“Pupils enjoy attending this small and nurturing school. They are happy.” – Ofsted 2025

“Many pupils achieve well and are ready for the next stage of their education.” – Ofsted 2025

“Pupils take pride in the impact they have through these responsibilities.” – Ofsted 2025

“Pupils benefit from a variety of enriching experiences during their time at school.” – Ofsted 2025

“Pupils eagerly try to make a positive difference in their wider community.” – Ofsted 2025

“They form trusting bonds with staff and each other.” – Ofsted 2025

Art and design is delivered through the CUSP curriculum. It provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences and a special way of understanding and responding to the world. It enables children to communicate what they see, feel and think through the use of colour, texture, form, pattern, line and shape and tone using different materials and processes.

The CUSP Art curriculum is organised into blocks with each block covering a particular set of artistic disciplines, including drawing, painting, printmaking, textiles, 3D and collage. Vertical progression in each discipline has been deliberately woven into the fabric of the curriculum so that pupils can revisit key disciplines throughout their Primary journey at increasing degrees of challenge and complexity.

They learn to make informed judgements and aesthetic and practical decisions. They explore ideas and meanings through the work of artists and designers. Through learning about the roles and functions of art throughout history, and within different cultures, children can explore its impact and how it contributes to the culture and creativity of our nation and the wider world. The appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts enriches all our lives.

Please refer to the Long Term Planning Sequence to see when each unit is taught and progression within the subject. 

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