Curriculum Intent

Art and Design provides children with opportunities to develop a range of ways in which they can share and express their individual creativity, whilst learning about and making links with a wide spectrum of different types of art in our society. Art contributes to children’s personal development in creativity, independence, judgement and self reflection. Moreover, it enables pupils to develop a natural sense of wonder and curiosity about the world around them and therefore links strongly to our school values. The focus is in developing proficiency in art skills including drawing, painting, understanding of colour and shade, and sculpture, with the overall aim of developing a rigorous understanding, critical awareness and inspiration of art and design. 

Children will develop their understanding of the visual language of art with effective teaching and considered sequences of lessons and experiences.

SAET Pledge

To provide high quality teaching and learning alongside the most appropriate provision, which ensures all young people leave school with the qualifications, skills and attributes to thrive socially, emotionally and economically throughout their lives.

To become a great artist we need:

Passion           A willingness to try new things            Creativity

To be observant         To be self-critical          To be open-minded      

Perseverance            Resilience            Dedication          Patience           Focus

           Persistence          Discipline                    C

To be fun and have a sense of adventure

Curriculum Statement for Art and Design

Our curriculum statement outlines our intent for the subject, our implementation of the subject and the desired impact our curriculum will have on the leadership and teaching of the subject and on our pupils and their learning. 

Progression and Skills

At Wolverley we plan our curriculum across four main milestones: Early Years, KS1, Lower KS2 and Upper KS2. We outline the knowledge, skills, and vocabulary to be taught across each phase.

Progress Milestones

Milestone 1 relates to Yr1/2

Milestone 2 relates to Yr3/4

Milestone 3 relates to Yr5/6