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Art and design
Reception
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Archived scheme
Art and design subject planning
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Reception units
Drawing: Marvellous marks
Painting and mixed media: Paint my world
Sculpture and 3D: Creation station
Craft and design: Let's get crafty
Seasonal crafts
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Year 1
Drawing: Make your mark
Painting and mixed media: Colour splash
Sculpture and 3D: Paper play
Craft and design: Woven wonders
Year 2
Drawing: Tell a story
Painting and mixed media: Life in colour
Sculpture and 3D: Clay houses
Craft and design: Map it out
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Year 3
Drawing: Growing artists
Painting and mixed media: Prehistoric painting
Sculpture and 3D: Abstract shape and space
Craft and design: Ancient Egyptian scrolls
Year 4
Drawing: Power prints
Painting and mixed media: Light and dark
Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials
Craft and design: Fabric of nature
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Year 5
Drawing: I need space
Painting and mixed media: Portraits
Sculpture and 3D: Interactive installation
Craft and design: Architecture
Year 6
Drawing: Make my voice heard
Painting and mixed media: Artist study
Sculpture and 3D: Making memories
Craft and design: Photo opportunity
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Year 1
Formal elements of art
Art and design skills
Landscapes using different media (Themes: The seaside, Castles)
Sculptures and collages (Theme: Living things)
Year 2
Formal elements of art
Art and design skills
Human form
Sculpture and mixed media (Theme: Superheroes)
Year 3
Art and design skills
Formal elements of art
Prehistoric art
Craft
Year 4
Formal elements of art
Art and design skills
Year 4: Every picture tells a story
Sculpture
Year 5
Formal elements: Architecture
Art and design skills
Year 5: Every picture tells a story
Design for a purpose
Year 6
Art and design skills
Make my voice heard
Photography
Still life
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Lesson 1: Mark making with wax crayons
Lesson 2: Mark making with felt tips
Lesson 3: Mark making with chalk
Lesson 4: Observational pencil drawings
Lesson 5: Drawing faces
Lesson 6: Drawing faces in colour
Lesson 1: Finger painting
Lesson 2: Outdoor painting
Lesson 3: Painting to music
Lesson 4: Collage and transient art
Lesson 5: Landscape collage
Lesson 6: Group art
Lesson 1: Clay
Lesson 2: Playdough
Lesson 3: 3D landscape art
Lesson 4: Designing animal sculptures
Lesson 5: Creating animal sculptures
Lesson 6: Painting animal sculptures
Lesson 1: Cutting skills
Lesson 2: Threading skills
Lesson 3: Joining materials
Lesson 4: Paper snakes
Lesson 5: Flower designs
Lesson 6: Tissue paper flowers
Spring craft: Petal mandala suncatchers
Summer craft: Salt painting
Autumn craft: Nature wreaths
Winter craft: Threaded snowflakes
Christmas craft: Salt dough decorations
Easter craft: Egg threading
Assessment - Art and design Y1: Drawing
Lesson 1: Exploring line
Lesson 2: Making waves
Lesson 3: Experimenting with media
Lesson 3: Experimenting with media: Option 2 - Christmas themed
Lesson 4: Mark making
Lesson 5: Drawing from observation
Assessment - Art and design Y1: Painting and mixed media
Lesson 1: Making colours
Lesson 2: Painting with colour
Lesson 3: Printing with paint
Lesson 4: Exploring colour mixing
Lesson 5: Clarice Cliff plates
Assessment - Art and design Y1: Sculpture and 3D
Lesson 1: Tube towers
Lesson 2: 3D drawings
Lesson 3: Tree of life
Lesson 4: Giant spider model part 1
Lesson 5: Giant spider model part 2
Assessment - Art and design Y1: Craft and design
Lesson 1: Is it art?
Lesson 2: Wool wrapping
Lesson 3: Exploring thread
Lesson 4: Warp and weft
Lesson 5: Fibre art
Assessment - Art and design Y2: Drawing
Lesson 1: Charcoal mark making
Lesson 2: Creating texture
Lesson 3: My toy story
Lesson 4: Creating characters
Lesson 5: Tell a story
Assessment - Art and design Y2: Painting and mixed media
Lesson 1: Colour magic
Lesson 2: Texture hunt
Lesson 3: Making textures
Lesson 4: Collage creation
Lesson 4: Collage creation - Christmas themed
Lesson 5: Developing detail
Assessment - Art and design Y2: Sculpture and 3D
Lesson 1: Exploring clay
Lesson 2: Pinch pots
Lesson 3: Applying skills in clay
Lesson 4: Designing a tile
Lesson 5: House tiles
Assessment - Art and design Y2: Craft and design
Lesson 1: Creative journey
Lesson 2: Making felt - option 1
Lesson 2: Relief maps - option 2
Lesson 3: Abstract maps
Lesson 4: Print possibilities
Lesson 5: Gallery experience
Assessment - Art and design Y3: Drawing
Lesson 1: See like an artist
Lesson 2: Shading
Lesson 3: Texture pictures
Lesson 4: Botanical drawing
Lesson 5: Abstract flowers
Assessment - Art and design Y3: Painting and mixed media
Lesson 1: Exploring prehistoric art
Lesson 2: Charcoal animals
Lesson 3: Prehistoric palette
Lesson 4: Painting on the cave wall
Lesson 5: Hands on a cave wall
Assessment - Art and design Y3: Sculpture and 3D
Lesson 1: Structural shapes
Lesson 2: Constructing in 3D
Lesson 2: Constructing in 3D - Christmas themed
Lesson 3: Seeing space
Lesson 4: Abstract sculpture
Lesson 5: Surface decoration
Assessment - Art and design Y3: Craft and design
Lesson 1: Exploring Ancient Egyptian art
Lesson 2: Designing scrolls
Lesson 3: Making paper
Lesson 4: Scroll making
Lesson 5: Making zines
Assessment - Art and design Y4: Drawing
Lesson 1: 3D pencil drawings
Lesson 2: Sense of proportion
Lesson 3: Drawing with scissors
Lesson 4: Wax resist
Lesson 5: Power prints
Assessment - Art and design Y4: Painting and mixed media
Lesson 1: Tints and shades - Option 1
Lesson 1: Tints and shades - Option 2: Christmas themed
Lesson 2: Three dimensions
Lesson 3: Painting techniques
Lesson 4: Composition
Lesson 5: Still life
Assessment - Art and design Y4: Sculpture and 3D
Lesson 1: From 2D to 3D
Lesson 2: Soap sculptures
Lesson 3: Working with wire
Lesson 4: Shadow sculpture
Lesson 5: Recycle and recreate
Assessment - Art and design Y4: Craft and design
Lesson 1: Inspired by the rainforest
Lesson 2: One picture, four views
Lesson 3: Creating patterns
Lesson 4: Repeating patterns
Lesson 5: Fabric design
Assessment - Art and design Y5: Drawing
Lesson 1: Space imagery
Lesson 2: Drawing decisions
Lesson 3: Teis Albers
Lesson 4: A vision of the future
Lesson 5: Revisiting ideas
Assessment - Art and design Y5: Painting and mixed media
Lesson 1: Poem portrait
Lesson 2: Developing drawings
Lesson 3: Self-portraits
Lesson 4: Changing faces
Lesson 5: Mixed-media portraits
Assessment - Art and design Y5: Sculpture and 3D
Lesson 1: What is installation art?
Lesson 2: Space and scale
Lesson 3: Everyday amazing
Lesson 4: Creative concepts
Lesson 5: Viewer experience
Assessment - Art and design Y5: Craft and design
Lesson 1: Observational drawing - houses
Lesson 1: Observational drawing - Option 2: Christmas themed
Lesson 2: House monoprint
Lesson 2: Winter tree monoprint - Option 2: Christmas themed
Lesson 3: Be an architect
Lesson 4: Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Lesson 5: Monument
Assessment - Art and design Y6: Drawing
Lesson 1: Experimental mark making
Lesson 2: Symbolic imagery
Lesson 3: Chiaroscuro
Lesson 4: Street art
Lesson 4: Street art - Christmas themed
Lesson 5: Powerful imagery
Assessment - Art and design Y6: Painting and mixed media
Lesson 1: David Hockney - Option 1
Lesson 1: Richard Brakenburg - Option 2
Lesson 2: Paula Rego - The Dance
Lesson 3: John Singer Sargent - The Front Line
Lesson 4: Fiona Rae - Option 1
Lesson 4: Frank Bowling - Option 2
Lesson 5: Lubaina Himid
Lesson 6: Research and planning
Lesson 7: Making art!
Assessment - Art and design Y6: Sculpture and 3D
Lesson 1: Exploring self
Lesson 2: Relief sculptures
Lesson 3: Memory museum
Lesson 4: Memory sculpture
Lesson 5: Complete and reflect
Assessment - Art and design Y6: Craft and design
Lesson 1: Photomontage
Lesson 2: Macro photography
Lesson 3: Digital art
Lesson 4: Recreating paintings
Lesson 5: Photorealistic self-portraits
Assessment - Art and design Y1: Formal elements
Lesson 1: Shape: Abstract compositions - Option 1
Lesson 1: Shape: Abstract compositions - Option 2: Christmas themed_A
Lesson 2: Line 1: Exploring line (Original scheme)
Lesson 3: Line 2: Making waves (Original scheme)
Lesson 4: Colour 1: Making colours (Original scheme)
Lesson 5: Colour 2: Painting with colour (Original scheme)
Assessment - Art and design Y1: Art and design skills
Introduction to sketchbooks
Lesson 1: Printing with paint (Original scheme)
Lesson 2: Exploring colour mixing (Original scheme)
Lesson 3: Craft: Printing (Great Fire of London)
Lesson 4: Drawing: Experimenting with media
Lesson 5: Learning about...Louis Wain
Assessment - Art and design Y1: Collage using different media
Lesson 1: Composition
Lesson 2: Beach textures
Lesson 3: Shades and colours of the sea
Lesson 4: Painting over texture
Lesson 5: Beach collage
Assessment - Art and design Y1: Sculpture and collage
Lesson 1: Snail sculptures
Lesson 2: Junk model animals
Lesson 3: Plant collage
Lesson 4: Giant spider model part 1 (Original scheme)
Lesson 5: Giant spider model part 2 (Original scheme)
Assessment - Art and design Y2: Formal elements of art
Lesson 1: Pattern: Repeating patterns
Lesson 2: Texture 1: Taking rubbings (Original scheme)
Lesson 3: Texture 2: Frottage (Original scheme)
Lesson 4: Tone 1: 3D Pencil drawings (Original scheme)
Lesson 5: Tone 2: 3D colour drawings - Option 1
Lesson 5: Tone 2: 3D colour drawings - Option 2: Christmas themed
Assessment - Art and design Y2: Art and design skills
Introduction to sketchbooks
Lesson 1: Craft: Clay
Lesson 2: Craft: Weaving a picture
Lesson 3: Design: Clarice Cliff plates (Original scheme)
Lesson 4: Shading
Lesson 5: Painting: Roller coaster ride
Lesson 6: Learning about... Drawing for fun
Assessment - Art and design Y2: Human form
Lesson 1: Human alphabet
Lesson 2: Skulls
Lesson 3: Making faces
Lesson 4: Opie style portraits
Lesson 5: Clothes peg figures
Assessment - Art and design Y2: Sculpture & mixed media
Lesson 1: Superhero figures
Lesson 2: Drawing expressions (Original scheme)
Lesson 3: Multimedia superheroes part 1
Lesson 4: Multimedia superheroes part 2
Lesson 5: Multimedia superheroes part 3
Assessment Art and design Y3: Art and design skills
Introduction to sketchbooks
Lesson 1: Learning about…Carl Giles
Lesson 2: Painting: Tints and shades - Option 1 (Original scheme)
Lesson 2: Painting: Tints and shades - Option 2: Christmas themed
Lesson 3: Drawing: My toy story (Original scheme)
Lesson 4: Craft and Design 1: Craft puppets
Lesson 5: Craft and Design 2: Sock puppets
Lesson 6: Craft and Design 3: Shadow puppets
Assessment Art and design Y3: Formal elements
Lesson 1: Shape 1: Seeing simple shapes (Original scheme)
Lesson 2: Shape 2: Geometry
Lesson 3: Shape 3: Working with wire (Original scheme)
Lesson 4: Tone 1: The four rules of shading (Original scheme)
Lesson 5: Tone 2: Shading from light to dark (Original scheme)
Assessment Art and design Y3: Prehistoric art
Lesson 1: Exploring prehistoric art (Original scheme)
Lesson 2: Charcoal animals (Original scheme)
Lesson 3: Prehistoric palette (Original scheme)
Lesson 4: Painting on the cave wall (Original scheme)
Lesson 5: Hands on a cave wall (Original scheme)
Assessment Art and design Y3: Craft
Lesson 1: Mood board
Lesson 2: Tie-dyeing materials
Lesson 3: Paper weaving: Option 1
Lesson 3: Paper weaving: Option 2 - Easter themed
Lesson 4: Weaving other materials
Lesson 5: Sewing a t-shirt
Assessment Art and design Y4: Formal elements
Lesson 1: Texture: Charcoal mark making (Original scheme)
Lesson 2: Texture and pattern: Printing
Lesson 3: Pattern 1: Stamp printing
Lesson 4: Pattern 2: Reflection and symmetry
Lesson 5: Pattern 3: Flower of life
Assessment Art and design Y4: Art and design skills
Introduction to sketchbooks
Lesson 1: Design: Optical illusions
Lesson 2: Design: Willow pattern - Option 1
Lesson 2: Design: Willow pattern - Option 2: The Christmas story
Lesson 3: Paul Cézanne
Lesson 4: Craft: Soap sculptures (Original scheme)
Lesson 5: Drawing: Still life
Lesson 6: Learning about the work of a curator (Original scheme)
Assessment Art and design Y4: Every picture tells a story
Lesson 1: David Hockney: My Parents (Original scheme)
Lesson 2: Paula Rego: The Dance (Original scheme)
Lesson 3: Edward Hopper: Table for Ladies
Lesson 4: Pieter Bruegel: Children's Games
Lesson 5: Fiona Rae (Original scheme)
Lesson 6: Leonardo Da Vinci: The Last Supper: Easter themed
Assessment Art and design Y4: Sculpture
Lesson 1: Making maracas from recycled materials
Lesson 2: Sculpture from recycled materials (Drums)
Lesson 3: Arcimboldo
Lesson 4: Sokari Douglas Camp (Original scheme)
Lesson 5: El Anatsui (Original scheme)
Assessment Art and design Y5: Formal elements: Architecture
Lesson 1: Observational drawing - Option 1: house (Original scheme)
Lesson 1: Observational drawing - Option 2: Christmas themed
Lesson 2: Monoprinting - Option 1: house (Original scheme)
Lesson 2: Winter tree monoprint - Option 2: Christmas themed
Lesson 3: Hundertwasser House (Original scheme)
Lesson 4: Be an architect (Original scheme)
Lesson 5: Monument (Original scheme)
Assessment Art and design Y5: Art and design skills
Introduction to sketchbooks
Lesson 1: Drawing: A walking line
Lesson 2: Design: Little inventors
Lesson 3: Drawing: Picture the poet (Original scheme)
Lesson 4: Drawing: Packaging collage 1
Lesson 5: Painting: Packaging collage 2
Lesson 6: Learning about…how artists work
Assessment Art and design Y5: Every picture tells a story
Lesson 1: Clacton pigeon mural: Banksy
Lesson 2: Inspired by Rorschach
Lesson 3: Emojis
Lesson 4: The Front Line: John Singer Sargent (Original scheme)
Lesson 5: Magdalene Odundo (Original scheme)
Assessment Art and design Y5: Design for a purpose
Lesson 1: Coat of arms
Lesson 2: Designing spaces
Lesson 3: Changing spaces
Lesson 4: What’s in a name?
Lesson 5: Adverts
Assessment Art and design Y6: Art and design skills
Introduction to sketchbooks
Lesson 1: Painting: Impressionism
Lesson 2: Drawing: Zentangle patterns - Option 1
Lesson 2: Drawing: Zentangle patterns - Option 2: Christmas themed
Lesson 4: Design: Making a hat - Option 1
Lesson 3: Craft: Zentangle printing
Lesson 4: Design: Making a hat - Option 2: Easter themed
Lesson 5: Learning about…the work of Edward Hopper
Assessment Art and design Y6: Make my voice heard
Lesson 1: Graffiti artists’ tag (Original scheme)
Lesson 2: Käthe Kollwitz (Original scheme)
Lesson 3: Guernica 1 – Pablo Picasso (Original scheme)
Lesson 4: Guernica 2 – Pablo Picasso (Original scheme)
Lesson 5: Clay sculpture
Assessment Art and design Y6: Photography
Lesson 1: Photomontage (Original scheme)
Lesson 2: Truisms
Lesson 3: Macro photography (Original scheme)
Lesson 4: Self-portraits (Original scheme)
Lesson 5: Expressions in photography (Original scheme)
Assessment Art and design Y6: Still life
Lesson 1: Still life composition
Lesson 2: Charcoal still life
Lesson 3: Negative medium still life
Lesson 4: Still life in colour
Lesson 5: Assembling the memory box
Computing
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EYFS (Reception)
Key Stage 1
Lower Key Stage 2
Upper Key Stage 2
Computing subject planning
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EYFS units
Computing systems and networks 1: Using a computer
Programming 1: All about instructions
Computing systems and networks 2: Exploring hardware
Programming 2: Programming Bee-Bots
Data handling: Introduction to data
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Year 1
Computing systems and networks: Improving mouse skills
Programming 1: Algorithms unplugged
Skills showcase: Rocket to the moon
Programming 2: Bee-Bot
Creating media: Digital imagery
Data handling: Introduction to data
Online safety: Year 1
Year 2
Computing systems and networks 1: What is a computer?
Programming 1: Algorithms and debugging
Computing systems and networks 2: Word processing
Programming 2: ScratchJr
Creating media: Stop motion
Data handling: International Space Station
*New* Programming 2: MakeCode
Online safety: Year 2
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Year 3
Computing systems and networks 1: Networks
*New* Programming: Scratch
Computing systems and networks 2: Emailing
Computing systems and networks 3: Journey inside a computer
Creating media: Video trailers (Previously called 'Digital literacy')
Data handling: Comparison cards databases
Online safety: Year 3
Archived unit: Programming: Scratch
Year 4
Computing systems and networks: Collaborative learning
*New* Programming 1: Further coding with Scratch
Creating media: Website design
Skills showcase: HTML
Programming 2: Computational thinking
Data handling: Investigating weather
Online safety: Year 4
Archived unit: Programming 1: Further coding with Scratch
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Year 5
Programming 1: Music
Computing systems and networks: Search engines
Data handling: Mars Rover 1
Creating media: Stop motion animation
Programming 2: Micro:bit
Skills showcase: Mars Rover 2
Online safety: Year 5
Year 6
Computing systems and networks: Bletchley Park
Programming: Intro to Python
Data handling 1: Big Data 1
Creating media: History of computers
Data handling 2: Big Data 2
Skills showcase: Inventing a product
Online safety: Year 6
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Lesson 1: Keyboards
Lesson 2: Logging in and out
Lesson 3: Mouse control
Lesson 4: Mouse control - clicking
Lesson 5: Mouse control - clicking and dragging
Lesson 1: Following instructions
Lesson 2: Giving simple instructions
Lesson 3: Dressing up instructions
Lesson 4: Debugging instructions (Washing hands)
Lesson 5: Predictions
Lesson 1: Exploring hardware tinker tray
Lesson 2: Real world tinker tray
Lesson 3: Pictures of play
Lesson 4: Picture walk
Lesson 5: Class photo album
Lesson 1: Understanding arrows
Lesson 2: Introducing the Bee-Bot