Art & Design

The school’s policy for Art is based on the 2014 National Curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2.

All pupils at All Saints Babbacombe Primary School are entitled to be taught the key knowledge and skills in art in order to allow them to develop their individual creativity, express themselves and their ideas, and work individually and collaboratively.

We aim to inspire all children to express their individuality, thoughts and ideas through a variety of creative opportunities. At our school, art is an important part of the curriculum and we aim to encourage all children to appreciate and value great works of art, including historical and contemporary art as well as artefacts and images from other cultures.

We aim for children to show an appreciation and value of art, using art as a means to promote well-being and individuality. We aim for children to create confidently, drawing on their repertoire of skills and using a range of artistic mediums. We intend for children to feel pride in their creations by celebrating children’s outcomes on display around the school and through annual exhibitions with a public audience, we want children to feel ambitious and understand that working in the arts can be a career choice.

Teachers should aim to nurture children’s creativity through teaching inspiring and purposeful art lessons. We aim to invite in local professional artists to share their skills with the children. Learning from working artists will be a beneficial and positive experience for our children.

The curriculum is led and overseen by the Art Lead. A regular programme of monitoring, evaluation and review and the celebration of good practice will contribute to the ongoing commitment to evolve and improve further.

Assessment for learning underpins teaching and learning in Art. Children will be given opportunities to reflect on what they already know and understand and what they want to develop each term.

Assessment of skills is ongoing, and the use of sketch books aids this. Verbal feedback will be given within the lesson to encourage children to think critically about their own work and make improvements within the lesson.

Art subject lead will advise on assessment of basic skills progression such as colour, mixing, shading and hatching during whole-school moderation.

Art attainment is reported to parents in the child’s annual report.

The subject leader can offer support at any time with identifying opportunities for, and devising suitable assessment approaches or open questions.

The impact for children will be that they:

• Experience a range of opportunities to express themselves creatively and develop an understanding of the freedom of expression that this provides
• Experience a broad, balanced arts curriculum, with an emphasis on the development and understanding of skills in art and design
• Experience the enriching impact of art in other areas of the curriculum
• Begin to develop an awareness of the emotional impact the arts have on themselves and an audience
• Create their own artwork that they are proud of and recognise their personal growth in art