Art & Design

Our Art Vision – giving children opportunities for self-expression and creativity by using a variety of media. Facilitating the development of skills.

Our Principles of Art Teaching
We know that great Art & Design happens in our school when:

• Our curriculum is creative, imaginative and inspiring.
• The children are engaged in creative and inspiring lessons and can see a purpose to tasks.
• There are opportunities for children to think critically and understand the impact their thinking has on the wider world.
• Children are motivated and have a critical understanding of how Art impacts on daily life
• Children are happy to take risks, experiment and work resourcefully.
• Children can evaluate the success of their outcomes and make changes for improvement.
• Children can practise the skills they have acquired and build upon these

Our Design Technology Vision – equipping children with the knowledge to think, plan and solve problems in an imaginative and dynamic environment. Giving the children time to practise and embed the skills they learn.

Our Principles of Design Technology Teaching
We know that great Design Technology happens in our school when:

• Our curriculum is creative, imaginative and inspiring.
• The children are engaged in creative and inspiring lessons and can see a purpose to tasks.
• There are opportunities for children to think critically and understand the impact their thinking has on the wider world.
• Children are motivated and have a critical understanding of how Design Technology impacts on daily life.
• Children are happy to take risks and work resourcefully.
• Children can evaluate the success of their outcomes and make adaptations for improvement.
• Children can build upon their own skills by practising