Primary Curriculum

Art & Design

At Starbank, we believe in the power of Art and Design and are committed to offering all of our pupils a high-quality Art and Design education which inspires pupils to develop creativity and self-expression. Our curriculum is designed to equip pupils with a range of artistic skills and contextual knowledge which will enable them to create their own original works of art inspired by successful artists and well-known works of art.

Practical skills sit at the heart of our curriculum, where core component knowledge in the mediums of drawing, painting, collage and sculpture are sequentially built upon within a spiral curriculum.

When they leave us, our pupils will have formed a strong foundation of Art and Design skills through mastery of a range of tools and skills which will be built on as their continue their journey as young artists.

We will deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum that:

  • Systematically develops drawing, painting, printing, sculpture and collage skills, as per the progression map below.
  • Focusses sequences of learning on discrete component skills and applies these to a meaningful composite outcome.
  • Ensures children master the use and application of a range of tools and equipment.
  • Gives children the opportunity to explore, develop and communicate their personal responses to experiences.
  • Teaches pupils how art contributes to our country’s history and culture.
  • Provides children with knowledge and understanding of historic, modern, and contemporary artists.
  • Equips children with an appreciation of art.

Our knowledge-rich art and design curriculum is taught according to the following whole-school long term plan:

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Self-Portraits

Deborah Roberts

Cubism

Picasso

Pop Art

Patrick Caulfield

Street Art

Mohammed Ali

Pop Art

Andy Warhol

Clay Sculpture

Terracotta Army

Investigating Sculpture

Barbara Hepworth

Surrealism

Frida Kahlo

Surrealism

Arcimboldo

Fauvism

Matisse

Contemporary Art

Britta Marakatt-Labba

Perspective

Stephen Wiltshire

Post-Impressionism

Van Gogh

Abstract Art

Beatriz Milhazes

Clay Sculpture

Giacometti

Modernism

Anni Albers

Post-Impressionism

Henri Rousseau

Pop Art

Richard Hamilton

Art Week
An exciting week where pupils study modern or contemporary artists as part of a whole school project.
The whole school focus is dependent upon current events and issues

The detailed, sequential development of Art and Design knowledge, skills and understanding is carefully mapped out in our Art and Design progression map, accessible below. This progression map ensures that teachers are supported to plan lessons that include learners of all abilities.

Our children are given motivating and inspiring cross-curricular opportunities and special experiences to embed essential learning. This enrichment is an essential element of our Art and Design curriculum offer. For example:

  • Opportunity to visit local art galleries and take part in gallery-based workshops
  • Opportunity to exhibit their own artwork in school exhibitions
  • Opportunity to join the pupil Arts Council and become pupil leaders for the Arts