Art

Intent statement

At the Mandeville School we believe that quality Art lessons will inspire children to think innovatively and develop creative knowledge and technical understanding.

Our Art curriculum provides students with opportunities to develop their skills in using a variety of materials and medias. Students learn the formal elements in art, line, tone, texture, shape, pattern and colour, Mandeville Artists draw on a long history from the world of Art, sculpture, textiles and architecture from the past to the present. In textiles we specialise in the culture and visual history of textiles, exploring fabrics and where they come from, how they have evolved through time.

Students who study art at Mandeville become critical thinkers and confident creative explorers. Our schemes of work allow students to think differently, open up and think beyond what we already know enabling them to problem solve and be creative and flourish into young artists.

Links to the whole-school curriculum

Our Curriculum is designed to establish a kind community where everyone perseveres, achieves and flourishes; where we enable all to experience life to the full.

The Art curriculum is aligned to the whole school Curriculum. The Art curriculum is designed to establish a kind community where everyone perseveres, achieves and flourishes; where we enable all the experience life to the full. In the Art department we maintain the Mandeville School Curriculum Principles:

A kind community through a curriculum that respects the diversity of our school, valuing our rich knowledge, history and experiences.

Perseverance and achievement through a curriculum that is well sequenced, developing understanding, building retention and leading to academic achievement. Firm foundations in a three-year Key Stage 3 provide grounding for success in Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 and beyond.

Flourishing through a curriculum that nourishes personal development by giving students opportunities to explore their identity and grow their character. Students are equipped with knowledge of how to be healthy, sustain positive relationships and maintain wellbeing so as to have the information needed to be able to make an effective contribution to society.

Enabling students to experience life to the full through a curriculum that inspires and enriches them with meaningful knowledge and cultural capital. High aspirations mean students study a broad range of subjects in Key Stage 3 and have a variety of routes through Key Stage 4 and 5 which are challenging and aspirational.

In Key stage Three we have 4 ‘big ideas’ which we study. These are:

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

Behind each of these big ideas is a series of ‘meaningful knowledge’. This is the age-related critical knowledge, understanding and skills which students MUST have so that they can reach our curriculum intent. By the end of Key Stage 3 we will have met our curriculum intent through the 4 big ideas of the Mandeville art department so that students can show:

1. Make creative work, exploring ideas and recording experiences.
a) Create work that shows a creative journey.
b) Make links to artists, crafts people and designers to support their own ideas
c) Consistently and competently recording ideas through drawing and annotations.
d) Develop ideas to final outcomes.

2. Become competent in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design
techniques.
a) Understanding drawing from observation.
b) Take a professional photo linked to the observational drawing.
c) Experiment with confidence with different materials and techniques.
d) Understand the different experiments and techniques and be able to discuss these through recording ideas.

3. Evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.
a) Talk about own work with confidence.
b) Analyse own work and that of others in a highly skilled way by using key art words.
c) Link own ideas to that others and talk about why.
d) Annotate own work and that of others with confidence.

4. Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical
and cultural development of their art forms.
a) Understand the work of artists and how to link them to their own work.
b) Understand how art has changed over the years.
c) Be able to look at pieces of art and understand the techniques within the painting for example the style used in impressionist art.
d) Be able to talk confidently about different types of art independently.

Curriculum Map

Curriculum Map Art KS3