Art and Design
Our Art and Design Curriculum
Please download the PDF attachment to find out all about our Art and Design intent and how we build, map teach and assess substantive and disciplinary knowledge within Art and Design.
Download: Art and design Handbook 2026-27
Read below to see our key concepts, our Art and Design journey and an example of a knowledge organiser
Key Concepts
Our art and design curriculum has been influenced by three main concepts that we revisit in each unit and through our chosen mediums of drawing, painting and sculpture. This allows children to make connections and links to previous learning and build conceptual understanding which is central to children behaving like subject specialists. These concepts are:
Our Art and Design Journey
The theoretical and practical knowledge within each area has been carefully mapped out so it is progressive across key stages. Teachers know what learning has come before and what learning will come after, enabling them to utilise the knowledge that is in the children’s long-term memory.
Download: Year 3 Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein