Art at the Spinney

At the Spinney, we believe strongly in fostering creativity and celebrating the uniqueness of every child. Therefore we want to give children as many opportunities as possible to express themselves in Art and Design Technology (D&T). This is how we aim to  build their confidence in designing, making, evaluating and drawing, painting, sculpture and printing, as well as other art forms. 

We use the CUSP Art curriculum- it is organised into blocks with each block covering a particular set of artistic disciplines, including drawing, painting, printmaking, textiles, 3D and collage. Vertical progression in each discipline has been deliberately woven into the fabric of the curriculum so that pupils can revisit key disciplines throughout their Primary journey at increasing degrees of challenge and complexity. In addition to the core knowledge required to be successful within each discipline, the curriculum outlines key aspects of artistic development in the Working Artistically section. Each module will focus on developing different aspects of these competencies. This will support teachers in understanding pupils’ development as artists more broadly, as well as how successfully they are acquiring the taught knowledge and skills.