Subject: Art and design

Pupil video: Earth’s big challenges

Illustrating some of the earth’s environmental challenges.

Sustainability key skills and knowledge by unit

This document shows the units through which pupils’ understanding of sustainability is expected to develop across the following Kapow Primary subjects:

 

 

The sustainability concepts covered include:

 

  • Appreciation of nature
  • Interdependence
  • Resources and waste
  • Climate change
  • Individual and collective responsibility

Webinar: Confidently Teaching Drawing in Primary Art

Discover how to teach drawing with confidence across the primary years. In this recorded webinar, Kapow Primary’s Art specialist Suzanne Booth shares practical advice and insights for teachers and subject leaders. Perfect for subject leaders and class teachers looking to boost their confidence and creativity in teaching drawing.

The session covers:

  • Key drawing skills from EYFS to Year 6, including shading, observation, and composition

  • How these skills link to the National Curriculum and support progression to KS3

  • An overview of Kapow’s refreshed drawing units

  • A live Q&A with tips for adapting drawing lessons to suit your pupils

Webinar: Sustainability in Primary Schools: A Roundtable Discussion

Join Kapow Primary’s experts for a practical discussion on how to embed sustainability across your curriculum. Discover everyday classroom ideas, whole-school actions, and how to engage pupils with climate topics. Plus, get a preview of our new sustainability collection.

Kapow: an introduction

This video introduces Kapow Primary, a digital platform designed to support schools and teachers in delivering high-quality, progressive lessons across all foundation subjects. It showcases how Kapow provides full curriculum coverage from Reception to Year 6, offering structured schemes of work, ready-to-use resources, built-in CPD, and accessible teaching guidance. With an intuitive interface and adaptive teaching support, Kapow helps teachers build subject knowledge and confidence—regardless of their specialism—while empowering schools to deliver an ambitious and inclusive curriculum that pupils love.

Webinar: What the Interim Curriculum Review Means for Primary Schools

Watch our expert panel break down the key proposals from the interim curriculum review and explore what they mean for planning, teaching, and subject leadership in primary schools. Perfect for classroom teachers, subject leaders and senior leaders.

Vocabulary display: Drawing: Expressing ideas through art

Vocabulary display: Drawing: Depth, emotion and movement

Pupil video: How to draw with one point perspective

This video introduces the pupils to the key techniques behind drawing with a one point perspective, a fundamental skill for creating depth and realism in art.

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