At Thringstone Primary School our aim is is for all children to develop an artistic curiosity and love of Art and Design. We encourage the children to explore their creativity, express their ideas and record their experiences, developing and extending their skills. Art and Design embodies some of the highest forms of creativity. We aim to provide the children with a high quality Art and Design education to engage, inspire and challenge, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to experiment and create their own works of art.
How is it taught?
Through our Art and Design curriculum, the children at Thringstone Primary School, experience the 4 elements of Art: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Art, Craft and Design Techniques. These elements are taught and practised across their Key Stage, with them exploring one Art unit each term. Within these units, children will also explore inspirational artists and artwork from across the world.
EYFS
Each term, Art is delivered through the three aspects of ‘Exploring Art and Design’. Through their Art units, they will look at creating with materials, expressive art and design and being imaginative and expressive.
KS1
In KS1, Art is taught weekly through their focus unit.
Pupils will be taught:
- to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
- to use drawing, painting and sculpture
- to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
- to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
- about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different
- practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
KS2
In KS2, Art is taught weekly through their focus unit.
Pupils should be taught:
- to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
- to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
- about great artists, architects and designers in history.
A celebration of our Art and Design:
At Thringstone Primary School, we love to celebrate our children’s work and as part of this celebration, we have our Art Gallery. After each unit is complete, a piece of artwork will be chosen from each class to be displayed in our special frames in our Art Gallery. Keep an eye out on this page, as work from the Art Gallery will be displayed here too.
