Art
Meet the team
Art and Design has always been one of my favourite subjects to teach. Whenever I go on holiday, I like to visit art galleries to broaden my knowledge. My favourite gallery to visit was the Hermitage in St Petersburg, as it is such an impressive building full of treasures. As the Art and Design lead in school, I enjoy the opportunity to share my passion with both staff and children. Take One Picture is a great way to do this — each term, the whole school studies a different artist in addition to the curriculum. My house is full of brightly coloured prints by some of my favourite artists, including Ed Ruscha, Jan S. Wilkinson, and Roy Lichtenstein.
Mrs Brewster
Vision
At White Court, art inspires creativity, curiosity, and self-expression, while reflecting our values of responsibility, resilience, courage, and compassion. Following the National Curriculum, children explore ideas, develop skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, and design, and learn about artists from different times and cultures.
We aim to nurture confident, imaginative, and reflective young artists who take pride in their work, embrace challenges with courage, show resilience in their learning, and demonstrate responsibility and compassion in collaborative projects. Art at our school enriches identity, culture, and community, fostering a lifelong love of creativity.
Our Art curriculum
At White Court School, we teach children that everyone can be an artist. By equipping children with the tools, skills and knowledge of a wide range of art, we hope children will find a way they can confidently express themselves. Art should be inclusive, exposing children to a range of artists from a variety of cultures and time periods will allow them to form their own opinions and talk passionately about art.
To teach Art at White Court School, our teachers have a strong understanding of the art curriculum and the skills being developed at each stage. In Key Stages 1 and 2, we follow the pathways from Access Art to ensure clear progression of skills and regular exposure to inspiring and diverse artists. From Year 1 onwards, each child keeps their own sketchbook, as do class teachers. These sketchbooks are encouraged to become a personal creative journey, documenting thoughts, feelings, and artistic growth as pupils move through the school.
We can measure the success of our Art curriculum by the confidence and flair our children demonstrate. To be successful artists, children will be able to apply the skills learnt in school to their own work, as well as drawing upon elements they like from the artists studied and exposed to.
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