IN addition to our generic pedagogies, which are:

• Flexible groupings

• Revisiting prior learning from lessons

• Retrieval of prior knowledge in different contexts

• Visualisers for modelling

• I do, we do,you do

• Chunking lesson

• Dual coding 

• Strategies for remembering

• Sequential graphics

• Working walls (consistent subject specific design)

• Explicit teaching of vocabulary. (E.g. Use of visualiser / demonstrate methods and techniques).

We also have the following subject specific pedagogies for Art:

• Every lesson will be explicitly led by the class teacher.

• Research - Artist study.

• Critical analysis of artist/s work.

• (Y4-6 compare and contrast of 2 artists).

• Exploring media and materials.

• Designing final piece.

• Make final piece of artwork.

• Evaluate (this should be ongoing throughout each unit - peer evaluation / evaluating media and material / evaluating processes.

• Evaluating final piece of work using consistent sentence stems and evaluation pro-forma.

• All children will be exposed to key strands of art (Drawing / painting / sculpture).

• Working wall will clearly include 4 processes of art (Research / design / make / evaluate.

• Formative assessment approaches are applied at all times in each lesson however, the final lesson in the unit, is an ‘end of unit assessment lesson’.

• Regular representation of the subject within ‘Low Stakes Friday Curriculum Quiz’ to reinforce KS&U and aid cognitive load. Teachers guided by subject lead’s key questioning document.

• SEND adaptations are made for pupils who need them.