Art and Design

art-and-design-deep-dive-questions-and-answers.pdf

  • How do you evidence progress in Art and Design?

  • Who teaches Art and Design?

  • How do you challenge your higher ability children?

  • How can you assess and demonstrate progression across key stages?

  • How is this monitored?

  • How do you ensure the National Curriculum is being covered?

  • What are children learning?

  • Why do you teach what you do?

  • How is the Art and Design curriculum you teach particularly relevant to your children?

  • How do you ensure there is a sequence of learning?

  • How do you assess children’s prior knowledge?

  • How do you ensure that staff have good Art and Design subject knowledge?

  • How do you support staff that need it?

  • What provision is there for Art and Design across the curriculum?

  • What scheme do you follow (if any) and why?

  • What are the strengths and weaknesses in Art and Design?

  • How is Art and Design taught? Do you have enough time to deliver the Art and Design curriculum?

  • What staff CPD do you have planned?

  • What is your long term vision for Art and Design in your school?

  • What changes have been made to Art and Design since the last inspection?

  • What is the progression of knowledge and skills like in Art and Design?

  • How is this monitored?

  • Show me an example of a skill children learn in Art and Design and how it progresses from EYFS to year 6. How do you ensure correct use of vocabulary, and progression of vocabulary across the age ranges?

  • In what way does the learning environment support learning?

  • How is your Art and Design curriculum tailored to the needs of the children in your school?

  • How do you support children who need extra support with Art and Design, as well as the children who are exceeding age related expectations?

  • Do your Art and Design lessons provide Cultural Capital?

  • What opportunities do children have to link their learning to other subjects?

  • What is it like to be a pupil at this school?

  • What barriers and challenges do you face at your school? How do pupils remember what you’ve taught them?

  • What did you think of the observed lesson/s?

  • What do you want children to be able to do with their Art and Design knowledge once they leave school?

  • Do you feel like Art and Design is one of your strongest subjects?

  • What is behaviour like in Art and Design lessons?