Beamish and Pelton Federation believes that art engages, inspires and challenges pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art. Our federation encourages pupils’ curiosity and creativity, allowing them to think critically and develop a thorough understanding of art, and its place in the world, including how it reflects our history and contributes to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.
Art and Design in EYFS
Through Expressive Arts children are encouraged to explore different media, explore how media can be combined to create different effects and develop a range of skills and techniques experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function. Children are given daily access to a range of creative opportunities and enjoy our carefully planned and well resourced creative areas both indoors and out. Children are encouraged to create on both small and large scales and our outdoor environment supports this well. Children are encouraged to develop their communication and language skills through talking about their creations and sharing these with others to build confidence and raise self-esteem.
Art and Design in KS1 and KS2
Across the primary Art curriculum, children learn about a range of artists and topics to build upon their skills every year. Please see below for further information about our Art curriculum and the progression of skills we teach in each area.
- Art and Design Overview
- Collage
- Developing Ideas
- Digital Media
- Drawing
- Focus Artists
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Study of artists
- Textiles&Printing
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Mural
We are super proud of our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Mural!
To celebrate this momentous occasion, each year group were given a related theme: Union Jack flags, London buses, crowns, portraits of the Queen, Buckingham Palace, corgi dogs, Queen’s guards, horses and carriages. Each child, from Nursery to Year 6 has contributed art work to our mural which we have on display as you enter our school!
Our Art Work On CBBC TV Series ‘The Dumping Ground’!
We had an amazing opportunity to have some of our children’s art displayed on the set of the CBBC series ‘The Dumping Ground’!!!
The Dumping Ground is a children’s drama series which is based around The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson. One of the parents from Pear Class is the ‘Production Designer’ and set us the task of creating art based around either a beach/seaside or space/solar system theme. All children, from Nursery to Year 6, have been busy working on this. We presented our final pieces to The Dumping Ground’s Production Designer, Lisa Davidson. She was so impressed with our art that she took all the children’s work! However, Lisa has chosen some art work to be displayed immediately onto the set and we are showcasing those here! Wow!
Children’s art work
Please take a look at some of the wonderful work our children have created within their Art Curriculum from Nursery to Year 6.
Art’s Week
Each year in October, we have Art’s week, where as a Federation, we choose a specific theme and artist and create some fantastic work from this. We then come together to share and celebrate one another’s work in our Art assembly, before displaying our creativity on our school displays. It is always a super fun week as children really enjoy developing their on artistic style and showing their work off to others in a gallery style event!
Art’s Week 2021
This year, we celebrated Art’s week with International Day and chose artists from different countries to study and recreate their artistic style and work. Our theme was ‘Sculpture from Around the World’!
Art’s Week 2020
Last year, in light of the pandemic, our theme was COVID-19. Each class focused on a different aspect of the virus and used a range of media to create the following work.
