Creativity is an integral part of the art curriculum at Chinley Primary School. In each lesson we aim to provide a broad and balanced range of art activities and show progression within these experiences. We support children to study and understand the work of artists, craftspeople and designers and use a range of tools, media and processes to recreate their work. We aim to give opportunities for all children to understand and enjoy art, craft and design in many curriculum areas.
In addition we are involved in the Brighter Futures Art Project with several others schools which is developing teaching and learning in Art as well as developing children's resilience in art with a view to impacting positively across all learning. An informative video can be watched at https://vimeo.com/1080631246
In EYFS children will be taught;
To explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
To return to and build on their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them.
To create collaboratively, sharing ideas, resources and skills.
To safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
To share their creations, explaining the process they have used.
In KS1 children will be taught;
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.
To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space.
To know 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.
In KS2 children be taught;
To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.
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.
To know about great artists, architects and designers in history.
