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Art & Design Lead: Mrs C. Perrott
“Every human is an artist”
Don Miguel Ruiz
At Our Lady Immaculate, we believe that art, craft and design embodies some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should therefore 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 at Our Lady Immaculate, they are encouraged to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They are also taught how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.
The national curriculum for art and design 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 techniques; 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.
Curriculum
At Our Lady Immaculate we follow the Art and Design aims and targets as set out in the National Curriculum in England guidance (2014).
Art is usually taught through half-termly topics, often linked to the class topics when appropriate. Children have sketchbooks to record and edit their ideas and use a variety of techniques, materials and tools to showcase their work. While at OLI children will learn how to identify key pieces of art and their artists (from a variety of cultures and times). They will learn how to discuss art, how to ask and answer questions about it, and how to explain how the piece of art makes them feel. They learn their feelings are personal to them. In addition, they will be able to identify certain techniques and resources used by these artists, to interpret them and apply them to their own work. By the time they leave OLI at the end of Year 6, they will have a sound knowledge of some of the major and most well-known pieces of art and some of the most influential artists from past and present. We will celebrate the art we study and the art we create.
Since 2012 OLI are very proud to have taken part and exhibited in the National Gallery’s ‘Take One Picture’. Take One Picture is a countrywide scheme for primary schools which aims to inspire a lifelong love of art and learning by promoting the role of visual arts within education.