Art and Design
At Benwick Primary we value Art and Design as an important part of our children’s entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum. Art and Design provides our children with the opportunities to develop and extend skills and an opportunity to express their individual interests, thoughts and ideas.
Intent
The overarching concepts for Art and Design at Benwick School are that our children will:-
Develop Practical skills
Develop Ideas and techniques
Develop problem solving skills
Explore creativity
Develop critical and contextual understanding
Develop collaboration
Learn about artists, genres and their styles
Implementation:
Through Art and Design lessons at Benwick Primary School the children will progress through the Early Years Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2, following the National Curriculum objectives.
At Benwick school we provide quality art and design through:
Enabling children to develop non-verbal means of organising ideas and expressing thoughts and feelings and record, communicate and express these ideas in different ways.
Extending and broadening each child’s knowledge about the arts by exploring a wide range of artists, sculptors and architects.
Exploring visual, tactile and sensory qualities of materials and processes.
Developing observational skills with an attention to detail.
Developing an understanding of colour, shape and space and pattern and texture and use these to represent their ideas and feelings.
Using a wide variety of media in appropriate ways and use a given media in a variety of ways to develop a theme.
Evaluating a piece of work and be able to go on and modify/change it and reflecting on how to develop their skills further.
Developing the skills of appreciation of other people’s work.
Implementing rigorous health and safety measures in order for children to remain safe when using the variety of tools needed in Art.
Supporting our children in developing a knowledge and understanding of safety procedures and rules. These include considering risks and hazards and the following of simple instructions to control risk to themselves and others.
Impact:
Through Art and Design lessons at Benwick Primary School the children will progress through the Early Year Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2, following the National Curriculum objectives.
They will see art and design as a whole process, which allows the use of logical and creative thinking, the solving of problems and the building of skills and strategies to fulfil a design or create a finished product, either independently, with a partner or as a small team.
At Benwick school we will show the impact of art through…
Evidence of the impact of our Art and Design curriculum which will be assessed by the art lead, SLT, class teachers and support staff, through discussion and observation during lessons and by the children’s recording of activities.
The subject leader will monitor the impact of the Art and Design curriculum through scrutiny of work, lesson observations, learning walks, sketch book scrutiny and pupil voice.
The Design and Technology Curriculum at Benwick Primary School
Intent
At Benwick Primary we value Design and Technology as an important part of our children’s entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum. It is our intention to teach a Design and Technology curriculum, which is accessible to all and will maximise the design and technology development of every child. Our lessons are creative and engaging employing all aspects of visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learning so enable all learning styles to be catered for and making learning enjoyable. We intend to develop our children’s skills and knowledge in design, structures, mechanisms, electrical control and a range of materials, including food. Design and Technology encourages children's creativity and encourages them to think about important issues and explore the practical aspects of this area of the curriculum.
The overarching concepts for Design and Technology at Benwick School are that our children will:-
Develop their basic skills
Develop their knowledge and understanding of designing and making functional products.
Develop their ability to design and make functional products for particular purposes and users.
Develop creativity and innovation through design
Explore the designed and made world in which we all live and work.
We intend for all of our children to gain confidence in being ‘designers’ and to be enthused in this area of the curriculum.
Implementation:
Our implementation is developed through secure understanding of the curriculum and subject area.
We teach our Design and Technology lessons in weekly blocks. This gives our children the opportunity to build on their Design and Technology from day to day and gives them the opportunity to gain greater depth and mastery in the subject area. Our children build on their previous knowledge and understanding of Design and Technology.
There are three core activities and processes children engage with in the Design and Technology teaching at Benwick School:
· Activities which involve investigating and evaluating existing products
· Focused tasks in which children develop particular aspects of knowledge and skills
· Designing and making activities in which children design and make 'something' for 'somebody' for 'some purpose'
Through Design and Technology lessons at Benwick Primary School the children will progress through the Early Year Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2, following the National Curriculum objectives.
Impact
Through Design and technology lessons at Benwick Primary School the children will progress through the Early Year Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2, following the National Curriculum objectives. Our children will develop skills in being articulate and are able to verbally, practically, pictorially and in written form reason well. The enjoyment in design and technology lessons promotes achievement, confidence and positive behaviour and a greater depth of understanding of the world around them.
Teachers use formative assessment to evaluate the learning during a lesson and block of lessons. Regular marking of books and teaching blocks allows teachers greater understanding of whether or not a concept has been grasped, and gives them the opportunity to feedback to pupils, to reinforce learning and to praise. Formal termly summative assessments, allow teachers and the school leadership team to evaluate how individuals, groups and the class as a whole are progressing compared to national expectations. They also give an excellent opportunity to see what concepts may need to be given additional time, and to adjust planning accordingly. They give the Design and Technology Leader and the Senior Leadership the opportunity to see where strengths and weaknesses lie and where additional support needs to be focused or if any areas of the curriculum need adjusting.