We believe that a knowledge-rich curriculum provides our pupils with the power of knowledge which will help them not only unlock future learning but allow them to understand their world around them in a more deeper way.
We teach Art and Design as a discreet subject at Brickhill Primary School throughout Year 1 to Year 6 in order to protect the discipline of the subject and provide our pupils with valued, specific and well-sequenced knowledge.In Foundation Stage, the development of children’s artistic and cultural awareness supports their imagination and creativity. It is important that children have regular opportunities to engage with the arts, enabling them to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials. The quality and variety of what children see, hear and participate in is crucial for developing their understanding, self-expression, vocabulary and ability to communicate through the arts.
The frequency, repetition and depth of their experiences are fundamental to their progress in interpreting and appreciating what they hear, respond to and observe. Expressive arts and design – Development Matters
Our provision is planned so that opportunities to create, design, build and make are plentiful, either through focused group activities or through the child-initiated provision.To support our teaching of Art and Design in Years 1 to 6, we use planning materials from the Primary Knowledge Curriculum. An overview of this learning can be found below. Through the use of Primary Knowledge Curriculum materials, we plan to deliver an ambitious and challenging Art and Design and Technology curriculum. Our current provision sees a weekly Art lesson take place across the school from Years 1 to 6 and this includes our Art curriculum as well as structures and textiles from our Design and Technology curriculum.
| Year 1 |
Autumn A | Autumn B | Spring A | Spring B | Summer A | Summer B |
| Colour | Line | Architecture | Narrative/Style in Art |
Paintings of Children |
Sculpture | |
| Year 2 |
Autumn A | Autumn B | Spring A | Spring B | Summer A | Summer B |
| Colour and Shape | Colour, Shape and Texture |
Portraits and Self-Portraits |
Landscape and Symmetry |
History Painting | Murals and Tapestries |
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| Year 3 |
Autumn A | Autumn B | Spring A | Spring B | Summer A | Summer B |
| Line | Still Life and Form |
Art of Ancient Egypt |
Anglo-Saxon Art | Architecture | Modern Architecture |
| Year 4 |
Autumn A | Autumn B | Spring A | Spring B | Summer A | Summer B |
| Light | Space | Design | Monuments of Ancient Rome |
Monuments of the Byzantine Empire |
Embroidery, Needlework and Weaving |
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| Year 5 |
Autumn A | Autumn B | Spring A | Spring B | Summer A | Summer B |
| Style in Art | Islamic Art and Architecture |
Art from Western Africa |
Chinese Painting and Ceramics |
Print Making | Take One Picture – National Gallery |
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| Year 6 |
Autumn A | Autumn B | Spring A | Spring B | Summer A | Summer B |
| Art in the Italian Renaissance |
Renaissance Architecture and Sculpture |
Victorian Art and Architecture |
William Morris | Impressionism and Post-Impressionism |
Art in the 20th Century – Modernism and Beyond |
