"Every Child is an Artist" Pablo Picasso

 

At Hobbayne Primary School, we value art as an important part of the children’s entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum. Art provides the children with the opportunities to develop and extend skills and an opportunity to express their individual interests, thoughts and ideas. At Hobbayne we encourage children to express their ideas and understanding both individually and reciprocally with others. 

 

A high-quality art curriculum should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design as well as further developing their experiences and techniques using a range of materials. Art and design is taught through our Cornerstones Curriculum projects and is planned to ensure that children can build upon their prior learning in order to ensure progression throughout the school.

 

At Hobbayne, all children from Year One upwards have their own sketchbook which they build upon and add to year by year. This allows us to see progression and for the children to look back at and reflect upon their art and design work in order to improve.

 

During Key Stage One there is a primary focus on children using colour, pattern, line and shape to develop their ideas. They learn about and compare work by famous artists and begin to create their own artwork inspired by this.

This then progresses as the children move into Key Stage Two where they develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity. All children are encouraged to use their sketchbooks to review and revisit their ideas making links between their own work and those of famous artists and designers.