Art

Intent

At Ninfield School, we use the KAPOW Art and design scheme of work as a basis for our lessons. We aim to inspire pupils and develop their confidence to experiment and invent their own works of art, focusing on the core areas of drawing, painting and mixed-media, and sculpture and 3D. The curriculum is designed to give pupils every opportunity to develop their ability, nurture their talent and interests, express their ideas and thoughts about the world, as well as learning about art and artists across cultures and through history. 

Children acquire appropriate subject knowledge, skills and understanding as set out in the National Curriculum. The KAPOW curriculum is designed using five strands: generating ideas, using sketchbooks, making skills -including formal elements (line, shape, tone, texture, pattern, colour), knowledge of artists, evaluating and analysing. Units of lessons are sequential, allowing children to build their skills and knowledge, applying them to a range of outcomes. Skills are continually revisited, with increasing complexity, allowing pupils to revise and build on previous learning.  

We intend for children to leave Ninfield School with an enjoyment and appreciation for art, as well as a confidence and competency in art techniques and processes. 

Our Art curriculum encompasses the five key threads of our curriculum intent in the following ways:  

Please see our curriculum overview for what the children will be learning during each key stage: