Intent Statement

At Medlar-with-Wesham C of E we are Artists!

Our Art curriculum is designed to evoke children’s curiosity, inspire and challenge pupils, whilst equipping them with the knowledge and skills to be able to experiment, invent and create their own works of art. As pupils progress, they should gain a deeper understanding of how art and design reflects and shapes our history, and how it contributes to the culture, creativity and wealth of our world.

We want our children to love art and design! We want them to have no limits to what their ambitions are and to grow up wanting to be illustrators, graphic designers, fashion designers, curators, architects or printmakers.

Our Art Curriculum will develop their resilience and prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life. Our curriculum allows children to study a wide range of unique and diverse artists, craft makers and designers; allowing them to be motivated by their different styles and techniques and use these confidently to inspire their own pieces of art.

“I found I could say things with colour and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way—things I had no words for.”    Georgia O'Keefe

“Art develops spiritual values and contributes a wider understanding to the experience of life, which helps to build a balanced personality.”     Bridget Rile, Painter

What do we teach?

We teach Art and Design following an ambitious curriculum. CUSP Art and Design is built around the principles of cumulative knowledge. The curriculum engages, inspires and challenges pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design.

How do pupils learn?

Class timetables have been built to ensure a broad and balanced curriculum.  Subjects have been blocked in a spaced retrieval model to support catch up and to build the frequency of Art and Design and wider curriculum subjects. This maximises learning time.

An essential component to CUSP lessons is the systematic and coherent approach that we embed focusing on the six phases of a lesson.