This guide supports teachers and subject leaders in preparing pupils to talk clearly and confidently about their learning in your Art and design curriculum. It includes a worksheet with structured prompts and teacher guidance to help pupils reflect on what they’ve learned, recall key knowledge and skills, and recognise the progress they’ve made.
Subject: Art and design
Are you ready to start the lesson?
Are you ready to start the lesson?
Are you ready to start the lesson?
Art and design: Subject policy prompts
This document is designed to support you in developing an effective Art and design policy using the ‘Three I’s’ framework: Intent, Implementation, and Impact. By outlining clear goals, teaching strategies, and assessment methods, this structured approach ensures that you can effectively communicate the curriculum’s objectives and measure pupil progress. Using these prompts will help you create a cohesive Art and design curriculum that supports creativity and enhances the overall educational experience for your pupils.
Vocabulary display – Art and design Y4: Drawing: Exploring tone, texture and proportion
Vocabulary display – Art and design Y3: Drawing: Developing drawing skills
Knowledge organiser: Drawing: Understanding tone and texture
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and design, Year 2, Drawing: Understanding tone and texture.
This resource is designed to support children as they develop their drawing skills by exploring tone and texture. It introduces the four rules of shading and techniques for creating depth and detail using different materials such as charcoal, graphite and pastels. Featuring influential artists like Käthe Kollwitz and Max Ernst, it encourages children to experiment with mark making and understand how tone and texture can bring their drawings to life. Perfect for consolidating key knowledge, this organiser builds confidence and creativity in young artists.
