The Arts

This area of learning makes a key contribution to learners’ personal, social and emotional development and to their growth as confident individuals. It enables them to participate in and respond to the creative and cultural life of their communities. Working as artists and designers they are encouraged to develop their own voice and to actively collaborate in order to communicate with different audiences through a variety of media and contexts. Participating in a range of art forms – including art and design, drama, music and dance – helps learners become responsive, critical and appreciative. They discover the value of discipline and practice and, in responding to the work of others, they gain insights into different viewpoints, identities, traditions and cultures.

Learners should build secure knowledge of the following:

a. how creative ideas can be developed in response to different stimuli and imaginative thinking

b. how different art forms communicate and evoke moods, thoughts and ideas

c. that designing, creating and performing require discipline, control, technique and practice

d. how and why people from different times and cultures have used the arts to express ideas and communicate meaning

e. that accepted forms and conventions can give structure and purpose to artistic works but can be adapted and changed

At Forest Primary School, we aim to foster and develop a lifelong love of Music in our children. We hope to inspire creativity and self-expression as well as developing an understanding of the value and importance of music in the wider community, including the role it can play in maintaining positive mental health and well-being. We believe that music can give children opportunities to connect with each other and develop teamwork skills.  We hope to expose the children to a diverse range of musical experiences and ignite a passion for music. We want them to listen to and respond to different musical styles, find their voices as singers and to develop their skills of composing and performing to enable them to become confident, reflective musicians by the time they leave Forest Primary School.

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words.” – Victor Hugo