How it works
The Art and design scheme of work provides full curriculum coverage, developing pupils’ skills and knowledge across four key areas: Drawing, Painting and mixed media, Sculpture and 3D and Craft and design. Units can be taught in any order within the year group and can be adapted to fit alternative themes and topics.
The mixed-age units follow a Cycle A and Cycle B format, supporting the progression of skills for children across the age range.
Year 1/2
Cycle A
Cycle B
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Drawing: Make your mark
(6 lessons)
Exploring mark making and line; working and experimenting with different materials through observational and collaborative pieces.
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Craft and design: Woven wonders
(5 lessons)
Learning fibre art skills such as plaiting, threading, knotting and weaving to create three-dimensional woven artworks inspired by…
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Drawing: Tell a story
(5 lessons)
Using storybook illustration as a stimulus, children develop their mark-making to explore a wider range of tools and…
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Craft and design: Map it out
(5 lessons)
Responding to a design brief, children learn three techniques for working creatively with materials and at the end…
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Year 3/4
Cycle A
Cycle B
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Drawing: Growing artists
(5 lessons)
Developing an understanding of shading and drawing techniques to create botanical inspired drawings.
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Craft and design: Ancient Egyptian scrolls
(5 lessons)
Developing design and craft skills taking inspiration from Ancient Egyptian art and pattern and paper making.
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Drawing: Power prints
(5 lessons)
Using mechanical engravings as a starting point, pupils develop an awareness of proportion, composition and pattern in drawing…
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Craft and design: Fabric of nature
(5 lessons)
Using the flora and fauna of tropical rainforests as a starting point, children develop drawings through experimentation and…
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Year 5/6
Cycle A
Cycle B
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Drawing: I need space
(5 lessons)
Exploring the purpose and impact of images from the ‘Space race’ era of the 1950s and 60s; developing…
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Craft and design: Architecture
(7 lessons)
Investigating the built environment through drawing and printmaking, learning about the work of architect Zaha Hadid, creatively presenting…
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Drawing: Make my voice heard
(6 lessons)
From the Ancient Maya to modern-day street art, children look at how artists convey a message. Exploring imagery,…
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Craft and design: Photo opportunity
(5 lessons)
Developing photography skills and techniques to design a range of creative photographic outcomes.
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