Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation. National Curriculum for Art & Design, purpose of study
Here is a short film we made for ArtUK about the sculpture, Draped Seated Woman (Old Flo) by Henry Moore. The sculpture is particularly important to our community within Tower Hamlets.
William Morris
Did you know William Morris was born in Walthamstow, East London? Year 4 have been learning about the artist and designer this half term. He had a love of nature, and this was reflected in his beautiful pattern work. He became very famous for his wallpaper patterns...
Islamic Art
Year 6 have been learning about Early Islamic Civilisation. In art, we have been looking at the work of contemporary artist, Zarah Hussain. Hussain is an artist who lives and works in London, and who has been inspired by her heritage and the geometric patterns of...
TOWER HAMLETS BOOK AWARD 2023
The annual Tower Hamlets Book Award is just one of the exciting events made possible through subscriptions to the Tower Hamlets Schools Library Services. It is for pupils aged 10 to 13 (Years 5 to 8) and the aim is to encourage children to share the pleasure of...
Inspired by Paul Klee
Year 1 are becoming masters at using a small paintbrush and washing their brushes between colour applications. They have created a whole gallery of beautiful works inspired by the painting, Castle and the Sun, by Paul Klee (1879-1940). First we explored shape, and how...
All about Number Three in the Hub!
We had a great time celebrating the humble number three. We invited parent to join us in class with their children and together design a piece of artwork that celebrates number 3. The parents and children worked together collecting items that were the same and...
Arts Council – 2023-24
Each year, children get to choose from a wide range of pupil leadership positions at Lansbury Lawrence. The Arts Council is the longest running, and always has a record number of applicants. It is incredibly hard to choose who is successful, but I am very pleased to...
All about Bonfire Night.
This week in Reception we have been learning all about Bonfire Night and the history behind it. We have learnt the story and now understand why we celebrate Bonfire Night, we know how people may celebrate and we had a look at what the world was like 400 years ago when...
Young London Print Prize Winners
During the half term, we had the absolute pleasure of attending the announcement of the Young London Print Prize winners at the famous Piccadilly lights, in central London. Out of over 2000 entries, Afsana in year 6 was the 1st prize winner! Her beautiful artwork,...
Our Autumn 1 Learning
This term, in history, I have learnt about Poplar Rates Rebellion and how it started.In 1921 the government was greedy at that time and the rents were the same as everyone and the wealthy didn't want to have the same rents as the poor so the government said that for...
Lots of Learning in Reception.
This half term, we have been so busy with our wider curriculum learning. We have been learning about our community and and other connections we have in the world, how we have changed since being a baby, painted our self portraits and learnt about our senses....