Art Curriculum

Our Values: Appreciate | Challenge | Believe
At Cotford St Luke Primary School, our Art curriculum enables pupils to appreciate art, believe in their own potential and challenge themselves creatively.

Intent

Our Art curriculum is ambitious, inclusive and sequenced to ensure progression from EYFS to Year 6. 

• Pupils develop creativity, confidence and cultural understanding.
• Explore and record ideas and experiences
• Develop skills in drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media
• Evaluate artwork using subject-specific vocabulary
• Learn about diverse artists and cultures

Implementation

Art is taught three times a year through a structured curriculum. Key concepts are revisited to ensure learning is embedded.

• Drawing in every unit
• Painting, sculpture and mixed media across the year
• Sketchbooks used to develop and reflect
• Teacher modelling supports learning

Inclusion

All pupils access the full curriculum through adaptive teaching and appropriate challenge. A diverse range of artists promotes inclusion.

Assessment

Assessment focuses on progress over time. Sketchbooks provide evidence and teachers assess at the end of each unit.

Impact

Pupils become confident, reflective artists who can discuss and improve their work.

• Confidence and independence
• Use of subject vocabulary
• Ability to reflect and improve
• Understanding of artistic influences

What this looks like in each year group

• Reception: Explore mark-making, colour and materials; begin expressing ideas.
• Years 1–2: Develop basic skills; begin sketchbooks and simple evaluation.
• Years 3–4: Build control and independence; experiment and reflect.
• Years 5–6: Refine techniques; develop personal style and evaluate confidently.