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🎨 Arts.

Five disciplines, one programme: C.R.E.A.T.E. covers Music, Visual Arts, Theatre, Dance and Media Arts — all aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) across the four artistic processes: Creating, Performing/Presenting, Responding, Connecting.

Knowledge & skills

Progression spine

The knowledge and skills children should hold and be able to demonstrate by the end of each stage in Arts. Each strand runs from the earliest years through Stage 5.

Creating

By end ofChildren can…
Grade 2Generates ideas and tries them out in at least 3 disciplines.
Grade 5Plans, drafts and refines an original work in 2+ disciplines.

Performing / Presenting

By end ofChildren can…
Grade 2Performs to peers with focus.
Grade 5Performs publicly with stagecraft and stamina.

Responding

By end ofChildren can…
Grade 2Says what they noticed and felt about an artwork.
Grade 5Uses arts vocabulary to interpret and evaluate works.

Connecting

By end ofChildren can…
Grade 5Relates artworks to history, culture and personal experience.