Art and Design and Technology
Curriculum Intent
At Markington Primary and Nursery School we believe that creativity is a valued skill which we enhance and embrace. We are committed to ensuring that our pupils become confident and enthusiastic creative thinkers. We encourage children to develop ‘enquiring minds’ which ‘grow a love of learning’ and ‘our rich, creative curriculum’ provides opportunities to use art and design in imaginative and cross-curricular ways.
As a school and in accordance with the National Curriculum’s expectations, we aim to ensure that all pupils:
- Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences
- Become proficient in drawing painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques
- Evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design
- Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
Through our teaching of Art and Design Technology we aim to:
- To develop in each pupil a positive attitude towards Art and Design Technology, and an awareness of the fascinating aesthetic and creative aspects of the subjects.
- To provide pupils with the skills and motivation produce work of a high standard.
- To enable pupils to develop the ability to identify a problem, select the most appropriate solution given task and choose equipment to check and evaluate their results.
- To ensure pupils are provided with opportunities to use Art and Design Technology in other areas of the curriculum and in real life.
- To enable pupils to work independently and in co-operation with others.
- To develop confidence in pupils ability in Art and Design Technology and to encourage independence and perseverance.
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Space Buggies



"I enjoyed making the vehicles and learning about space, which is really interesting." - Chloe Y4
"I love DT because I liked making a vehicle and it taught me to keep going and never give up." Mollie Y3
"Space vehicles is the best topic ever and I couldn't believe I actually got to use a saw." Lily Y4



" Using Sphero was tricky at first then got easier." Amelie Y4
"It was REALLY fun making the space vehicles." "Triangles in the joins make the structure stronger." Izzy Y4