Intent
At Handsworth Primary School, we want our children to love art, craft and design! We want them to have no limits to their ambitions and to have the option to grow up wanting to be illustrators, graphic designers, fashion designers, curators, architects or printmakers.
Our Art curriculum is designed to engage, inspire, and challenge pupils whilst equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent, and create their own works of art. As pupils progress, they should understand how Art and Design reflects and shapes our history and how it contributes to the culture, creativity, and wealth of our world. We want to equip our children with not only the minimum statutory requirements of the Art and Design National Curriculum but to prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life. We want our children to use the local area as inspiration, learn from other cultures, and respect diversity. To that end, we have carefully selected a wide range of unique and diverse artists, craft makers and designers for children to study.
At Handsworth Primary School, we want to:
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Assist pupils in becoming visually literate.
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Develop the ability to communicate ideas, opinions and feelings about their work and that of others. Develop powers of observation.
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Develop aesthetic sensibilities to make judgements about Art.
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Encourage the use of imagination and original thought.
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Provide opportunities to learn about the world in which we live.
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Encourage children to respond knowledgeably to the work of other craftspeople, knowing that there are different kinds of art made for various purposes.
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Acquire a range of different skills using different media as the children progress through the school.
From Spring 2023, Key Stage 1 and 2 will follow the Kapow Scheme of work. The overviews below reflect the transition from our old scheme to the new scheme. We will continue to update the overviews.
As we are embarking on these new schemes, the number of weeks given to each topic will differ as some tasks and projects will be worked on over two or three lessons. Some will need extra time in order to test and adapt the projects. There will be an opportunity during the rest of this school year to adjust the overviews accordingly, adapting plans and adding in any extra activities if necessary.
“Art and design stimulates creativity and imagination. It provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences and a unique way of understanding and responding to the world.”