Art

At Staplegrove Church School, we believe that Art and Design is an integral part of a child’s education. It provides them with opportunities to develop a range of skills in which they can express and share their creativity and learn about a wide spectrum of art disciplines and cultural heritage. Art contributes to a child’s personal creative development, independence, judgement and self-reflection, whilst developing a natural sense of wonder and curiosity for the world around them. We teach art because it provides children with opportunities to:

Use a range of media and materials: drawing, painting, print making, textiles and sculpture.
Reflect upon and evaluate both the work of famous artists and our own artwork.
Take risks and experiment, reflecting on why different techniques are successful for different projects.
Value creativity and the wide meaning of the term ‘art’.
Be given opportunities to innovate, including in response to different stimulus.

The Staplegrove child will have developed a solid knowledge and understanding of the formal elements of art and design. We want children to have experienced a breadth of art and design, multiculturally and historically and have a wealth of art knowledge and skills to draw upon.

Useful websites

Progression of Skills and Knowledge in Art pdf