Art and design

Rationale 

Our vision at Windwhistle, through the teaching of art and design, is to provide children opportunities to develop confidence, self-expression and become independent artists, whilst showing enjoyment in their creative journey.  We believe that 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.

Curriculum

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 Nursery and Pre-school Curriculum and the Extend Reception Curriculum 

The Early Years: Preschool and 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 art curriculum. 

We have organised the curriculum so that Art is taught over 4 ½ terms of the year.  To facilitate quality work, we follow the ‘split’ Access Art curriculum.