The National Curriculum Art and Design 2000 describes the Knowledge, skills and understanding contained in the programmes of study that will enable pupils to make progress.

Progress is made in the following aspects:

Exploring and developing ideas

Investigating and making art, craft and design

Evaluating and developing work

Developing knowledge and understanding

These four aspects are inter-linked and should be taught keeping language, ICT and health and safety elements in mind.

Art and design describes the subject in terms of Art, Craft and Design and will have strong connections to the wider curriculum as well as playing its part in promoting:

Pupil’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

Key skills through art and design, (communications, number, ICT, working with others, improving own learning and performance and problem solving)

Here at Camden Juniors we see Art and Design as an important curriculum area that helps our pupils to develop their creative and practical skills. Art and design also helps to build self-awareness and self-esteem and visual literacy skills.

The school has a scheme of work, which shows what is to be taught, when it is taught, the learning outcomes and the means by which pupils’ work will be assessed. This scheme covers the materials and processes that will be used and a variety of methods and approaches which allow them to communicate ideas and Swings in design and making images and artefacts in two and three dimensions. The QCA has provided each school with a scheme of work which this school draws on to supplement and augment its own. The following elements are included and briefly summarised here

Art and design should take up about 10-15 hours of curriculum tine per term [around 1-1.5 hours per week]

Assessment in Art and design is in early stages of development but a variety of forms are adopted.

Pupils are encouraged to self-assess their own work in terms of process and outcomes.

Teachers will assess pupils’ progress, performance and outcomes. Portfolios of evidence will be developed and the pupils individual sketchbooks will also be used to help judgements to be made so that teachers can report to parents at the end of each year and make summary judgements on progress at the end of the pupil’s year 6.

The QCA also provides schools with an 8 level scale of descriptions linked to the attainment target of Art and Design. These levels will be used in the range of level 2-5 but this will also allow judgements on pupils whose performance will fall below the expectations and those who may perform above level 5. The QCA provide exemplar material on their web site.

All pupils will be given equal access to the art and design curriculum irrespective of their gender, ethnicity and social background. Developments will be in line with the school policy on equal opportunities.

Appropriate adjustments will be made for pupils who have special educational needs or for those for whom art and design make create tensions with their value and belief systems. A differentiated approach will operate at the planning stage and be adjusted to suit the needs of individual pupils. Specific pupil’s needs will be provided for in line with the school’s policy on SEN.

We will endeavour to recognise those pupils who show talent in Art and Design and whose performance is above that expected for their age in Art and Design. These pupils will be given opportunities and tasks to maximise progression and development in Art and Design.

Opportunities for the use of ICT will be promoted and will include art and design software, the use or the Internet and e-mail, digital and video cameras. The programmes of study do make specific reference to its use and this is a compulsory element of Art and design. The school’s policy on ICT also specifies particular skills and processes that can be linked to Art and design.

The use of sketchbooks is a requirement of the art and design curriculum in Key Stage 2 and is included to help pupils develop their ideas through the collection of visual and other information. It can be used for drawing, written notes, and collecting images, amongst other things.

This document will be regularly updated and take account of any future national developments in the subject. The co-ordinator will also monitor and evaluate the teaching and learning of the subject and report regularly to the Senior Management team and Governing body.

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