Art and Design

Vision Statement

At Hornsea Burton and Skipsea Federation, our vision is for every child to see themselves as an artist, maker and creative thinker.

We believe that Art and Design should give children the confidence to explore, experiment, take creative risks and express their ideas in personal and meaningful ways. Our curriculum is designed to help pupils understand that art is not just about a final outcome, but about the creative journey: looking carefully, asking questions, trying things out, making choices, improving ideas, and reflecting on what they have made.

Through drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, collage, textiles, craft and design, children are given regular opportunities to work with a wide range of materials, tools and techniques. They learn that artists, designers and makers work in many different ways and for many different purposes, and that their own ideas and experiences are valuable starting points for creative work.

We want our pupils to leave our federation with confidence, curiosity and pride in their creativity. They will understand that art can help them communicate, connect with others, respond to the world around them, and contribute to culture and community.

Intent Statement

• Our Art and Design curriculum is designed to engage, inspire and challenge all pupils. It enables children to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design.

  We intend for children to experience a broad, balanced and diverse visual arts curriculum, where they explore a range of disciplines, artists, craft makers, designers, materials and processes. Children are taught the practical skills needed to use tools, materials and techniques with increasing control, while also developing the confidence to make creative decisions and express their own ideas.

  Across the federation, pupils are encouraged to use sketchbooks as a place to explore, practise, collect ideas, make mistakes, reflect and develop their own creative voice. Sketchbooks are not simply a place for finished work, but a record of each child’s creative thinking and artistic journey.

  Our curriculum is carefully sequenced so that children revisit and build upon key skills and concepts over time. They develop practical knowledge through making, theoretical knowledge through learning about artists, materials and contexts, and disciplinary knowledge through discussing, evaluating and understanding what art is and why it matters.

  We aim to ensure that all children:

  • explore ideas through first-hand experience, imagination, observation and personal response;

  • develop confidence in drawing, painting, sculpture, craft, design and other creative processes;

  • experiment with a wide range of materials, tools and techniques;

  • use sketchbooks to record, revisit, reflect on and develop ideas;

  • learn about a diverse range of artists, craft makers, designers and creative traditions;

  • talk about art using appropriate vocabulary and respond thoughtfully to their own work and the work of others;

  • understand that there are many ways to be creative and many possible outcomes in art;

  • develop resilience, independence and confidence through creative risk-taking;

  • experience art as a subject which supports wellbeing, self-expression, cultural understanding and a sense of belonging.

  Through Art and Design at Hornsea Burton and Skipsea Federation, we want children to develop as confident, curious and reflective artists who value their own creativity and understand the importance of art in the wider world.