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.
We’ve been shortlisted for two awards!
We are very proud, and still slightly in shock, to announce that we have been shortlisted for two prestigious national awards. The first award is the Pearson National Teaching Awards - for Making a Difference - Primary School of the Year, in recognition of the...
Van Gogh class exploring tone
Today in art, year 4 have been exploring tone - the lightness or darkness of an object, through observational drawing. They used pencil, pen, ink wash and charcoal to see how tone could be created. Tone helps to make an object look three-dimensional by highlighting...
Y2’s Trip to the Theatre
What a show stopping way to end the term! Year 2 went to the Half Moon Theatre in Limehouse to watch Pinocchio, which they thoroughly enjoyed! They were treated to a visual display of colour, bright lights, and amazing music. The puppeteer Steve Tiplady put on a great...
Anglo Saxon treasure
In the British Museum, there is a very special coin. The gold coin of Coenwulf, king of Mercia (796-821), is unique, and one of only eight gold British coins known from the period AD 700-1250. Coenwulf was king of Mercia, East Anglia and Kent, making him ruler of most...
Arts Council visit local exhibition
The Arts Council visited an exhibition put on by Bow Arts at Poplar Union today. They took part in a fun workshop led by local artist, Sara Heywood, and collaborated on an installation with several local schools. The exhibition included lots of interesting projects...
Dream, Inspire, Imagine, Calm
These are the words the Arts Council used to describe how they wanted to feel when in our school library. They have started a new project to design some new sculptural elements for our library space. They researched the existing library space and brainstormed what the...
Rousseau’s animals
Year 4 have been looking very closely at the painting, Surprised by Henri Rousseau. They went to see it in the National Gallery, and were impressed by the colours and all of the detail you can see in the work if you look closely. Did you know Rousseau never actually...
Exploring line and tone
Delaunay Class explored line and tone in art this week. They looked closely at plants, and drew what they could see using line. Combining pencil, charcoal, pen and water, they then explored tone - noticing the light and dark areas of the plants in front of them. At...
Mayor of Tower Hamlets Christmas Card Competition
We're delighted to announce that two of our pupils, Halima and Muhsin, have both been announced as winners of the annual Tower Hamlets Christmas Card Competition. There are three winners chosen from entries across the borough, so we are especially proud to win two of...
Year 4 Trip to The National Gallery
Today Year 4 braved the Christmas Markets in Trafalgar Square to visit The National Gallery. We toured the gallery and discussed lots of really interesting paintings, including 'Surprised!' by Henri Rousseau. Did you know that 'Surprised!' is a painting of a tiger in...