Art
Welcome to the Art page.
As a highly creative individual both in school and in my spare time, I aim to stretch the curiosity and imagination of children and to reinforce the importance of art in our modern world.
Having spent 5 years at university studying Fine Art and French, I was lucky enough to travel and study art in different countries, gaining valuable experience. I enjoy painting and experimenting with new materials and learning about art and crafts from other parts of the world as well as the fascinating history associated with different practices.
As art lead I want to ensure that children can express their ideas and I hope to get our young Sandylands artists involved in art projects in their local area in the future!
Miss English
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
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
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.
