Art

Oaklands focus – to celebrate the natural and man made beauty in our world and learn how to create and communicate our ideas visually.

The Oaklands Art curriculum was devised by Helen Kemmet Brooks, a specialist Art teacher, in conjunction with staff at Oaklands. It is designed to complement the units of work in other subjects.  There are 2 units of work per year: one 12 week unit and one shorter unit. Each unit follows our Oaklands SOLO format and starts with a stimulus from a renowned artist or artistic work from a cultural tradition. Artistic skills and knowledge are then built up individually until they are used and applied together in a final artistic piece. A variety of artistic media are experienced throughout the curriculum. Art is assessed through review of the final piece produced alongside an assessment grid of learning objectives for pupil self-assessment and teacher assessment.

Helen Kemmet Brooks continues to work with us to review the effectiveness of the curriculum and support art teaching.

Please click here to see the Nursery Art, Music and DT overview.

Please click here to see the Reception Art, Music and DT overview.

Please click here to see the KS1/2 Art curriculum overview.

Please click here to see how our core values have informed the content of the art curriculum.