Beaminster St Mary’s Academy 

Art and Design  Intent Statement 

Beaminster St Mary’s believes that art is a vital part of children’s education, with a significant and valuable role in the taught curriculum and the enrichment opportunities we offer our pupils. We believe that art provides a forum to develop the mind-set of experiment and risk taking in learning. Our art curriculum will develop children’s critical abilities, as well as an understanding of their own and others’ cultural heritages through the study of a diverse range of artists. 
Children will develop their appreciation and understanding of the visual language of art through effective teaching and considered sequences of lessons and experiences. Understanding of the visual elements of art and design (line, tone, texture, colour, pattern, shape, 3D form) will be developed by providing a curriculum that will encourage children to explore and experiment with different techniques, styles and medium in order to inspire a love of art and to nurture and develop their artistic skills.  

All of our subjects include the same curriculum drivers, these are:

Curiosity

• We aspire for pupils to embrace challenge with a growth mindset and show curiosity, independence and resilience in all that they do.

Admiration

• We aspire for pupils to become wise, respectful learners.

Communication

• We aspire for pupils to become emotionally mature with a depth of language that enables them to share ideas effectively.

Worldly

• We aspire for pupils to become emotionally literate, tolerant, and appreciative of an ever-changing global environment.