Art

Art and Design is essential to prepare pupils to participate in tomorrow’s rapidly changing world. Pupils are encouraged to develop their investigating, designing, making and evaluating skills by thinking and intervening creatively. Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity promoting imagination. It provides a variety of sensory experiences and a unique way of understanding and responding to the world. It enables children to communicate what they see, feel and think through the use of colour, texture, form, pattern, construction and different materials and processes. Pupils will learn to make informed judgements and aesthetic and practical decisions. They will explore ideas and meanings through the work of artists and designers. Through learning about the roles and functions of art, they can explore the impact it has had on contemporary life and that of different times and cultures. The appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts enriches all our lives.

At ECSTG our art and design curriculum seeks to engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they develop the skill of critical analysis and develop a more rigorous understanding of technique. Pupils will reflect on how art has shaped our history, and contributed to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.