Art

At Goldfield Infants’ & Nursery School, we intend for all our children to experience and enjoy using a range of materials and techniques as well as encouraging them to develop their art skills in a creative and imaginative manner. We also want our children to have the opportunity to develop ideas and express their individuality, feelings and emotions. We also feel it is important for children to develop a love of a range of existing Art, through the study of artists. We aim to encourage an appreciation of art and the confidence to express their views.

Intent

At Goldfield Art promotes creativity and curiosity for all children. The teaching of Art at our school allows children to develop not only creative skills but also provides an opportunity to express their individual thoughts, processes, and ideas. Children will become competent and confident to experiment with a range of techniques, tools, and materials and to explore colour, texture, shape, form and pattern. We broaden the children’s awareness of the work by a range of artists. Throughout our teaching of Art we will revisit prior learning in order to embed the children’s skills and techniques.

Implementation

The teaching of Art begins in the Early Years where children develop a good foundation of core artistic skills through a mixture of child initiated and adult directed activities linked to core themes. Children are given opportunity to explore materials and techniques through a hands-on approach, exploring material capabilities and uses. Children safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function. Children begin to use language of art to share the creations and explain the processes they have used.  

In KS1 children learn about Art; specific skills, techniques and knowledge are linked in art lessons. Children build on their learning from EYFS, refining their core skills in a more structured approach. Children develop a wide range of art and design techniques, introducing and exploring the formal elements. Children learn about colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space and they use a range of materials creatively to design and make works of art. Children dive deeper into contextual knowledge through artist studies. Children are encouraged to think like an artist by applying their contextual knowledge to their own work through making links and comparisons.

Impact

Our Art curriculum ensures that our children have learnt, improved and embedded a wide range of skills by the end of Year 2. They will have an awareness of a broad range of artists and will be able to consider and discuss the art works they come across with increasing confidence. We want our children to be confident to explore, experiment and take risks, understanding the value of the learning journey, not just the finished product. Most importantly we want our children to have found and enjoyed a creative outlet, a way of supporting their own social and emotional health and development – a means of self-expression and enjoyment which they will hopefully keep throughout their life.