Art and Design
What Art and Design looks like at LPS
At LPS we have a bespoke Art and Design curriculum, created to engage, inspire and challenge the pupils in our school. Within our art studies, we cover drawing, painting, sculpture, 3-D art, collage, printing, digital art animation, fashion and photography. An intense art block is taught each term, ensuring pupils gain a multitude of skills, knowledge and artist vocabulary. Our curriculum has progressive objectives children build upon their prior knowledge and skills, children become more independent in thinking critically and creatively and develop a more rigorous understanding of the subject.
Assessment in Art and Design
We encourage children to take ownership of and pride in their individual sketchbook. We use our individual sketchbooks to experiment with different mediums, develop different skills and learn about artists that have come before us.
Formative assessment - In Art lessons you would expect to hear teachers talking to pupils about their work and using questioning to support progression, enhancing their creativity and giving feedback . Children will be encouraged to ‘speak like an artist’, using artistic vocabulary where they can.
Summative assessment – We use a triangulation process/system to assess pupils in Art:
- Sketchbook/final piece
- Knowledge/vocabulary (End of unit quiz)
- Assessment of skills (Teacher judgement)
