Key Stage 2 – Art & Design

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Key Stage 2 Art and Design: Teaching for every child

Children are taught to:

• explore and develop ideas, by collecting visual and other information in a sketchbook, and choosing which ideas they want to develop
• mix different materials, tools and techniques (for example, using dyeing, printing and embroidery to create a textile) to achieve effects
• review their own and others’ work, saying what they think and feel about it
• combine colour, pattern and texture, line and tone, shape, form and space
• investigate the roles and purposes of artists, craftspeople and designers in different times and cultures.

They do this on their own and working with others, using a range of starting points (such as their own experiences, natural and made objects, and the local environment). They look at a range of work (for example, studying originals and reproductions, going to galleries and museums, and using the internet).

This information is supplied by Parents Centre and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.