Art
The aim of our Art curriculum at Baden-Powell is to support each and every child’s understanding of their place in the diverse world in which they live; to learn about the purpose and variety of Art and how it can culturally enhance their everyday lives; to develop an appreciation of the perceptions and skills of others, learning about art through art; to explore and experiment with different ways of communicating their ideas visually through a range of media, encouraging both imagination and creativity; to enthuse and inspire all children by challenging them both intellectually and creatively; and to see the importance of our school values of Respect, Friendship, Compassion, Aspiration and Resilience as they do so.
The knowledge and skills that we have chosen to include in our Art curriculum derive directly from the objectives set out in the National Curriculum (2014) and are in line with CLP guidance for Art.
Lastly, we aim to highlight three substantive concepts which we consider to be integral to the subject of Art – Developing Techniques, Experimenting and Communicating. We weave these ideas throughout our topics to further increase the relevance and real-world application of the learning the children encounter.
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Year 3 | |||||
| Painting What Is Colour? | Printing Our Water World | Sculpture Creating a clay tile | |||
Substantive concepts: Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | Substantive concepts:
Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | Substantive concepts:
Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | |||
| Key people: Amwar Shemza | Key people: Kollwitz Hokusai Bowers Johnson Rembrandt Picasso Mueller Monet Hockney Budd Bruce Forman Shackson | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||
| Drawing Pattern and the Power of the Pencil | Sculpture Clay Monsters | Painting The Science of Colour | |||
Substantive concepts:
Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | Substantive concepts:
Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | Substantive concepts:
Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | |||
| Key people: Yayoi Kusama Tech Moon Matthew Wong | Key people: Henry Moore Anthony Gormley | Key people: Kandinsky Andy Warhol Julian Opie | |||
| Year 5 | |||||
| Drawing Tudor Portraits | Sculpture How can I make a sculpture out of wire? | Painting Coastal Art | |||
Substantive concepts:
Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | Substantive concepts:
Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | Substantive concepts:
Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | |||
| Key people: Cath Riley Pierre-Yves Riveau (PEZ) | Key people: Alexander Calder Georgia O'Keefe Ambrosius Bosschaert | ||||
| Year 6 | |||||
| Drawing How do artists portray the human face using pencils? | Sculpture & Painting South American Masks | Printing How did the Mayans represent animals in art? | |||
Substantive concepts:
Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | Substantive concepts:
Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | Substantive concepts:
Developing techniques Experimenting Communicating | |||
| Key People LS Lowry Kathe Kollwitz Arinze Stanley Ginny Grayson Leonardo Da Vinci Michelangelo | Key people: Kollwitz Hokusai Bowers Johnson Rembrandt Picasso Mueller Monet Hockney Budd Bruce Forman Shackson | ||||