Art – curriculum information
At Parkstone Primary School, our Art and Design curriculum inspires creativity, imagination and self-expression. Using the Kapow Primary scheme of work, children progressively develop their skills in drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture and 3D art from EYFS through to Year 6. Through exploring a diverse range of artists, techniques and materials, pupils learn to experiment, create and evaluate their work while developing confidence in their own artistic abilities. Our curriculum is carefully sequenced to build knowledge and skills over time, enabling children to express ideas, communicate meaning and develop a lifelong appreciation of art and design.
To find out more about the content taught in each year group, please view our Art Long-Term Plan and visit Kapow Primary Art & Design:
‘In Reception, phonics is taught every day.’
‘The reading curriculum is well organised.’
‘Classrooms are oases of calm. As a
result, pupils are happy. They feel safe at school.’
‘Leaders
have provided teachers with the phonics training they need.’
‘The governing body challenges leaders on the actions they are taking to improve the school.’
‘Leaders’ relationships and sex education and health education
curriculums give pupils an age-appropriate understanding of healthy relationships.’
‘Teachers say that leaders listen to their views and help them to manage their workload.’
‘Teachers model language and sounds accurately. This means that Reception children get off to a strong start with their reading.’
‘Reception children get opportunities to explore numbers all the time.
Daily mathematics lessons help them to count with speed and confidence.’
‘Pupils discuss and analyse texts during their
‘reading mastery’ lessons.’
‘Pupils who are falling behind in their phonics get extra help to catch up.’
‘The geography curriculum is a strength of the school.
Leaders have carefully set out what they want pupils to know by the end of each year.’
‘All pupils know the school rules.’
‘Teachers use ‘pinny time’ to revisit the sounds that children have been
taught, as they learn through play.’
‘All
adults have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour.’
‘Pupils could talk about rainfall and temperature graphs, as well as the impact of the River Nile on Egyptian settlements.’
‘Pupils thrive at this inclusive school.’
‘ Subject leaders benefit from meeting staff in
other trust schools to exchange ideas and good practice.’
‘Staff are happy, and morale
is high.’
‘In mathematics, teachers make daily checks on pupils’ understanding. This ensures that the work pupils do is suitably challenging.’
‘Teachers have strong subject
knowledge and use geographical vocabulary with precision.’
‘Pupils talk with pride about the ‘leading learner’ badges
they get for reading regularly, arriving on time and trying hard.’
‘Children in early years learn phonics as soon as they start school.’
‘One pupil told the
inspector that, ‘school is amazing because teachers include everyone.’
‘Pupils are very positive about their
mathematics work.’
‘Pupils enjoy the books their teacher reads to them.’