Mrs A Ellor
Art & Design Subject Leader
Art and Design stimulates creativity and imagination. It provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences, and a special 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 and different materials and processes. Children become involved in shaping their environments through art and design activities. They learn to make informed judgements, and aesthetic and practical decisions. They 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 on different periods and cultures. The appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts enrich all our lives.
Our objectives in the teaching of Art and Design are:
to enable children to record from first-hand experience and from imagination, and to select their own ideas to use in their work;
to produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences;
to improve the children's ability to control materials, tools and techniques;
to know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and
cultural development of their art forms;
to become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design
techniques;
to foster an enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts;
to evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.