Art

At Pakefield Primary School, the Art curriculum aims to equip the children with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, challenging, inspiring and engaging them with a wide range of artist and techniques.

They will be exposed to art from around the world to deepen their global awareness and understand how art has shaped both our history and our world-wide culture.

The children at Chesterton will develop their life skills through the exploration of art. They will deepen their critical thinking and understanding, engage and ask questions. Through the school, the children will become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design. They will evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design

We aim to enrich the children's lives through art and allow them to express themselves in a way that is unique to art, design and craft

We follow the Primary National Curriculum for Art and Design.

The national curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all pupils:

• produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences
• become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques
• evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design
• know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms

At Pakefield Primary children:   

• Understand how Art has shaped our history and culture.  
• Become familiar with great artists, craft makers and designers  
• Use the local beach to represent their ideas  
• Create their own unique artwork, exploring ideas and making links to their own experiences  
• Become proficient and skilled in all areas of art, craft and design   
• Discover and evaluate the work of artists   
• Create art as a form of self-expression.  

The Suffolk Art Scheme is used  to ensure a well-structured and progressive curriculum is implemented. The school art progression document ensures a progression of skills across the phases and children build upon their knowledge through a skills-based approach to learning.    

There are many other opportunities for children to participate in creative learning throughout the year including; participating in beach schools and using the beach to create natural art, working with local artists, using the local community to showcase the children’s artwork within a gallery and creating art during educational visits.