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 1 Overview

	Autumn A	Autumn B	Spring A	Spring B	Summer A	Summer B
Curriculum Driver	Our Place in Our World	Creative Collaborators	Inquisitive Investigators	Aspiring Entrepreneurs	Creative Collaborators	Our Place in Our World
Concept	Health & Well-being	Diversity Relationships	Change Consequence	Service Responsibility	Identity	Rights
Essential Question	Do we all have the same needs?	What makes a celebration special?	What would happen if the weather never changed?	Do all superheroes wear capes?	How can a building make an area special?	What makes a house a home?
Art	Self Portraits	Rangoli Patterns	Still Life Plants	Colour
D&T	Food				Junk Modelling	Building a Structure

Year 2 Overview

	Autumn A	Autumn B	Spring A	Spring B	Summer A	Summer B
Curriculum Driver	Inquisitive Investigators	Our Place in Our World	Our Place in Our World	Aspiring Entrepreneurs	Inquisitive Investigators	Creative Collaborators
Concept	Change Resilience	Respect Sustainability	Health & Well-being	Service	Consequences Change	Diversity Power
Essential Question	What makes an invention great?	Who is responsible for our future?	‘You are what you eat.’ – are we?	Why do local charities need our help?	Could animals and plants live without each other?	Does our voice matter?
Art		Form/Texture – Make a sea animal out of plastic		Pattern - Mindful colouring linked to Mental health charity	Texture – Collage of Habitats and build 3D structure
D&T	Mechanical Toy		Food – Healthy Salad		Texture – Collage of Habitats and build 3D structure