--- title: "Creativity - Art" url: "https://makeitdifferent.org.uk/subjects/creativity-art" school: "Hartlepool Free School" --- # Creativity - Art ## Why Teach Art? Art can encourage creativity and self-expression for students. It allows them to explore their own identity and their beliefs and improve their personal confidence through their improved understanding of their own self. It can also support their health and wellbeing as it provides students with a way to express their emotions and ideas in a safe space. Through research of different topics and looking at artists students can improve their critical thinking and analysis skills through their ability to understand a topic and how their own work relates to their research and the world around them. They will also be able to experience art in the natural world which will support their understanding of the world around them. ### Curriculum Intent #### Lower School In lower school we will aim to ensure your child covers the appropriate parts of the national curriculum and gains a foundation in the key aspects of the art curriculum. Your child will learn about: - Drawing – line art, shading, mark making - Colour theory – Primary, secondary, colour mixing, complementary and contrasting colours. - Materials/media – Pencils, pens, paints, pastels - Artist research – Who, when, where, what - Analysis – What went well and what could be improved #### Upper School (KS4) In upper school lessons are designed to build on the skills that students will learn in lower school and have a focus on longer term projects. In addition to going over the lower curriculum we will expand it to also look at: - 7 elements of art – line, shape, space, value, form, texture and colour - Artist research – create work based on your artist, analyse a piece of artwork - Analysis – How does your art link to the artist The subject will have a key emphasis on research and analysis. Student will able to research a topic and the artists related to it, analyse their work, create their own work based on their research and then analyse how their work went and how it links to their research. ### Curriculum Implementation Students will have the opportunity to engage with out of classroom art through photographing nature and visits to local museums/galleries. Students will have access to a range of different mediums and materials that they can experiment with. ### Curriculum Impact - Experience a local museum/art gallery and study at least one local artist to gain a sense of local culture and history. - To be able to create work based on an artist/research and to be able to explain how their work links to their research. - Students will experience art in the nature to support their appreciation of the natural world. - To gain knowledge of different jobs in the art world and how art can lead into a future career. ![Hartlepool Free School](https://files.schudio.com/hartlepool-free-school-2/images/logo/Harltepool-free-school-white-logo.png) #### Hartlepool Free School Hedgehog Lane Hartlepool TS25 1FF 01429 450081 #### Useful Links - [Term Dates](https://makeitdifferent.org.uk/term-dates) - [Curriculum ](https://makeitdifferent.org.uk/curriculum-overview) - [Policies](https://makeitdifferent.org.uk/policies) - [Trust Information](https://makeitdifferent.org.uk/statutory-documents) **Make it Different** is a limited company registered in England and Wales. **Company Registration No:** 12230116. **Registered office:** Hartlepool Free School, Hedgehog Lane, Hartlepool, TS25 1FF. © Copyright 2024–2026 Hartlepool Free School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://makeitdifferent.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)