subject.

Think critically and develop a rigorous understanding of techniques and a range of artists.

Know how art and design reflect and shape our history.

Know how art contributes to culture, creativity, our locality and the wealth of our nation.

Click the link below to access our Art Guarantee for all Sandylands children

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Art Learning Pathway

Knowledge

Sequenced opportunity to revisit key art knowledge…

Substantive  – facts about artists, movements and themes

Themes – for example … still life, landscape, cityscapes, nature (botanical drawings), people/ portraits, seascapes

Movements – for example – impressionisms, cubism, abstract expressionism

Procedural – development of techniques e.g impressionism

Procedural – for example – drawing, painting….

Click the link below to access our procedural knowledge overview document

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Disciplinary – How the children want to develop their ideas and thoughts into a composition.

For example – All children will work towards a composition to be displayed in a gallery.

Timetabling

Art is taught for a half hour to an hour each week.

Assessment

Children can…

  • Talk about a range of artists, techniques and how they have influenced the work of the individuals
  • Talk about the critical content of the individual unit.
  • Talk about the themes
  • Use artistic vocabulary
  • Talk about how procedural knowledge has been effectively used to enhance the overall composition.
  • Talk about their artistic thought process in terms of the choices they have made and why they have made them. 
  • Articulate what they wanted to portray to the viewer and talk about what they think is successful about their composition and what they would change/alter. 

CPD for teachers

Our teachers are committed to continuing their own professional development too. Mrs Hickson has recently run a number of training sessions on leading sketching sessions in class as well as looking at teaching diversity through art – considering other cultures and styles from around the world.

Art Partnerships