Art

Highfields Primary Academy Art Intent Statement

At Highfield’s Primary Academy, we understand that Art encourages the development of creativity and engages and inspires children, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to appreciate and think critically about pieces of art as well as experiment, invent and create their own works of art. We believe that exposing children to a diverse range of art, from different cultures and time periods helps to ensure that our children appreciate the world around them as well as developments in history. We understand that for children to engage in art, our curriculum needs to be inspiring and challenging.

Teachers across the school have worked together within their milestones and as a whole staff, to ensure that their teaching enables the progression of skills from year to year as well as ensuring that coverage is well planned for, all with the intent that our pupils will be able to use the visual elements of Art confidently, in their own work, to be able to look at an image or a piece of art and to have a rigorous understanding of it, not just react to it. We equip them with the skills required to have an understanding of the language of art and design; with the intention that they can describe what they see in detail and to provide evidence for their observations. We understand that throughout this planning process, there is a need to teach and repeat skills within different contexts to enable children’s learning to become embedded within their long- term memory.

Art and Design Whole School Curriculum Map

Threshold Concepts – Art and Design

• Developing Ideas
• Taking Inspiration
• Mastering Practical Skills