The Arts

Subject Leaders: Miss. J. Wright and Miss. S. Jackson

At ISP, The Arts encompasses several subjects including Art and Design, Music and Design and Technology. 
The Arts curriculum has been designed to engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent, create and evaluate. It encourages children to think critically and develop a deeper understanding of the wider curriculum areas. At ISP, we enjoy a skills based approach to The Arts learning skills in the EYFS which we develop and build upon as the children progress through the years. 

In Music at ISP, the children follow a custom-made Charanga scheme which where possible is linked to the topics our classes are learning. 
Charanga combines the skills of listening and appraising, musical activities and performing through an integrated, practical, exploratory and child-led approach to music learning.

In Art, we enjoy a skills based approach to learning. 

In Design Technology we plan in projects across the year to combine skills learnt in Art and to develop our knowledge of STEM and collaboration with other learners. These projects allow us to build and be innovative in our design approach.

Curriculum Documents

Curriculum Statement 


Please click on the links below to see the planning cycles that all classes follow to ensure progression of knowledge and skills is made through The Arts. A progression of skills map can also be found below. 

Music Three Year Cycle

Music Progression of Skills Map KS1

Music Progression of Skills Map KS2

Art Three Year Cycle

Art Progression of Skills Map
 

An outline of progressive vocabularies can be found below for each year group.

Music Vocabulary Year 1 - 6

 Art Across Our School

Nursery



Nursery enjoy a wide range of Art opportunities using a variety of mediums and resources which allows the children to explore and develop new skills.

Dolphin Class



Reception and Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed a skills based Art lesson learning about mixing colours and creating their own self portraits. 

Whale Class



Whale Class have enjoyed exploring the use of sketchbooks and developing their drawing skills during Spring term.

Shark Class 




Shark Class have explored their Rainforest topic in their Art sketchbooks this term. They have explored a variety of mediums and created some beautiful work.

 

DT at ISP

In November 2022, the entire school designed and built lanterns in Family Groups ahead of the hugely popular village Lantern Procession and Christmas Light Switch On. Over recent years classes have enjoyed STEM projects to compliment learning in topic. Shark class enjoyed building Taj Mahals in their Incredible India topic and they worked hard to produce rainforests in boxes to show all of the different layers. Whale class are currently working hard to build lighthouses. Photos coming soon .....