Art & DT
Our Arts Vision
Our children participate in a variety of engaging and inspiring Arts opportunities; that enable them to develop positively within their learning - academically as well as socially, emotionally and culturally. We believe that giving all children quality experiences of the Arts, in and out of the classroom, impacts greatly upon the standards of attainment in the core areas achieved by our children. At Great Binfields, we encourage all children and staff to adopt a growth mind-set approach in our learning and this is particularly important in our Art lessons. The Arts play a vital part in children being able to foster this mind-set and one of our School’s well know phrases ‘Don’t give up until your proud’ really applies to creative learning. This mind-set encourages children to persevere with struggles and challenges, just like those many professional artists face / have faced.
'Art and design technology is not just a subject to learn, but an activity that you can practise: with your hands, eyes and your whole personality' Quentin Blake, Former Children's Laureate
Planning, progression & policies
A Snapshot Of Some Of Our Arts Learning!
Austin's Butterfly is a video that we are very familiar with here at Great Binfields! The video shows the journey of a boy called Austin who is asked to draw a butterfly. The video shows the importance of peer and self critique and that our first attempt is not always our best. This links strongly with our school Growth Mindset ethos and this video is used in not only our Art lessons but in many others too. Austin's attitude is something that we can all take inspiration from and reminds us that making mistakes is part of the learning process. The video is posted above and is well worth a watch!