Art

Our Intent for Art and Design

“Art is not just a subject to learn, but an activity that you can practise with your hands, your eyes, your whole personality.” Quentin Blake

Art should enable the children to communicate what they see, feel and think. Children should experiment with their ideas, their use of colour, texture, form, pattern and different materials and processes. We encourage self-evaluation of work and children are taught how to be resilient to achieve their goals.

What does Art and Design look like at Flamstead End?

Core skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, IT drawing programs and collage are being taught on a two-year rolling programme. Teachers will plan and deliver practical lessons from the long-term plans, building on skills taught from previous years. Children will be given the opportunity to design, make, be creative and evaluate a product each term. Teachers will provide high quality modelling and scaffolding of skills. Whenever possible local artists, parents and specialists may be used to support the teaching of art.

Implementation

At Flamstead End our art lessons will be fun and engaging, in order to develop children’s art skills and knowledge. In the lessons, children will be taught to use a variety of techniques and resources. Teachers will follow the plans that set out progression from one year to the next, based on the core strands in art and develop skills in the art elements we teach at Flamstead End. We aim to inspire children by giving them the opportunity to explore the work of other artists and experiment with different artist’s techniques.

In our Early Years children are given a wide range of materials and tools to explore through adult led teaching times and Child Led Learning

In KS1 and 2 art is taught in blocks, sometimes over a period or weeks (one afternoon per week) a period of simultaneous afternoons, sometimes through art days /weeks. Where it has cross curricular links with the theme taught, it can be a stand-alone lesson.

Each child will have a sketchbook to record their ideas, explore techniques and work through the art and design process. Children will have the opportunity to work on varying scales including large group pieces away from the sketchbook. Evidence of children’s work can be found in sketchbooks and displays. Children will reflect on their own work through evaluations, both written and verbal. Some evidence of this will be found will be found in their sketchbooks.

When possible children have the opportunity to work outside and enhance their skills and knowledge through trips and visiting artists.

We ensure that:

• Children are given opportunities to explore techniques and materials
• Children have opportunities to express their ideas and imagination
• Children can develop and build upon skills
• Children are given opportunities to explore artists and designers and discuss their thoughts on their work.
• Children are given opportunities to use artists work as inspiration for their own ideas
• Children are able to use sketch books as a tool to build up their knowledge of art techniques and as a base for experimenting with skills and ideas
• Children self-evaluate and reflect on processes, skills and end products

IMPACT

By the time children leave Flamstead End they will have developed skills and techniques appropriate to their age. They will have produced creative art work using a variety of mediums and have learnt how to evaluate their own work and the work of others.

They will be confident and happy children who are willing to have a go, be creative and produce work that they are pleased with. They will be self-motivated and happy to support each other

Evidence of the impact of art at Flamstead End will be found in the art coordinator’s monitoring, in planning and delivery of art throughout the school, in book scrutinises, found during learning walks, and in pupil interviews.

 

Gaudi inspired collage

Turner inspired seascapes in pastel

Nursery art

Rothko inspired painting

 

At the end of the autumn term, we submitted entries for this year's CPRE Hertfordshire Children’s Art Competition. This has now been judged and we are extremely pleased to announce that Mya, from our Reception year group, was awarded second place in her category.

The Herts Countryside Charity explained in their email that they received many entries from across the county based on the theme 'Hedgerows Up Close' which led to a great variety in the medium used and the creativity seen was inspiring. We are sure you will agree with us that this is a great achievement for Mya, and we hope she continues to explore her love of art.

If you would like to see this years, or previous years, entries and the list of winners then in the near future please visit the website:

https://www.cpreherts.org.uk/what-we-care-about/celebrating-hertfordshire/childrens-art-competition/

Art Curriculm Overview

Art Vocabulary Progression

Progression Map