At Guillemont Junior School we believe that Art encourages curiosity and creativity. We believe that Art is a stimulating and enjoyable experience for all children, allowing children to express themselves through a piece of artwork, which has been produced individually or collaboratively. At Guillemont, children will have the confidence and freedom to experiment with their own ideas, their use of colour, texture, form, pattern and different materials and processes. Children at Guillemont will have the opportunity to evaluate their work and develop resilience by making and learning from mistakes. All children will leave our school with: a strong set of basic skills in drawing and painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques; an appreciation of work by a range of artists, architects and designers; and an inquisitive nature meaning that they are capable of producing a piece of creative artwork which they and others can be proud of.
At Guillemont Junior School the Art curriculum consists of: art objectives taught through Project Based Learning lessons. Art and Design Technology units are taught alternately throughout a term. Guillemont’s Art curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and supported by Hampshire County Council’s aims and objectives, using an artist(s) and their work as a stimulus. At Guillemont, each unit follows a four part cycle: Inspire, Experiment, Create and Evaluate. The units of Art covered throughout lower and upper KS2 are: drawing and painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques including collage, print-making, textiles and digital art.
Pupils are taught:
When children start at Guillemont they each receive a high-quality, hardback sketchbook to use throughout their time in school. Children are encouraged to experiment and take risks in their sketchbooks. The sketchbooks are a clear learning journey, showing the progression of skills throughout Years 3 to Years 6. They allow the children to re-visit previous learning; therefore ensuring the children can remember and retrieve what has previously been taught.
To ensure children are exposed to great artist throughout the year, ‘Art In Every Room’ is implemented. Prints of established artwork (sculpture, printing, drawing, painting, collage, ICT) are displayed throughout the school. Every term, each class receives a new piece of artwork to display in their classroom. This is organised by our ‘Art Curators’ (one child from each class). The art is rotated around the classrooms, so that every child is exposed to a variety of professional pieces of artwork. Activities allow children to revisit and practise different art skills and techniques.
We encourage children to express themselves and produce high-quality pieces of work that evoke an emotion. In order to appreciate children’s art work, Guillemont has an Art Gallery located in lower KS2 which showcases children’s work. We view Art as a fully inclusive subject, where every child is capable of achieving. In order to support children with SEND, teachers have access to a clear progression of skills so that lessons can be adapted for children working below age related expectations. Adapted resources ensure that children with additional needs can produce a final outcome similar to their peers, whilst reaching it in a different way.
Impact:
We strive to ensure that our children’s attainment is in line with or exceeds their potential when we consider the varied starting points of all our children. At Guillemont Junior School we can judge the success of our Art curriculum in the following ways:
