KEY STAGE 2
During key stage 2, pupils develop their creativity and imagination through more complex activities. These help to build on their skills and improve their control of materials, tools and techniques. They increase their critical awareness of the roles and purposes of art, craft and design in different times and cultures. They become more confident in using visual and tactile elements and materials and processes to communicate what they see, feel and think.
KEY STAGE 3
During key stage 3 pupils develop their creativity and imagination through more sustained activities. These help them to build on and improve their practical and critical skills and to extend their knowledge and experience of materials, processes and practices. They engage confidently with art, craft and design in the contemporary world and from different times and cultures. They become more independent in using the visual language to communicate their own ideas, feelings and meanings.
At Key Stage 3, the students learn the following skills:
- Correct use of equipment and organization of tools
- Design processes
- Composition creation
- Experimentation
- Talking about art they and others have created
Media used by Key Stage 3 include:
- Observational drawing using pastel, graphite, charcoal
- 3-dimensional sculpture: paper mache, clay, mixed media, glass painting, textiles.
- 2-dimensaional art: painting with watercolours and acrylics, collage, printmaking, pastel, textiles.
- Mixed media
Topics at Key Stage 3 include:
- The human form
- Landscapes and cityscapes
- Still life
- Fantasy worlds
- Abstraction
- Patterns
For further information on National Curriculum, connect to www.nc.uk.net, or www.standards.dfes.gov.uk
