Art & Design

Statement of Intent

At Barley Mow Primary we believe that art stimulates creativity, imagination and inventiveness. We believe that art gives our pupils the skills, concepts and knowledge necessary for them to express responses to ideas and experiences.  It really fires their imagination. Through art and design, children can experiement, explore, take risks and make mistakes. By using a variety of medium and media, children will develop both physically and emotionally, appreciating the importance of creativity in the world around them.

Our school bases the core work in art and design around the National Curriculum which aims to ensure that all pupils:

  • Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
  • Become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques.
  • Evaluate and analyse creative works using language of art, craft and design.
  • Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.

Art and Design National Curriculum

Art and Design Long Term Plan

Art and Design Policy  

 

Our Families

 This week nursery have been reading the story ‘Owl Babies’, this influenced our learning all about families. We discussed who was in our families and how we all had different people in our homes. We then spoke about how we have changed from being a baby and all the...

The Colour of Autumn

Year 6 went on a nature walk this week to find different natural materials. They created collages in their books using the materials that they collected and will try and replicate these colours in their paintings next week.

Aboriginal Art

In our art lessons Year 2 have been learning about aboriginal art. We found out that aboriginal art consists of symbols which tell a story. Last week, we learnt how to draw different symbols and the meaning behind them such as humans, stars, or a meeting place. This...

All About Us!

Reception have been learning all about ourselves and our families for our current topic. We started by looking at our emotions and how we feel by reading The Colour Monster and The Colour Monster goes to school. Reception then completed activities in the classroom...

It’s Raining!

Nursery have had a splash-tastic time this morning playing in the rain! Nursery loved exploring how jumping in the puddles made the water fly up into the air. We worked hard exploring colours by using powder paints and mixing them into the puddles. Nursery developed...

Colour Monster in Nursery

To start this term, Nursery have been looking at the story ‘Colour Monster’. We started by identifying the colours and sorting items from the classroom. We then explored different activities within the provision. We developed our fine motor muscles by cutting paper...

Ancient Jewellery

To start their art unit for this term, Year 4 began by looking at jewellery from ancient civilisations. They learned that the oldest jewellery ever found, was made from bones, teeth and berries!They made notes and sketches about their favourite pieces.

Indian Art

In Year 3 this term we are learning about art from India. We started our topic by looking at a range of Indian art across history. We discussed what we liked and disliked, thinking about the formal elements of art: colour, tone, pattern, texture, line, composition,...

Nursery Love Pirates!

This term Nurse have loved learning about pirates! We worked extremely hard to make a treasure map. We tea stained paper and then cut out objects to add to the map. We used words such as ‘first’, ‘next’ and ‘then’ to describe what was happening in order to find the...

Thandiwe Muriu

In Art this term Year 1 have been exploring African art. We have investigated traditional African art, cultures and traditions. We began by exploring various materials to create our own patterns using different shapes, lines and colours. We then researched the...