Keystage 2

Pupils follow a programme based on themes and units. The duration of each theme is two terms. Within this framework pupils explore a number of National Curriculum related modules.
 
Keystage 3
Pupils follow a 3 year rolling programme based around themes / units. Each theme covers two terms.
Year 1 themes are Celebrations, Work/ Industry, Leisure /Journeys
Year 2 themes are War & Peace, Health & Safety, The Environment
Year 3 themes are Communication, Homes & Families, Energy & Conservation
Within each theme pupils continue to explore a number of National Curriculum related modules.
Pupils will gain an understanding of the basic visual concepts – colour, line, texture pattern, shape and form etc. and will develop their ability to perceive and express themselves in visual form. They will learn to communicate in both two and three dimensions and will gain a knowledge of the traditions of Art History in a number of cultural contexts. They will experience a wide range of materials, techniques and equipment including the use of ICT.
ICT has the potential to make a significant contribution to pupils, visual literacy and understanding within the following areas:
• research and development of ideas – (creating and / or selecting appropriate primary and secondary source materials)
• the creative process (manipulating primary & secondary source materials on screen and using the results to develop further work.
• in creating a finished piece of work (printed, single image, documents , an animated sequence, multi media etc)
• providing a medium that can be used to explore visual phenomena and experiment with visual language.
• extending the range of tools and techniques used in art
All practical tasks are designed to link to and explore aspects of Art History.