Art and Design | The Mount Stewart Schools

At the Mount Stewart Schools we believe that art stimulates creativity, imagination and inventiveness which in turn contribute to both academic and creative development.

Art gives our pupils the skills, concepts and knowledge necessary for them to express responses to ideas and experiences.

“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, Illustrator and Children's Laureate

Year 3 Overview

	Autumn A	Autumn B	Spring A	Spring B	Summer A	Summer B
Curriculum Driver	Inquisitive Investigators	Aspiring Entrepreneurs	Inquisitive Investigators	Inquisitive Investigators	Creative Collaborator	Our Place in Our World
Concept	Change	Diversity Adversity	Resilience Identity	Health and Wellbeing	Power Choice	Pride
Essential Question	How can something so long ago, tell us so much now?	What would the world be like without light?	What do you need to be resilient?	What is the difference between surviving and living?	Is power always used for good?	Why is London our capital city?
Art		Painting techniques linked to light and dark	Egyptian Tapestry – retell a story			Landmark Modelling to create a class city

Year 4 Overview

	Autumn A	Autumn B	Spring A	Spring B	Summer A	Summer B
Curriculum Driver	Creative Collaborators	Our Place in our World	Our Place in our World	Aspiring Entrepreneurs	Inquisitive Investigators	Inquisitive Investigators
Concept	Choice	Power Resilience	Class Rights	Consequence Trust Fairness	Change Adversity	Service Resilience
Essential Question	Where do journeys take us?	How have past civilisations affected us in the present?	Does every living thing belong in a group?	Do all punishments fit the crime?	What makes our planet angry?	How have scientists impacted our society today?
Art	Perspective Drawings	Mythological Paintings	Artist in depth study linked to social class		Tapestry of an extreme climate	Brain and super food meal

Year 5 Overview

	Autumn A	Autumn B	Spring A	Spring B	Summer A	Summer B
Curriculum Driver	Our Place in our World	Creative Collaborators	Inquisitive Investigators	Our Place in our World	Inquisitive Investigators	Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Concept	Identity	Service Sacrifice	Power	Adversity Relationships	Change	Rights
Essential Question	Why is the study of historical cultures important?	Do our choices have a wider impact?	Why do we need to know about something we can’t see?	How does adversity make us stronger?	Are all changes reversible?	What rights do we all have?
Art	Texture – Rainforest Collage		Form – Solar System		Pattern – Tie Dye
D&T		Wartime Food		Viking Weaponry		Container Design

Year 6 Overview

	Autumn A	Autumn B	Spring A	Spring B
Curriculum Driver	Inquisitive investigators	Our Place in Our World	Aspiring Entrepreneurs	Our Place in our World
Concept	Diversity	Democracy Choice	Health and Well being	Sustainability Responsibility
Essential Question	What makes our natural world full of wonder?	Do we always have a choice?	Is our health our wealth?	Does one individual act have an impact?
Art	Form - Perspective	Using colour to reflect war imagery		Andy Goldsworthy
D&T			Healthy Food