Art and Design
Intent
We aim to inspire pupils and to develop their confidence to experiment and create their own works of art. Children are given every opportunity to develop their ability, nurture their talent and interests, express their ideas and thoughts about the world, as well as learning about art and artists across cultures and through history. Children are inspired by notable artists and designers and often use their work to guide their own. We recognise that Cornwall is known for its artistic communities and we seek for our children to be both inspired by this and to gain an awareness of this.
Kapow Primary’s art scheme of work is designed with five strands that run throughout. These are:
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Generating ideas
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Using sketchbooks
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Makings skills, including formal elements (line, shape, tone, texture, pattern, colour)
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Knowledge of artists
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Evaluating and analysing
● Drawing
● Painting and mixed-media
● Sculpture and 3D
● Craft and design
Kapow Primary’s units fully scaffold and support age appropriate sequenced learning, and are flexible enough to be adapted to form cross-curricular links with your own school’s curriculum. Creativity and independent outcomes are robustly embedded into our units, supporting students in learning how to make their own creative choices and decisions, so that their art outcomes, whilst still being knowledge-rich, are unique to the pupils.
Kapow Primary supports teachers who may lack confidence in their own artistic abilities. Pupil videos created by subject specialists help pupils to see art techniques modelled by experts, to ensure the delivery of Art is of the highest quality. Each unit of lessons includes multiple teacher videos to develop subject knowledge and support ongoing CPD. Kapow has been created with the understanding that many teachers do not feel confident delivering the full Art and design curriculum and every effort has been made to ensure that they feel supported to deliver lessons of a high standard that ensure pupil progression.
Kapow Primary’s curriculum is designed in such a way that children are involved in the evaluation, dialogue and decision making about the quality of their outcomes and the improvements they need to make. By taking part in regular discussions and decision-making processes, children will not only know facts and key information about art, but they will be able to talk confidently about their own learning journey, have higher metacognitive skills and have a growing understanding of how to improve.
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Produce creative work, exploring and recording their ideas and experiences.
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Be proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques.
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Evaluate and analyse creative works using subject-specific language.
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Know about great artists and the historical and cultural development of their art.
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Meet the end of key stage expectations outlined in the national curriculum for Art and design.