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Specialists - Primary Art & Design

Student Work

Some pictures of the Art & Design students.

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ART & DESIGN SPECIALIST

Hi, My name is Sallianne Smales and I am the Primary Art  and Design and Design Technology teacher for the Primary School.  I am also a Year Two class teacher.
At the British School we believe that the arts provide our children with opportunities to help shape and understand the world in which they live irrespective of their background, culture and ability.  Enjoyment of the foundation subjects such as Art and Design and Design Technology is central to our ethos of teaching as well as motivating and raising children’s self esteem. 
In the Primary School, Years One to Six follow the learning outcomes from the QCA National Curriculum for Art and Design and Design Technology. Each year group will adapt these units and integrate them into their own topic work. 
The Foundation Stage in the British School follows the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.  One of the six areas of learning is Creative Development.

Throughout the Primary School the children will learn a variety of skills in Art and Design through a wide variety of media.

  • They will explore and develop ideas
  •  Investigate and make art, craft and design items
  •  Evaluate and develop their work
  •  Gain knowledge and further their understanding in each topic covered

Throughout the Primary School the children will learn a variety of skills in Design Technology through a wide variety of media.

  • Food Technology
  • Materials and structures
  • Mechanism
  • Textiles
  • Control: Electrical

The Primary School liaise closely with the Secondary Art  and Design Department and the Design Technology Department, particularly on issues relating to transition from Key Stage Two to Key Stage Three.
The Primary School also like to look for opportunities to foster positive relations with external establishments such as the Al Madina Art  Gallery and the National Hospitality Institute.