Art Curriculum at Corpus Christi
Intent
We want all children to embed knowledge in art and design over time so that they will develop their creativity and imagination by exploring the visual, tactile, sensory qualities of materials and processes, discuss their own work, and that of their peers by making references to artists that have inspired them.
Implementation
The curriculum is designed in a way to ensure that children learn new skills whilst revisiting ones previously learnt.
In order to support this, we have identified eight formal elements which make up a piece of art, which are developed progressively and sequentially throughout the year groups.
Our topics contain at least five lessons and are designed to be taught in consecutive order, with the exception of the ‘Skills’ and ‘Formal elements’ topics. These two topics feature within each of the year groups and develop the discrete skills and techniques of art, craft and design. Topics three and four will delve deeper, challenging each child to develop and use their skills learned previously.
The art curriculum will be monitored on a regular basis, audited when required; reviewed with an action plan to be implemented as a result.
Intended Impact
For the curriculum to have fostered an appreciation for art, the pupils will need to have developed a curiosity that will enable them to grow as educated citizens, appreciating the knowledge of the world around them and beyond their locality.
Children’s skills will have developed through well-planned sequential themes, enabling them to remember these skills throughout the curriculum. They will use and embed these skills throughout the sequenced topics and for their further educational experiences, as well as their aspirations for lifelong cultural experiences.
Each year group should have gained knowledge of the formal elements and how artists use these to form an image. They should develop an understanding of how to interpret works of art, whilst using oracy skills to articulate and justify their perspective.
It is our belief that this art curriculum will engage all children throughout the school, no matter what ability, whilst inspiring all to achieve through a coherently sequenced curriculum that will challenge children to become confident, competent artists.
EYFS Curriculum Content for Art & Design
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Corpus Christi offers full coverage of the KS1 and KS2 Art & Design curriculum as well as incorporating SMSC development. We have categorised our content into five areas:
- Making Skills
- Generating Ideas
- Formal Elements
- Knowledge of artists
- Evaluating
Our topics contain five lessons and are designed to be taught in sequential order, with the exception of the Skills and Formal Elements topics. These two topics feature within each of the year groups and develop the discrete skills and techniques of art, craft and design.
Key Stage 1 |
Key Stage 1 Curriculum Content 1 |
KS1 Content | 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 | |
Our Art & Design Themes | 1. Making Skills 2. Generating Ideas; 3. Formal Elements | |
Topic Names | Year 1 | Year 2 |
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Key Stage 1 Curriculum Content 2 | ||
KS1 Content | To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space | |
Our Art & Design Themes | 1. Formal Elements; 2. Making Skills | |
Topic Names | Year 1 | Year 2 |
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Key Stage 1 Curriculum Content 3 | ||
KS1 Content | 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. | |
Our Art & Design Themes | 1. Knowledge of Artists; 2. Evaluating | |
Topic Names | Year 1 | Year 2 |
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Key Stage 2 Curriculum Content 1 | ||||
KS2 Content | To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas | |||
Our Art & Design Themes | 1. Generating Ideas; 2. Making Skills | |||
Topic Names | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
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Key Stage 2 Curriculum Content 2 |
KS2 Content | 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] | |||
Our Art & Design Themes | 1. Making Skills; 2. Formal Elements | |||
Topic Names | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
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