Art and Design
Mrs T Curtis - Art and Design Coordinator
‘Art has the role in Education of helping children become like themselves instead of more like everyone else’ – Sydney Gurewitz Clemens
I strongly believe that Art and Design provides children with the opportunity to engage their senses whilst also helping to develop their cognitive, social-emotional and multisensory skills. It is such a fun and exciting topic and surrounds us everywhere! I love the fact that each child’s interpretation or creation can be so wonderfully different and the fantastic sense of achievement they gain when they see their creations come to life!
At St Margaret’s, we believe in the importance of embedding creativity in our pupils. Through Art and Design our school engages, inspires and challenges all pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. Our aim is for our pupils to engage in critical thinking and develop a deeper understanding of art and design throughout their school career. Whilst developing a knowledge of how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture and creativity in our lives.
Our intent for Art and Design at St Margaret’s Primary School is that children are able to use their creativity to interpret and respond to the world around them. Children will be given opportunities to explore their own creativity through experimental and practical skill work. Lessons aim to be informative, inspiring and fun. Children will see practical demonstrations to give them confidence and knowledge to perform these skills and how these skills can be applied through examples of others.
The national curriculum for art aims to ensure that all pupils:
- produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences
- become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design technique
- evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design
- know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
At St Margaret’s Art and Design is taught across each year group in blocked units that enable pupils to study in depth the key skills, understanding and vocabulary. Each unit aims to activate and build on prior learning, including EYFS, to ensure better cognition and retention. Each unit is carefully sequenced to allow for prior learning to be built upon and skills to be practiced and advanced.
In Key Stage 1 children will begin exploring a range of different materials, developing gross motor skills and begin to make critical choices taking ownership of their art. They will explore artistic skills such as drawing, painting, printmaking, textiles, collage and working with 3D materials. Children will be introduced to artistic vocabulary and begin talking about using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space. Children will be introduced to a range of artists, craft makers and designers and begin exploring their work through study, working in the style of and discussing similarities and differences among artists work.
In Key Stage 2 children will revisit areas from KS1 with a focus on refining their skills. They will explore artistic skills such as drawing, painting, printmaking, textiles, collage and working with 3D materials and put these skills to use in creative responses and final pieces, showcasing their skills. Children will continue to make critical choices taking ownership of their art explaining the reasoning for their choices. Children will become fluent in using the vocabulary of the artistic elements and be able to use them to describe both their own work and the work of other artists. Children will be explore the work of a range of artists, learning about the history and background of artists and how this influenced their work.
To ensure we meet the needs of every child we assign our TA’s to children who may require support with vocabulary or practical skills. Children can also be paired with children who are more confident so they can learn through observation, imitation and modelling. As teachers, we ensure that all activities are carefully modelled and that any resources are adapted where necessary.
We want children to leave St Margaret’s School, securely at age expectation, in art & design. This is evidenced through the core concepts:
- I am an artist because I know about the work of a range of other artists, past and present, by whom I am inspired.
- I am an artist because I develop my artistic skills through a range of tools, effects and materials.
- I am an artist because I express myself, create and evaluate art through my understanding of different artists and a range of techniques.
Assessment will take a number of forms:
- Verbal feedback during lessons including self-evaluation.
- Quick review open-ended questions at start/ end of lessons linked to previous learning and units including making links with other subject areas.
- Written feedback in books using our school marking scheme to assess whether the child is working at the age expected level.
- Peer feedback during lesson times.
"Mwanamke T. Curtis, Mratibu wa Sanaa na Ubunifu, alisema: ""Sanaa ina jukumu katika elimu ya kuwasaidia watoto kuwa kama wao wenyewe badala ya kuwa kama wengine wote."" - Sydney Gurwitz-Clemens ""Ninaamini sana kwamba Sanaa na Ubunifu hutoa watoto fursa ya kushiriki hisia zao wakati pia kusaidia kuendeleza ujuzi wao wa utambuzi, kijamii-hisia na multisensory." Ni habari yenye kufurahisha na yenye kusisimua sana na inatuzunguka kila mahali! Ninapenda ukweli kwamba tafsiri au uumbaji wa kila mtoto unaweza kuwa tofauti sana na hisia ya ajabu ya mafanikio wanayoipata wanapoona uumbaji wao ukiwa hai! Katika St Margaret, tunaamini katika umuhimu wa kuingiza ubunifu katika wanafunzi wetu. Kupitia Sanaa na Ubunifu, shule yetu inashiriki, inahamasisha na changamoto wanafunzi wote, kuwapa maarifa na ujuzi wa majaribio, kubuni na kuunda kazi zao za sanaa, ufundi na kubuni. Lengo letu ni kwa wanafunzi wetu kushiriki katika kufikiri muhimu na kuendeleza uelewa wa kina wa sanaa na kubuni katika kazi yao ya shule. Wakati wa kuendeleza maarifa ya jinsi sanaa na kubuni wote kutafakari na kuunda historia yetu, na kuchangia utamaduni na ubunifu katika maisha yetu. Lengo letu kwa ajili ya Sanaa na Design katika St Margaret's Shule ya Msingi ni kwamba watoto ni uwezo wa kutumia ubunifu wao kutafsiri na kujibu kwa ulimwengu kuzunguka yao. Watoto watapewa fursa za kuchunguza ubunifu wao wenyewe kupitia kazi ya ustadi wa majaribio na vitendo. Masomo yana lengo la kuwa yenye kuelimisha, yenye kuchochea na yenye kufurahisha. Watoto wataona maonyesho ya vitendo ili kuwapa ujasiri na maarifa ya kufanya ujuzi huu na jinsi ujuzi huu unaweza kutumika kupitia mifano ya wengine. Mpango wa masomo ya kitaifa kwa ajili ya sanaa ina lengo la kuhakikisha kwamba wanafunzi wote: - kuzalisha kazi ya ubunifu, kuchunguza mawazo yao na kurekodi uzoefu wao; kuwa na ujuzi katika kuchora, uchoraji, sanamu na sanaa nyingine; ustadi na mbinu ya kubuni; kutathmini na kuchambua kazi za ubunifu kwa kutumia lugha ya sanaa, sanaa na kubuni; kujua kuhusu wasanii, watengenezaji wa sanaa na wabuni, na kuelewa maendeleo ya kihistoria na kitamaduni ya aina zao. Katika St Margaret's Sanaa na Design ni kufundishwa katika kila mwaka kundi katika vitengo blocked kwamba kuwezesha wanafunzi kujifunza kwa kina ujuzi muhimu, uelewa na msamiati. Kila kitengo kina lengo la kuamsha na kujenga juu ya kujifunza awali, ikiwa ni pamoja na EYFS, kuhakikisha utambuzi bora na kuhifadhi. Kila kitengo ni makini mfululizo kuruhusu kwa ajili ya kujifunza kabla ya kuwa kujengwa juu na ujuzi kuwa mazoezi na ya juu. Katika hatua ya msingi ya kwanza, watoto wataanza kuchunguza vifaa mbalimbali, kuendeleza ujuzi wa moto na kuanza kufanya uchaguzi muhimu kuchukua umiliki wa sanaa yao. Wanajifunza ujuzi wa sanaa kama vile kuchora, uchoraji, uchoraji, nguo, collage na kufanya kazi na vifaa vya 3D. Watoto wataanzishwa kwa msamiati wa kisanii na kuanza kuzungumza juu ya kutumia rangi, muundo, muundo, mstari, umbo, fomu na nafasi. Watoto wataanzishwa kwa aina mbalimbali za wasanii, watengenezaji wa ufundi na wabunifu na kuanza kuchunguza kazi yao kupitia utafiti, kufanya kazi katika mtindo wa na kujadili kufanana na tofauti kati ya kazi ya wasanii. Katika hatua ya msingi ya pili, watoto watatembelea maeneo kutoka KS1 na kuzingatia kusafisha ujuzi wao. Watajifunza ujuzi wa kisanii kama vile kuchora, uchoraji, uchapishaji, nguo, collage na kufanya kazi na vifaa vya 3D na kutumia ujuzi huu katika majibu ya ubunifu na vipande vya mwisho, kuonyesha ujuzi wao. Watoto wataendelea kufanya uchaguzi muhimu kuchukua umiliki wa sanaa yao kueleza sababu ya uchaguzi wao. Watoto watakuwa na ufasaha katika kutumia msamiati wa mambo ya kisanii na kuweza kuitumia kuelezea kazi yao wenyewe na kazi ya wasanii wengine. Watoto watajifunza kazi za wasanii mbalimbali, kujifunza kuhusu historia na historia ya wasanii na jinsi hii ilivyoathiri kazi yao. Ili kuhakikisha sisi kukidhi mahitaji ya kila mtoto sisi kugawa TA yetu kwa watoto ambao wanaweza kuhitaji msaada na msamiati au ujuzi wa vitendo. Watoto wanaweza pia kuunganishwa na watoto ambao wana uhakika zaidi ili waweze kujifunza kupitia uchunguzi, kuiga na kuiga. Kama walimu, tunahakikisha kwamba shughuli zote ni modeled kwa uangalifu na kwamba rasilimali yoyote ni ilichukuliwa ambapo ni muhimu. Tunataka watoto kuondoka St Margaret's School, salama katika umri wa matarajio, katika sanaa na kubuni. Hii inaonyeshwa kupitia dhana za msingi: - Mimi ni msanii kwa sababu najua juu ya kazi ya safu ya wasanii wengine, wa zamani na wa sasa, ambao mimi ni msukumo. - Mimi ni msanii kwa sababu mimi kuendeleza ujuzi wangu wa kisanii kwa njia ya mbalimbali ya zana, athari na vifaa. - Mimi ni msanii kwa sababu mimi kujieleza, kuunda na kutathmini sanaa kupitia uelewa wangu wa wasanii tofauti na mbalimbali ya mbinu. Tathmini itachukua aina kadhaa: - maoni ya mdomo wakati wa masomo ikiwa ni pamoja na tathmini ya kibinafsi. - Kurudia haraka maswali ya wazi mwanzoni mwa masomo na mwisho wa masomo yanayohusiana na kujifunza na vitengo vya awali ikiwa ni pamoja na kufanya viungo na maeneo mengine ya somo. - Maoni yaliyoandikwa katika vitabu kwa kutumia mpango wetu wa alama ya shule ili kutathmini kama mtoto anafanya kazi katika kiwango cha umri kinachotarajiwa. - Maoni ya wenzao wakati wa masomo.