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Vision Statement

All who teach Art and Design at St Peter’s have a shared understanding and vision and recognise that all children have creative potential and are capable of creative expression. With our support children understand creative processes and how every day and exceptional creativity and design can shape the world we live in. Our staff endeavour to equip children at St Peter’s with the skills to take ownership of their learning which in turn enables them to think their way around any problem.

Intent 

Through Art and Design lessons it is our intent to recognise children’s prior learning, provide first hand learning experience and allow children to explore, experiment and create. Our children are provided opportunities to develop their skills using a range of media and materials. Children learn the skills of drawing, painting, sculpting, printing, collage and digital art, and are given the opportunity to explore and evaluate different creative ideas. Children will be introduced to a range of works and develop knowledge of the styles and vocabulary used by famous artists.

Our children will develop a rich and deep subject knowledge which enables them to see clear links between different aspects of their learning through Art and Design. They will experience challenge and have opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills in order to achieve their full potential and prepare them for the next stage in their lives.

Implementation 

The required coverage of the Early Years Foundation Stage and National Curriculum are broken down into long term plans, which is further divided into medium term plans. A curriculum coverage document maps out when each year group is completing a specific unit of work and reflects how each element of Art and Design is covered throughout the year groups. Through the use progression frameworks teachers plan and build on skills previously taught and ensure that skills, knowledge and vocabulary are embedded and extended. This certifies that by the end of year 6 pupils have a wealth of knowledge and skills to aid in their future studies.  

Impact

Assessment of children's learning in Art and Design is an ongoing monitoring of children's understanding, knowledge and skills by the class teacher, throughout lessons. This formative assessment is then used to inform differentiation, support and challenge required by the children. 

Art and Design is also monitored by the subject leader throughout the year against our curriculum coverage document and progression frameworks. We also look at outcomes via ‘book looks’ and conduct pupil interviews to discuss the children’s learning and understanding and to establish the impact of the teaching taking place. Staff are given feedback and support to develop the teaching and learning further if identified.

Our children’s creations and achievements are celebrated in class and whole school displays as well as on the Art and DT page on the school website.

At St Peter’s we are proud to source many of our Art and Dt resources from The Scrapstore. The Scrapstore is a part of Birmingham PlayCare Network who are a third sector organisation passionate about promoting both the importance of play and high quality play opportunities for children and young people.

They support the reuse of unwanted materials that have been donated by businesses and individuals across Birmingham. The Scrapstore collects and sorts waste/surplus materials which would often be diverted to landfill and redistributes it to out of school providers, schools, community groups and individuals. The Scrapstore offers out of school providers, schools, community groups and individuals the opportunity to access a wide range of high quality materials, save money and promote the reuse of waste materials.

We visit The Scrapstore each term to collect a variety of resources needed to support the teaching of our wonderful Art and Design and Design and Technology curriculum. We really value the relationship we have with all of team and hope to have a long lasting association with such a fantastic organisation.

At St Peter's our children are able to attend Create Club. It is an after-school club that provides children with a hands-on experience of process art. The activities aim to encourage children's creativity, imagination and critical thinking skills through a variety of open-ended art activities. Using various art activities, children are encouraged to develop their imagination and create artwork that reflects their own ideas and interests. Children are encouraged to make decisions, problem solve and experiment with different materials, equipment and techniques. We celebrate a child’s natural curiosity, individuality which in turn helps with their self- esteem. Our Create Clubbers enjoy working together with others who they may not know that well which builds a sense of community within the club.

The 3 year rolling programme looks at different aspects of art, but also builds on the curriculum with strong links to English, Science, Technology, Art and Design, Geography, History and Maths.

We believe Create Club benefits children by enhancing creativity and expression, developing fine motor skills, helps to develop their own learning journey, encourages social interaction and collaboration and provides a safe space where children can confidently explore new materials and ways of thinking about art.

Our Create Clubbers have lots of fun during sessions, are proud of their achievements and are happy to talk to their friends, teachers and family about all their awesome creations!