Art and Design

Art and Design at Beaucroft underpins the delivery of a wide-ranging and diverse curriculum, catering for individual needs of our students from the Early Years department to the Senior phase, as well as our Post 16 students based at our college provision.

Creative modes of teaching practice are crucial in support of sensory and exploratory approaches to learning, in line with the development of key skills, including fine and gross motor, critical thinking skills and cultural awareness. All these factors and more contribute to an increased investment in Cultural Capital, and interaction with organisations, practitioners and opportunities that enrich the lives of our student cohort.

Departments follow a three-yearly curriculum model consisting of varied themes and topics, coinciding with developmental criteria outlined in the Art and Design overview. This identifies topic knowledge, skills progression and curriculum sequencing. Nurture, pre-formal, semi-formal and formal modes of learning are utilised, enabling sustained progression and differentiation. Classes incorporate discrete Art and Design lessons within their timetables that often bear thematic approaches, encompassing dance, music, ICT, drama, Literacy and Design Technology. Departmental schemes of work seek to outline the Intent, Implementation and Impact of Art and Design. As a provision, we strive to provide an aspirational creative offer as part of our wider curriculum.