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    Welcome to KSS Art!

    Art and Design - our intent

    At Kirkstall St Stephen's C of E Primary School, we believe that art widens our pupils' perspective of the world; not only on their doorstep but to the rest of the UK and beyond. Learning about a variety of artists and artistic movements is intended to stimulate an excitement for the subject and spark the pupils' inspiration and creativity. We want to ensure that all of our pupils, regardless of their background, cherish art in school and as they grow into adulthood. We also believe the creative process has a positive impact on our pupils' health and wellbeing and our pupils feel cherished because of this. We challenge children through a varied curriculum which includes: drawing, painting, printing, sculpture, textiles and collage; using a range of materials and, where appropriate, cross-curricular links are made. As they develop this knowledge during their time at our school, the intention is that upper key stage two pupils will make autonomous decisions informed by their prior knowledge from earlier years.

    Every child who leaves KSS will be a confident artist with a secure grounding in the subject to enable them to access art throughout the rest of their educational career. They will also be able to apply other skills developed in the subject, such as resilience, problem-solving, creativity and vision, throughout their lives.

    Please see the attached overview document that explains the curriculum and the knowledge, skills and vocabulary progression map from Reception to Year 6. 

    We have also begun creating Knowledge Organisers (KO) for each term and these have been added below. These are child-friendly documents that demonstrate how we will implement the new curriculum, including the powerful knowledge that we wish children to learn after each topic. The impact of our curriculum will be based on how well the children retain this knowledge.

    Files to Download

    1. Year 1 Art Autumn Term KO- Printing
    2. Year 1 Art Spring Term KO- Drawing and Painting
    3. Year 1 Art Summer Term KO- Sculpture
    4. Year 2 Art Autumn Term KO- Collage.
    5. Year 2 Art Spring Term KO- Drawing and Painting.
    6. Year 2 Art Summer Term KO- Textiles.
    7. Year 3 Art Autumn Term KO- Drawing
    8. Year 3 Art Spring Term KO- Painting and Collage
    9. Year 3 Art Summer Term KO- Printing
    10. Year 4 Summer Term KO- Drawing
    11. Year 5 Art Autumn Term KO- Drawing.
    12. Year 5 Art Spring Term KO- Painting
    13. Year 5 Art Summer Term KO- Sculpture
    14. Year 6 Art Autumn Term KO- Painting.
    15. Year 6 Art Spring Term KO- Drawing
    16. Year 6 Art Summer Term KO- Collage
    17. Art overview & progression map
    18. Art overview.
    19. KSS Art and Design Policy May 2024
    20. Year 4 Autumn Term KO- Sculpture
    21. Year 4 Spring Term KO- Painting

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