Art and Design
Intent
We believe every child is an artist as everyone can use their creativity and imagination to create masterpieces. We want children to enjoy their artistic journey no matter what the end result is.
We hope that by the end of Year 6 every child has been to an Art Gallery giving them the opportunity to explore different technics and artists.
Implementation
We have an amazing group of teachers who are passionate about art, planning exciting and creative art lessons according to the National Curriculum. Children feel inspired by the work of great artists as well as being offered a wide range of media to express themselves.
Impact
We want all the children to be independent using their art skills and get engaged in a wide range of projects each year. Throughout all the projects and the opportunity to acquire the Arts Certificate Awards for each child, we hope to boost children's confidence in self-expression in their artistic journey and feel even more passionate about the arts.
Art and D&T overview for each year group.
Art World Day, April 2022
For Art World Day 2022 we focused upon the Japanese artists Yayoi Kusama, who covered the world in dots using different surfaces as her canvases, walls, pumpkins, people’s bodies, etc. For some pupils, this knowledge built upon knowledge gained during visits to Tate Modern at the start of the academic year.
Each year group could choose two activities involving different art forms such as printing, collage, sculpture, painting and drawing. As well as developing their visual language and artistic skills, pupils were able to make cross-curricular links with other subjects like English, PSHE, Well-being and Geography.
Bellevue Place Education Trust: digital art presentation (2022)
In 2022, children from all BPET schools came together to work collaboratively to create a virtual art gallery.