Art

Art and Design is not just a subject to learn but an activity that you can practise: with your hands, your eyes, your whole personality.   

Quentin Blake

Intent

At St Teresa's, we actively encourage our children to develop artistic awareness and acquire the skills, knowledge and understanding to express individual ideas.

We have designed our Art curriculum so that our children:

• Develop a passion for and appreciation of art
• Are provided with meaningful opportunities to express their creativity, acquire new skills as well as fine-tuning existing skills
• Reflect on pieces of art from different stimuli and are provided with opportunities to freely voice their thoughts and questions
• Are exposed to arrange of cultural and historical movements that are meaningful to the society we live in
• Are able to explore topical issues through the use of art such as pollution or discrimination

We believe that art is a vital part of children’s education, with a significant and valuable role in the taught curriculum and the enrichment opportunities we offer our pupils