Nat Curric / Explore and Create / Understand and Evaluate
Creativity / Competence / Cultural Understanding / Critical Understanding
AF / AF2: Exploring and investigating / AF3: Creating art, craft and design / AF1: Understanding art, craft and design
AF. 1 /
  • show interest in the possibilities of different materials and ways of making
  • experiment with materials and processes
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  • use their own ideas to make and create art, craft and design works
  • express opinions about their own work
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  • respond to a range of art, craft and design works with interest and curiosity
  • share what they think and feel about the work of others

NC 1 Level 1Level 2level 1 / Pupils respond to ideas. / They try out, and use, a variety of materials and processes to create their own work. / Pupils describe what they think about the work of others / and explain what they have done in their own work.
AF. 2 /
  • understand particular properties of the materials they choose to work with
  • identify some successes and failures when developing their ideas
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  • make and create art, craft and design works to communicate their ideas
  • make some improvements to their works
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  • communicate some differences in others’ art, craft and design works
  • express straightforward preferences and give reasons for them

NC Level 2 / Pupils try out ways of exploring ideas for themselves and make some choices about what they will do. / They investigate the nature and qualities of different materials and processes, exercising some control over those they use in their work. / Pupils describe some of the characteristics of different kinds of art, craft and design. / They suggest ways to improve their own work.
Expected attainment for majority at age 7 (end of KS1) is level 2
AF2: Exploring and investigating / AF3: Creating art, craft and design / AF1: Understanding art, craft and design
AF. 3 /
  • gather ideas and start making choices about next steps
  • explore the qualities and potential of a range of materials and processes
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  • design, make and create for a range of purposes
  • use what they learn to improve aspects of their own works
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  • identify some similarities and differences inothers’ art, craft and design works
  • make connections between their own andothers' work

NC Level 3 / Pupils try out ways of exploring ideas, collecting information and practical resources in order to make informed choices about their work. / They investigate and use the qualities of materials and processes to develop their own practical skills and to make images and artefacts for different purposes / Pupils describe their understanding of the work of others and comment on the ideas and purposes that they encounter. They comment on similarities and differences between their own and others work. / They use their understanding to reflect on, and improve, aspects of their own work.
AF 4 /
  • identify their intentions in creating and making art, craft and design works
  • develop their ideas through exploring a variety of approaches and materials
  • develop and enhance their work through investigating ideas, information and resources
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  • create art, craft and design works that express and successfully communicate their ideas to others
  • make use of different approaches and materials to realise their intentions
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  • identify significant cultural influences in theworks of different artists
  • compare artists’ different ideas, methodsand purposes

NC level 4 / Pupils use a variety of approaches to exploring and experimenting with ideas, information and resources in order to develop their intentions. / They investigate and develop a range of practical skills and use the qualities of materials and processes purposefully when designing and making. / Pupils compare and comment on differing ideas, methods and approaches used by artists, craftspeople and designers relating these to the contexts in which the work was made. / They discuss their own work and that of others and consider how they might adapt and refine their ideas, skills and processes.
Expected attainment for majority at age 11 (end of KS2) is level 4
AF2: Exploring and investigating / AF3: Creating art, craft and design / AF1: Understanding art, craft and design
AF 5 /
  • analyse and develop their explorations and investigations
  • exploit the potential of new and unfamiliar materials
  • develop their ideas to realise intentions and purposes
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  • create outcomes in which their ideas and purposes are clearly apparent
  • improve and refine their own works using their own and others' views
  • evaluate how successfully their intentions are being realised
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  • articulate how different cultures andcontexts influence outcomes
  • share opinions and preferences whenresponding to others’ works
  • draw on others' methods and approaches toinform their own ideas, intentions andchoices

NC Level 5 / Pupils take some creative risks when exploring, experimenting and responding to ideas and selecting information and resources in order to develop their work. / They develop and use their technical knowledge and skills to manipulate the qualities of materials, processes and the formal elements appropriately, when designing and making. / Pupils consider and discuss the ideas, methods and approaches that are used by artists, craftspersons and designers, relating these to both context and purpose / They evaluate their own work and that of others, reflecting on their own view of its purpose and meaning. They are able to adapt and refine their ideas, processes and intentions.
AF 6 /
  • investigate and experiment with ideas ndependently, creatively and purposefully
  • investigate a range of resources, materials and processes selecting those relevant to their intentions
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  • independently select forms to realise their intentions
  • evaluate the effectiveness of their own and others' works
  • communicate their ideas and intentions and show their understanding of materials, rocesses and formal elements in utcomes
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  • use other artists' work to draw out culturalinfluences, context and traditions
  • express informed opinions about purposesand meanings in others’ works
  • analyse how others’ ways of workinginforms their own designing and making

NC Level 6 / Pupils accept creative risks, exploring and experimenting with ideas independently and inventively, imaginatively using a range of appropriate resources to develop, design and make work with some originality. / They apply their technical knowledge and skills, using the qualities of materials, processes and the formal elementseffectively, to realise their intentions. / Pupils interpret and explain how ideas and meanings are conveyed by artists, craftspersons and designers, recognising the varied characteristics of differing cultures. / They provide a reasoned evaluation of the purpose and meaning of their own work and that of others. They use their critical understanding to develop their own views and practice.
Expected attainment for majority at age 14 (end of KS3) is levels 5/6
AF2: Exploring and investigating / AF3: Creating art, craft and design / AF1: Understanding art, craft and design
AF 7 /
  • initiate, sustain and focus their investigations
  • use and adapt materials and processes imaginatively, adventurously and purposefully
  • combine ideas, processes and materials to develop their intentions
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  • create high quality, personal and imaginative outcomes
  • reflect and make independent choices when creating art, craft and design works
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  • articulate reasoned personal preferences
  • show how contexts affect meanings andways of working
  • evaluate how individual experiences andcultures shape what artists make and do

NC level 7 / Pupils learn from taking creative risks that help them to form and develop their ideas and to create purposeful, imaginative work with some originality. / They demonstrate confident understanding and use of materials, processes and the formal elements, combining these sensitively to realise their intentions. / Pupils analyse and comment on their own and others’ work, appreciating how codes and conventions are used to express ideas in differing genres, styles and traditions. / They explain how and why their understanding of the work of others affects their own ideas, values and practice.
AF 8 /
  • make intuitive and analytical judgements to develop and realise intentions
  • use creative processes to experiment confidently and generate ideas and new ways of working
  • absorb and synthesise influences to enhance their explorations
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  • create challenging and original artefacts that realise personal intentions
  • make effective and well balanced decisions which inform their own and others' work
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  • independently interpret their own andothers' works, using a variety of criticalapproaches
  • make intuitive and sophisticatedconnections and cross-cultural referenceswhen considering others' works

NC Level 8 / Pupils confidently exploit what they learn from taking creative risks and from their understanding of creative processes, to develop, express and realise ideas in original and meaningful work. / They freely experiment with ideas, materials and processes, independently making both intuitive and analytical judgements to develop and realise their intentions. / Pupils analyse, engage with, and question critically aspects of their own and others work, identifying how beliefs, values and meanings are expressed and shared. / They confidently express reasoned judgements, about their own work and that of others, demonstrating analytical, critical and contextual understanding.

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