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At Sheriff Hutton Primary School, we believe that Art and Design is an essential part of a broad, balanced and enriching curriculum. We want our children to see themselves as artists, designers and creative thinkers and to understand that art is a powerful way of expressing ideas, feelings and experiences.
Art and Design provides children with opportunities to explore, experiment, create and reflect. It develops creativity, imagination and confidence, while also building practical skills that can be applied across the curriculum and throughout life.
We are committed to providing an arts-rich curriculum in which children experience a wide range of artistic styles, techniques, materials, artists and creative traditions. We want our children to develop their own artistic identities while also appreciating the work of others.
Our Art and Design curriculum is designed to ensure that children progressively develop:
We believe that children should be given the freedom to experiment and make creative choices, while developing the technical knowledge and skills they need to refine their work.
We use the Kapow Primary Art and Design scheme to support the delivery of our curriculum. Kapow provides a clear progression of knowledge and skills and supports teachers in ensuring that children experience a broad range of artistic disciplines.
The scheme is used as a framework rather than followed rigidly. Teachers adapt and enrich units to reflect our own curriculum, the needs and interests of our children and opportunities within our local community.
From the Early Years onwards, children build their artistic knowledge and skills progressively. They have opportunities to explore and develop their understanding of:
Children are encouraged to explore, experiment, practise, create, evaluate and refine. They learn that high-quality artwork develops through experimentation and that mistakes can be an important part of the creative process.
Our two-year rolling programme ensures that children experience a wide range of art forms, techniques and materials throughout their time at Sheriff Hutton Primary School. Units are carefully sequenced so that children revisit and develop skills over time rather than simply completing isolated art projects.
Where appropriate, Art and Design is linked meaningfully to other areas of the curriculum. For example, children may use art to explore historical periods, respond to geographical environments or represent scientific ideas. We ensure, however, that the integrity of Art and Design as a subject is maintained and that children develop subject-specific artistic knowledge and skills.
Children also learn about a range of significant artists, craftspeople and designers. These provide inspiration and help children to understand how artists use different techniques, materials and approaches to communicate ideas.
We organise Art and Design alongside Design and Technology across the year so that children have regular opportunities to engage in both creative and practical learning.
Where appropriate, we also make use of professional artists, local expertise and community opportunities to enrich children’s experiences of the arts.
By the time children leave Sheriff Hutton Primary School, we want them to:
Most importantly, we want our children to enjoy creating. We want them to leave primary school with the confidence to explore their creativity, the skills to express themselves and a lifelong appreciation of art and design.
We believe that Art and Design should extend beyond the classroom. Our children have opportunities to share their work within our local community, helping them to understand that their creativity has value and can make a positive contribution to the world around them.
Children’s artwork has been proudly displayed at local events, including the Sheriff Hutton Village Show and Art Society Exhibition. These opportunities allow children to celebrate their achievements, develop confidence and see themselves as artists whose work can be appreciated by others.
Our Art and Design curriculum therefore aims not only to develop artistic knowledge and skills, but also to nurture creativity, confidence, curiosity and self-expression that children can carry with them throughout their lives.
At Sheriff Hutton Primary School, we believe that every child can be an artist. Art and Design provides an important opportunity for children with different strengths, interests and starting points to express themselves, develop confidence and experience success.
Our Art and Design curriculum is inclusive and is adapted where necessary to ensure that children with SEND and other additional needs can access the learning and participate fully. Teachers use appropriate scaffolding, modelling, adapted resources, visual prompts, alternative tools and materials, additional adult support and carefully considered adjustments to enable children to develop the same essential knowledge and skills as their peers.
We recognise that children may demonstrate their understanding and creativity in different ways. We therefore value the creative process as well as the finished product and provide opportunities for children to make individual choices, experiment and develop their own ideas.
We want our children to understand that art and creativity belong to everyone. Our curriculum introduces children to a diverse range of artists, craftspeople and designers, reflecting different cultures, backgrounds, time periods, perspectives and experiences.
Through the artists and creative traditions we study, children are encouraged to recognise and celebrate difference, challenge stereotypes and understand how art can communicate different experiences and viewpoints.
We provide opportunities for all children to participate, achieve and have their creativity valued, regardless of ability, disability, gender, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, or socio-economic background.
We also use our local community and the experiences of our children as sources of inspiration. This helps children to recognise the value of their own identities, experiences and creative voices while developing respect and appreciation for the creativity of others.
Through Art and Design, we aim to create a culture where every child feels that their ideas matter, their creativity is valued and they have the confidence to express themselves.
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