--- title: "Art" url: "https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/art" school: "Shaw Ridge Primary School" --- # Art ![](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/images/988f2ed2a401c74c75625e1caed5b1fc.jpg) What Art looks like at Shaw Ridge School What an Art lesson can look like in our school: - Art is taught discreetly or through a cross-curricular approach - Evidence of art can be seen on display, in books and in sketchbooks - Opportunities given to inspire children’s curiosity about art - A well planned ‘Progression of Skills’ to enable the children to work on and develop new skills in each year. - Opportunity is given to edit and improve pieces of art This is how it works: - Each term, every child creates a minimum of one piece of art work either via a cross curricular approach or as a discrete skill - Work is updated and displayed in classrooms throughout the year - Collaborative work in each year group for topic/any subject is produced - Collaborative school projects throughout the year This is our philosophy: - High quality modelling and scaffolding of the skill leading to high quality art work. - Children learning through exploring different artistic styles whilst acquiring new skills. - Cross-curricular links wherever possible - Encourage children to show resilience and perseverance This is what we do: - We follow a progressive skills curriculum that develops key themes: drawing, painting, printing, textile, collage, 3D form and developing and editing work. - The skills are covered through cross curricular work that will enable the children to develop and use that skill. - By the time the children leave Year 6, they will have covered a wide range of artists and artist styles - We critique the work of famous artists in different fields to inspire our own pieces of art - Lessons may be taught discreetly or as a block of lessons. Links with other areas of the curriculum are embraced to provide a more meaningful learning experience - Raised profile of art work through the use of displays to showcase work. This is what you might typically see: - Enthusiastic, engaged learners who are willing to share their work - Independent and collaborative work - Vivid, inspiring displays of work - Range of challenges/differentiation to meet the needs of all children - Reflective learners who are willing to improve - Engagement, perseverance and resilience This is how we know how well our pupils are doing: - Different forms of feedback - Observations of children during lessons - Photographic/video evidence - Targeted use of TAs This is the impact of teaching: - Confident children who can talk about art and a range of artists. - Children who are prepared to take risks and develop their attitude towards art - Children who enjoy art lessons ### Art Progression of Skills & Knowledge Art Progression of Skills & Knowledge 77 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/shaw-ridge-primary-school/files/documents/ART_progression_of_skills_of_knowledge_acroos_all_year_groups.docx) ### Curriculum/Classes - [Our Curriculum](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum) - [English](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/english) - [Maths](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/maths) - [Science](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/science) - [Computing](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/computing) - [PE](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/pe) - [Geography](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/geography) - [History](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/history) - [Art](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/art) - [DT](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/dt) - [RE](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/re) - [PSHE](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/pshe) - [Music](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/music) - [Modern Foreign Languages](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/modern-foreign-languages) - [Early Reading/ Phonics](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/our-curriculum/early-reading-phonics) - [Class Pages](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/class-pages) - [British Values](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/british-values) - [Remote Learning](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/curriculum-classes/remote-learning) ![](https://files.schudio.com/shaw-ridge-primary-school/images/logo/shaw-ridge-logo-footer.png) **Shaw Ridge Primary School** Ridge Green Swindon Wiltshire SN5 5PU Tel: 01793 871601 Email: office@shawridge.swindon.sch.uk ### Useful Links - [Admissions](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/key-information/admissions) - Academy Information - [Term Dates](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/termdates) - [Our School Day](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/parents/our-school-day) ![Grove Learning Trust](https://files.schudio.com/shaw-ridge-primary-school/images/logo/Grove-trust-vector-logo-whiteout-1000px.png) Registered Office: c/o Wroughton Junior School, Inverary Road, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9DL Company Number: 07728828 © Copyright 2022–2026 Shaw Ridge Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://shawridgeprimary.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)