Art

All pupils are encouraged to express their artistic imagination by using a wide variety of material in art lessons. We have a very well equipped Art Room, which encourages high standards of work. Artwork is displayed in all parts of the school.

Through the teaching of art at Oakfield we aim to:

• give children an understanding of the meaning and contribution of art to the culture of its time;
• develop the children’s artistic skills and their awareness of the various qualities of different materials;
• help children to form considered opinion about art and the ability to value the artistic heritage of their own and others’ societies;
• encourage children to communicate to others their ideas and opinions about art;
• build enjoyment and enthusiasm for art in every child;
• develop as competent and confident users of art;
• provide access for all children to a broad and diverse art curriculum, using the framework of the National Curriculum;
• equip children with the knowledge, skills and understanding to create art effectively;
• foster a love of art, and an understanding of the creative opportunities which art can offer;
• develop children's knowledge of, and interest in the diversity of art, and studying art from other cultures and traditions;
• create a positive learning environment which is both enriching and flexible;
• provide children with relevant and purposeful tasks;
• provide children with learning situations which are appropriate for the twenty-first century.

Through careful choice of resources and teaching styles, we aim to develop the following skills:

• an understanding of the world and one’s place in it;
• the ability to explore and break down prejudice;
• an ability to look at the world critically and understand how meanings are created;
• ability to reason, analyse and reflect on one’s experience and others’;
• an ability to listen and respond sensitively to others.

Throughout Oakfield School, children are taught manual skills and processes, by using an extensive range of materials and tools, and working in two and three dimensions.