Art and Design
Our aim at Hambrough Primary School is to offer our pupils an Art and design curriculum that stimulates creativity and imagination. We understand that Art and Design provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences, and a special way of understanding and responding to the world around us. As a result, we aim for our pupils to be empowered to communicate what they see, feel and think through the purposeful use of colour, texture, form, pattern and different materials and processes. We aim for our pupils to learn to make informed judgements as well as aesthetic and practical decisions. Our pupils are provided with opportunities to explore ideas and meaning through the work of artists and designers from whom they can glean inspiration and learn artistic/design techniques. We also aim for our pupils to learn about the roles and functions of art, as they explore the impact it has had on contemporary life and on different periods and cultures.
Our curriculum allows pupils to develop the following disciplinary skills within the domain of Art & Design:
- Explore and developing ideas
- Investigating and making
- Evaluation
- Knowledge and understanding
- Communicate as an artist
The following categories of knowledge are used to support pupil retention of information by fostering the development of schemas:
- Media and materials
- Techniques
- Effects
- Colour theory
- Emotions
- Artists and artisans
- Styles and periods
- Visual language
- Process
Click here to view our Art and Design subject overview