Art and Design
Early Years Foundation Stage - Expressive Arts and Design
The educational programme for expressive arts and design, set out in the EYFS Framework, is delivered in our reception classes in line with the Extend Reception Curriculum.
Key Stage 1 and 2 – Art and Design
We follow the national curriculum.
In Year 1, we teach art and design in line with our multi-academy trust’s ‘Extend Early Curriculum’.
We follow the ACCESS ART scheme of work in Year 2-6 to deliver a rich, broad, balanced, diverse and engaging art curriculum.
We alternate teaching art and design with teaching design and technology on a half termly basis and so follow the ‘split’ Access Art curriculum.
Art & Design 2025-2026
Art & Design is taught for three terms per year, alternating with Design Technology for Years 2-6
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Term 4 |
Term 5 |
Term 6 |
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Year 1 |
Introduction to sketch books and observational drawing |
Painting – watercolours, colouring mixing, patterns and layers of colour. |
Sculpture – dough and clay. Moulding, cutting, rolling and pinching. Artist study – Diana Beltran-Herrera |
Line, shape form, space and texture. |
To use a range of techniques.
Evaluate and improve work |
Completion of longitudinal tree study |
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Year 2 |
African art patterns and continuous lines |
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Exploring the world through Mono print |
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Stick transformation project |
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Bluebell (Y3/Y4) |
Gestural Drawing with Charcoal |
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Cloth, Thread, Paint |
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Making animated drawings |
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Tulip (Y4/Y5) |
Topography and map making |
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Architecture: Dream Big or Small? |
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Fashion Design |
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Foxglove (Y6) |
2D drawing to 3D making |
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Activism
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Brave Colour |
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