Art and Design

Our Intent & Policy

At Grove Primary School, art and design is a platform for our pupils to express and apply imaginative skills to demonstrate their creativity. Our intent is to create opportunities for pupils to build on prior knowledge, learn and understand more, experiment, record experiences, invent, create their own works of art, share and evaluate the work of others.

Pupils will become confident and proficient in a variety of techniques including drawing, painting, sculpting, as well as other selected craft skills, e.g. collage, printing, weaving and patterns. They will also develop their knowledge of famous artists, designers and craft makers, allowing them to question, explore and give meaning to professional works of art.

Created either independently or collaboratively, artwork around our school expresses the relationships with our pupils, other schools and the local community. Pupils are given the opportunity to explore and research artworks from different cultures.

We thrive in wanting our pupils to think critically and develop their interest and curiosity about art and design through a series of lessons offering knowledge and skills progression. Through a subject specific curriculum approach, our pupils get to know how art and design both reflect and shape our history and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation, therefore inspiring them to become ‘independent and successful life long learners.’

Please click here to access the full policy: Grove Primary Art & Design Policy

Arts Mark

Grove Primary receives a prestigious SILVER Artsmark Award

Artsmark is the only creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England. It supports them to develop and celebrate arts and cultural education across the whole curriculum, bringing learning to life for children and young people.

The Artsmark assessor commended Grove Primary on “the arts being used to celebrate a range of cultures to support pupils gain a better understanding and appreciation of the world around them. Every effort is made to ensure all pupils have equitable access to the arts.”

Dr Darren Henley OBE, Chief Executive of the Arts Council, said:

“I would like to congratulate Grove Primary on their Artsmark Award. Becoming an Artsmark school demonstrates that through offering a broad, ambitious and creative curriculum, young people have the opportunity to develop character and resilience, increasing their knowledge, curiosity and skills that will remain with

them through to adult life.”

Our Curriculum

a d project overviews.pdf

art and design curriculum overview.pdf

To access the national curriculum for art please click here: Art & Design National Curriculum

Art At Home

Access Art

Tate Kids

National Gallery