Art and design at KS2 and physical impairment

The challenges and suggestions are the same at this level as for KS1.

In addition you can:

• Try doing more with digital media - create work that remains in digital form or is printed out as artwork.
• Establish the pupil’s preferred method of artwork by using many different media, from marbling, to modelling. Explore the variety of different materials discussed at P levels 4-8 such as Fimo, exploded maize noodles and clay (air-drying clay or clay requiring that requires firing (baking).
• Use a potter’s wheel - it can be accessible for disabled pupils, given support to apply the clay and turn the wheel. Pottery also has the bonus of functionality and further creativity through designing glazes and other patterns.
• It may be helpful to liaise with the pupil’s physiotherapist to reinforce hand and arm movements as part of a physical programme, if relevant, and also to see what types of hand and arm movements are practical. Allow the pupil time for their creative process.
• Explore art which pushes the boundaries of convention – such as:
• Damian Hirst’s extraordinary works
• Anish Kapoor whose sculptures have optical illusions
• Charles Avery who paints images of a fantasy land with fantasy animals
• Andy Warhol with his bright colours
• Irena Kononova who paints landscapes that are textured in layers with 3-D effects including the use of sawdust and other ground materials such as marble. Her work has a luminescence which is fascinating and non-traditional.