Curriculum Intent

At St Faith's the aim of our Art lessons is to nurture pupils’ creativity, imagination and visual literacy, encouraging them to think like artists and designers. Children will develop core skills, which are taught progressively from Nursery to Year 6.

The St Faith’s curriculum for Art aims:

• To instil in the children a curiosity for art and nurture their creativity, imagination and visual literacy
• To develop confidence to experiment, express ideas and communicate meaning through visual and tactile media
• To promote an appreciation of art as a powerful form of human expression, helping children to understand its role across different cultures and time periods
• For children to know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms
• To encourage children to value originality, take creative risks and reflect critically on their own work and that of others
• To ensure children become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques
• For children to produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences

Curriculum Implementation:

Our Art curriculum is taught:

• Through engaging lessons using the Kapow Primary Art scheme
• Through children exploring a range of resources from pencils, charcoals, pastels, inks, paint to clay and textiles. 
• Through carefully sequenced lessons that demonstrate progression, building upon prior knowledge and enabling children to apply new learning confidently
• Through the teaching of key skills for drawing, painting, sculpture and other art techniques
• Through exploring different artists, using their art work/ processes as inspiration
• Through the understanding and use of key vocabulary
• Through evaluating and reflecting on their own art work and those of famous artists
• Through exhibiting work both in school and in the local community to build a sense of pride and purpose

Here is what some pupils have said: 

"I really enjoy Art lessons at St Faith's because we develop so many different techniques and skills."

 "In our Art lessons, we have opportunities to use different media; I loved developing my drawing skills this year." 

"I really enjoy Art at St Faith's because it allows us to express our creativity using a range of materials."

"My favourite project was the Coastal project which linked to our reading book in English and our Geography work. We started off using pencils, sketching and mark making and then went on to use colour and finally to make a clay relief tablet. It was so interesting to see how it all developed and how I became better at drawing and understanding coasts, landscapes and how to create a composition in different materials."​​​​​​​

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