Art and design
Early Years Foundation Stage – Expressive Arts and Design
The educational programme for expressive arts and design, set out in the EYFS Framework, is delivered in our preschool and reception classes in line with the Extend Reception Curriculum
Key Stage 1 and 2 – Art and Design
We follow the national curriculum.
In Year 1, we teach art and design in line with our multi-academy trust’s ‘Extend Early Curriculum’. We follow the ACCESS ART scheme of work in Years 2 – 6 to deliver a rich, broad, balanced, diverse and engaging curriculum. We alternate teaching art and design with teaching design and technology on a half termly basis and so follow the ‘split’ ACCESS ART curriculum.
In line with ACCESS ART guidance, in the terms when our focus is Design Technology, we do two 10-minute art exercises each week.
Cycle A
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Year |
T1 |
T2 |
T3 |
T4 |
T5 |
T6 |
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1 |
Drawing Introducing a sketchbook |
Painting Watercolours |
Sculpture with dough and clay Artist study – Diana Beltran Herrera |
Drawing Observational drawing of living things |
Drawing and painting Dragons and butterflies Evaluating and improving art |
Drawing Adding the finishing touches to a longitudinal tree study. |
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2 |
Explore and Draw
Drawing, collage, sketchbooks |
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Exploring the World Through Mono Print
Printmaking, Drawing, Collage |
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Be an Architect
Architecture, drawing, sketchbooks, collage |
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3/4 |
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Storytelling Through Drawing
Drawing, Sculpture, Sketchbooks |
Exploring Pattern
Drawing, Collage, Design |
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Festival Feasts
Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, Collage, Sketchbooks |
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5/6 |
2D Drawing to 3D Making
Drawing, Sculpture, Graphic Design, Collage, Sketchbooks |
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Exploring Identity
Collage, Drawing, Sketchbooks |
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Shadow Puppets
Making, Drawing, Sketchbooks |
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In September 2027 Storytelling Through Drawing will be in Term 1
Cycle B
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Year |
T1 |
T2 |
T3 |
T4 |
T5 |
T6 |
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1 |
Drawing Introducing a sketchbook |
Painting Watercolours |
Sculpture with dough and clay Artist study – Diana Beltran Herrera |
Drawing Observational drawing of living things |
Drawing and painting Dragons and butterflies Evaluating and improving art |
Drawing Adding the finishing touches to a longitudinal tree study. |
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2 |
Spirals
Drawing, Collage, Sketchbooks |
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Simple Printmaking
Printmaking, Collage, Drawing |
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Playful Making
Sculpture and Drawing |
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3/4 |
Gestural Drawing with Charcoal
Drawing and Sketchbooks |
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Cloth, Thread, Paint
Painting, Sewing, Drawing, Sketchbooks |
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Making Animated Drawings
Drawing Animation, Sketchbooks |
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5/6 |
Typography and Maps
Typography, Drawing, Collage, Sketchbooks |
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Fashion Design
Fashion, Painting, Collage, Sketchbooks |
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Architecture Dream: Big or Small?
Architecture, Drawing, Sketchbooks |
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