Art and Design Policy

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1 Caldecote Community Primary School Art and Design Policy Mission Statement Learning Together, Achieving Together Draft completed by YS and MA November 2014 Discussed with SLT November 2014 Ratified by Governing Body November 2014

2 Planning Every term has a large selection of art/design activities based on the National Curriculum and linked to thematic and seasonal topics. To make teachers aware of the need to include time to monitor children s work and time for children to assess their own work. Resources That all units of the national curriculum are well resourced and kept up to date. To introduce new resources to better improve quality of children s experiences. To ensure that all teachers are organised and allow enough time to order relevant resources. To implement the organisation and placement of resources to ensure that they are all kept in the Art room. Assessing, monitoring and review To schedule regular release time to be able to monitor the school s art and design work. To collect a review and sampling from each year group at the end of each school year to assess units completed. To implement a portfolio of samples of work from each year group. To ensure that the planning and teaching of Art is to a high standard by observing teachers. To report to SLT and parents yearly the current attainment of individual pupils. To make accurate assessment judgements for individual pupils against the new National Curriculum 2014 see Appendix 1 Co-ordinator s Role To attend relevant training courses and be aware of current trends in the teaching of art To better organize and make available appropriate and new resources. To ensure that staff feel confident in teaching and planning for Art. Raising Standards self evaluation to establish priorities Developing policy and action plan Developing knowledge about standards Developing procedure for assessment and monitoring Developing support for planning Focusing on CPD for teachers to improve quality of art and design lessons/activities.

3 Policy written by:- MA and YS November 2014 Review Date:- November 2016

4 Appendix 1 Art and design Purpose of study Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should 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, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation. Aims 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. Attainment targets By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study.

5 Subject content Key stage 1 Pupils should be taught: to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work. Key stage 2 Pupils should be taught to develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design. Pupils should be taught: to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay] about great artists, architects and designers in history.