ART and Design

Welcome to

Art and Design at Kirkby CE

At Kirkby CE, our offer is underpinned by our vision and ethos of ‘Building on a tradition of achievement and values in a caring environment”. We want all of our children at Kirkby CE to leave with a range of experiences, the self-belief to excel and to understand the feeling of enjoyment. Art and design stimulates creativity and imagination. It provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences and a special way of understanding and responding to the world. It enables children to communicate what they see, feel and think through the use of colour, texture, form, pattern and different materials and processes.

Following the National Curriculum 2014, we have broken down the programmes of study into a series of skills and knowledge and our long term curriculum plans show how at Kirkby CE we intend to cover the fundamental concepts of Art and Design.

We are proud to display our wonderful artwork for all to see!

Curriculum Overview

At Kirkby CE we look at 3 prime areas of art; Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, as well as other areas of Art and Design including Photography, Collage and Textiles and Printing. We are proud to showcase all children’s work.

Drawing

Printing

Painting

Collage and Textiles

3D construction

Photography

Progression at a glance

From Nursey mark making to Year 6 creating texture, shade and depth in drawing and from Nursery joining simple materials together to Year 6 planning and producing intricate patterns and textures using recycled materials.

Art and Design in the local community

Knowledge and skills of Art and Design is enhanced from regular visits to Kirkby Art Gallery to local artists visiting us and from taking part in Knowsley Culture Capital and Dot Art to Pudsey competition for charity and everything in between.