At Queen’s Hill, we believe that the Art and Design curricular should stimulate creativity and fire children’s imaginations. In our school, we combine theory with practice to provide a rounded approach necessary for children to study Art and Design in depth in the future. We want to encourage our children to express themselves through art and inspire them to pursue creative career paths. Our curriculum is designed to develop children’s cultural capital and allow them to explore a variety of artists, techniques and media. We do this because British Values are very important to us and we aspire to expose children to artists from diverse backgrounds and celebrate their contributions to our cultural heritage.
We aim to provide children with a strong creative foundation in early years. Children are encouraged to be independent with their creations and take ownership for their work. We expose them to a wide range of materials and resources and encourage them to use them without limits. As the children move up to KS1 and KS2, they are given opportunities to work with different materials and techniques such as printmaking and sculpture. By the end of their primary education, we aspire for the children to be equipped with life-long skills and cherished memories of the art pieces and inventions they have created.
Subject in Action
Year 3 Cave Art
This week, Year 3 have been inspired by their topic on Stone Age and artists Hannah Hansen and Laura McKendry to create their own cave art. In true Stone Age style, they created their artwork on the walls, using earthy colours of charcoal and pastels. What do you think?
Art Inspired by Gustav Klimt
Year 6 explored the work of Gustav Klimt, focusing on his use of pattern, colour and decorative detail. They created their own artwork inspired by his style, incorporating bold shapes, gold tones, and intricate designs. Through this project, pupils developed their creativity and gained an understanding of how artists express ideas through texture and symbolism.
Year 3 Stone Age Day
On Thursday, Year 3 kicked off their history Stone Age topic with an action-packed experience day. They spent the day working as historians, using different replica artefacts to help them learn about what life was like during the Stone Age and test different theories using the evidence we have. After meeting some Stone Age people, … Read more
Year 3 Charcoal Art
This half term, Year 3 are learning how to work with charcoal as an art medium. This week, they learnt about artist Laura McKendry who creates gestural drawings of animals using charcoal. She uses chiaroscuro (light-dark) to add detail to her illustrations. We also learnt that Laura likes to work from the floor, so when … Read more
Year 5 Art
Year 5 have designed and created their own Greek pots out of clay this term. Today, they were able to paint their intricate designs on and begin to evaluate their work.
Year 4 – Art
This week, Year 4 were inspired by the work of Gillian McFarland to create their own unique artwork. The children began by drawing abstract designs onto cartridge paper, before carefully using sharp pencils and drawing pins to punch holes at regular intervals. When the artwork was turned over, it revealed a beautiful, Braille-like pattern. This … Read more
Year 1 DT – Fruit kebabs
As part of our Design Technology lessons, children have been learning about the design cycle – Design, Create, Evaluate. Alongside this in Geography, we have been thinking about food and where it comes from. To bring this learning together, we decided to make our own fruit kebabs. Children designed their fruit kebabs, then made them … Read more
