Art & Design
At Longford Park, we believe that art is a vital and integral part of children’s education and therefore we work hard to promote a ‘life-long love of art’. It provides our children with opportunities to develop a range of ways in which they can share and express their individual creativity/ emotions, whilst learning about and making links with a wide spectrum of different types of art. Art contributes to children’s personal development in creativity, independence, judgement, well-being and self-reflection.
Discover more about our Art and Design Curriculum at LPPA below.
Primary National Curriculum for Art & Design
Art and Design in the Early Years
In the Early Years, like with learning to write, we approach Art and Design first and foremost by ensuring our children develop sound fine and gross motor skills. Activities designed to strengthen grip and practise moving, handling and control skills give children a great foundation from which they can develop skills such as drawing, painting and sculpting. Children in Reception are encouraged to use their imagination and create with different materials as part of the Expressive Art & Design Early Learning Goal.
Art and Design in Key Stage 1 and 2
The content of art and design teaching and learning is set out in the 2014 National Curriculum for primary schools in England. Pupils should be given opportunities to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products through drawing, painting and sculpture. They explore different techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space.
Another important aspect of the art and design curriculum is learning about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.