The Curriculum Leader for Art is: Mrs J Preston.
At The Redstart Primary School we believe that children should have many opportunities to express themselves artistically, and we aim to provide them with the skills and techniques they need to produce pieces of art they are proud of. Our art is often linked to other subjects such as literacy, history or geography. Classrooms and corridors are used to display works of art that the children have done and these are regularly updated.
In line with the National Curriculum we aim to:
In order to achieve this, pupils are taught:
Year 1: Students use a variety of materials such as pencils, rubbers, colored pencils, felt tip pens, chalks, pastels, oil pastels, and charcoal. They draw from imagination using different materials and surfaces, focusing on hard/light strokes and coloring inside lines with regular small strokes.
Year 2: Students continue using the same materials and start drawing from observation, developing proportion, and introducing sketching techniques. They practice single color shading.
Year 3: Students use different grades of pencils (H, HB, 2B) to draw from real-life observation, learning basic proportions of the human body and face, and shading. They begin to show an awareness of dimension and perspective.
Year 4: Students draw for sustained periods, combining figures and scenes, and developing dimension and perspective. They practice basic color blending and use patterns to give a sense of texture.
Year 5: Students use water-soluble pencils to combine shading techniques and color blending, draw movement in the human body, and develop scale and perspective. They use symmetry and repetition and select colors for design purposes.
Year 6: Students draw for sustained periods over multiple sessions, developing techniques in monochrome pieces using different techniques for different purposes.
Year 1: Students use ready mix, acrylic, and watercolor paints creatively with various brushes and tools. They identify primary colors and predict the results of color mixing.
Year 2: Students experiment with layering and adding texture, explore the color wheel in more detail, and learn about complementary colors.
Year 3: Students experiment with artistic styles, use light and dark within paintings, and mix colors with increasing confidence.
Year 4: Students develop paintings from drawings, practice portrait painting, mix colors and shades, and apply the style of a focus artist.
Year 5: Students build paintings from block color to final detail, work on different scales, and start to develop their own style.
Year 6: Students paint on different scales over sustained periods and experiment with watercolors and acrylics.
Year 1: Students use materials like play dough, clay, boxes, wire, paper, mod roc, and recycled materials to shape and mold creatively. They make use of Forest School opportunities.
Year 2: Students shape, form, and mold from observations and imagination, developing proportion.
Year 3: Students continue shaping and molding using techniques to join parts and make use of Forest School opportunities.
Year 4: Students plan before making, work from sketches, make mock-ups, and use Forest School opportunities.
Year 5: Students add finishing techniques and continue using Forest School opportunities.
Year 6: Students plan creatively, select materials, consider techniques and scale, and use Forest School opportunities.
Year 1: Students explore printing simple pictures with various materials like cork, pen barrels, and sponges.
Year 2: Students create patterns using printing, rubbing, or stencil techniques.
Year 3: Students create repeating patterns and design for printed T-shirts.
Year 4: Students design and cut simple stencils, create patterns and textures using rubbing techniques, and use photocopies for final designs.
Year 5: Students create more complex designs for printing, experiment with different printing techniques, and use multiple layers in their prints.
Year 6: Students plan and execute detailed printing projects, incorporating various techniques and materials to achieve their desired outcomes.
Year 1: Students work imaginatively, selecting materials based on color.
Year 2: Students create images from various materials, selecting materials based on texture.
Year 3: Students work from a plan to create collages on different scales.
Year 4: Students use collage to represent bigger concepts.
Year 5: Students add collage to backgrounds, create textures and paper, and use scissors with precision.
Year 6: Students use collage techniques in ICT pieces.
Year 2: Students cut material to pre-set shapes, use simple overstitch, and glue on details.
Year 6: Students use needle and thread, follow patterns, and sew buttons.
Year 1: Students state simply what they have made and the technique used.
Year 2: Students talk in more detail about their work, comparing different techniques.
Year 3: Students share their ideas and techniques, reflecting on challenges.
Year 4: Students discuss their art while creating it and evaluate other pupils’ artwork.
Year 5: Students critically evaluate professional works of art, considering what they are trying to show, how they make them feel, and the techniques used by the artist.
Year 6: Students critically evaluate their own and others’ artwork, discussing the effectiveness of techniques used and the impact of the artwork. They reflect on their artistic journey and set goals for future improvement.
Students learn about various artists and designers, including Van Gogh, Goldsworthy, Kandinsky, Seurat, Dubuffet, Paul Klee, Christo, Canaletto, Monet, Warhol, Keith Haring, Romero, Holbein, William Morris, Raphael, Renaissance artists, Kansai Yamamoto, Marianne North, Picasso, and Aubrey Beardsley.
The impact of art and design at Redstart is seen in a number of ways.
Records of these are kept in subject leader files and on the school drive.
