ART

‘The arts celebrate multiple perspectives. One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.’ Elliot Eisner

What will pupils miss if they do not study art?

93% of 16-18 year olds say studying a creative subject impacts positively on their mental health and wellbeing.46% of graduates working in the Creative Industries in the UK. Pupils need to study art to help their general wellbeing. 

What is unique about studying Art?

The arts teach children that in complex forms of problem solving purposes are seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity. Learning in the arts requires the ability and a willingness to surrender to the unanticipated possibilities of the work as it unfolds. The arts enable us to have experience we can have from no other source and through such experience to discover a variety of what we are capable of feeling.

Art curriculum intent statement: 

A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design.