Art & Design - English Martyrs Catholic Primary School
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Art & Design

Purpose of study

Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.

Aims

The national curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all pupils:

  • produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences
  • become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques
  • evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design
  • know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.

Attainment targets

By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study.

Curriculum Intent

Art Policy EMS 2025-26

Art Implementation Plan 2025-26

Skills Progression & Assessment

Progresssion with Assessment – Sculpture

Progression with Assessment – Chromatic

Progression with Assessment – Monochromatic

Vocab Progression

Art vocabulary progression Year 1-6

Grammarsaurus Artists

Impact

Year 1

 

Nature Sculptures

“I made a tree using sticks!”

Monochromatic

“It has lots of shapes different sizes”

Nature Sculptures

“This is fun!”

Year 2

Monochromatic

“When we did the Mehndi hands it was fun and we got to draw round our hands. We learned what it was all about.” Nevaeh and Jessie

Monochromatic – Patterns

Chromatic – Ted Harrison

Year 3

Monochromatic

“I enjoyed created the realism pieces of the eyes and nose” Bubacarr

Chromatic

“I liked following the shapes with beads” Ezekiel

Chromatic

“I liked replicating the rainbow piece when we were outside and using the pastels to make it pop with colour” Adam

 

Year 4

Monochromatic

“I like drawing the outlines and filling it with water colours because it makes it look more textured and realistic.” Amelia

Year 5

Monochromatic

” I have learnt how to draw angles and straight lines”.

Chromatic

Chromatic

“I enjoy drawing landscapes”

 

Year 6

North American Art

We looked at the artists John Singer Sargent, Jean-Michael Basquiat and Helen Frankenthaler. It was a really interesting topic as there was no right or wrong way to produce our own work.

Chromatic

Art can be used to impact society. This was a really interesting topic as we liked that we could use different types of animals and art as an act of protest.

Chromatic

To create portraits and use shading. We linked the knowledge gained in this topic into our RE work, creating a portrait of Jesus as part of the Jesus the Messiah unit.

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