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The Art Curriculum offers opportunities for each child to:
Experience different approaches to Art;
Express their own ideas and feelings in visual form, and in doing so to promote the development of fine motor skills and co-ordination;
Have experience and appreciation of other art forms from other artists, cultures, countries, period and traditions.
Knowledge and understanding in Art is aimed at ensuring that children learn about a wide variety of cultural traditions, and make connections with their own work. They also need to develop the ability to make their own judgements and to talk about their own, and others work, developing ?visual literacy?.
Investigating and making in Art is aimed at ensuring children are able to record what has been experienced, observed and imagined. It states that they should experiment with tools and techniques for drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture and textiles. Pupils review their work and describe what they might change or develop in the future.
Eaton Square School strives to create a colourful and exciting environment through displays throughout the school that are both educational and visually challenging. Art is a subject in which children can achieve their personal best and be proud of their work. Self-expression and development of the imagination are encouraged.
Art in the Foundation Stage and Key Stage One fosters the development of fine motor skills and co-ordination.
All children will also have the opportunity to appreciate a variety of artists? work throughout the year. A wide range of mediums are explored, including printing, painting and collage. The Art Curriculum is organised on a topic basis. Art is taught in connection with subject topics throughout the curriculum.
For Year One, Art is taught on alternate weeks along with Design and Technology. For Years Two to Eight, Art is taught on a half termly basis. The other half of each term is taken up with Design and Technology.
In Transition, Reception and Year One Art is taught by the class teachers. For Years Two to Eight, Art is taught by a specialist teacher. Eaton Square School employs an ?artist in residence? who attends on a weekly basis to help develop the children?s talents through a series of special projects such as mural work and canvas painting.
Years Two to Eight are entered into a London wide Art Competition each year called Young Art. Work for this is undertaken in the Autumn term.
Feedback is constantly given to pupils about their progress during the lessons. Pupils will keep examples of work across the Key Stage and they will be encouraged to make personal assessments of their own work. Each pupil from Year Two to Eight has a personal portfolio in which to keep their work. This is stored in the Art room. The Art teacher assesses each child?s work at the end of each project. The ?Artist of the Month? is displayed in the foyer at No. 79.
Art Curriculum Summary
| Form |
Term |
Topic Outline |
| Foundation Stage |
| Transition and Reception |
| Exploring media and materials through a variety of creative projects. |
| Key Stage One |
| Year One |
Autumn |
Self Portraits & Look at Famous Artists |
| Spring |
Mod-Roc modelling & Musical Instruments |
| Summer |
Portraits – Collage & Charcoal & Clay busts Mobiles |
| Year Two |
Autumn |
Separate Squares Picture & Young Art |
| Spring |
Ceramic tortoises and owls |
| Summer |
Art from different cultures |
| Key Stage Two |
| Year Three |
Autumn |
Roman mosaics & Young Art |
| Spring |
Viking collage & Look at Famous Artist |
| Summer |
Imaginary lands composition & still life |
| Year Four |
Autumn |
Look at Lowry & Young Art |
| Spring |
Symmetry & Portraits |
| Summer |
Rainbow birds – Mobiles |
| Year Five |
Autumn |
3D fish & Young Art |
| Spring |
Landscapes |
| Summer |
Design and Pattern & Watercolour flowers |
| Year Six |
Autumn |
William Morris Prints & Young Art |
| Spring |
Ceramics & Observational studies |
| Summer |
Rome trip art & sketchbook work |
| Key Stage Three |
| Year Seven |
Autumn |
Autumn collage & Young Art |
| Spring |
Portraits – variety of media |
| Summer |
Street sign composition |
| Year Eight |
Autumn |
Ceramic autumn leaves & Young Art |
| Spring |
3D Mirrors |
| Summer |
Own compositional work |
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