Expressive Arts

Drama

All classes in the school use Drama Packs, supported by Topics and Drama activities from other areas of the curriculum to enhance the children’s skills.   The school has a dedicated Drama and Music Room which is very well resourced.   Pupils are given opportunities to participate in drama events both in school and in the community.

Art and design

Art and Design permeates the whole curriculum but skills are taught independently to ensure that visual elements, techniques and attainment are addressed.  We use Borders, Fife and Prim Ed material as a guide for the development of Art programmes.

Dance

The school uses the Border’s Physical Education pack. This covers the areas of, Social Dance and Creative Dance. It is supplemented with other resources form Primrose Education and supported by specialist staff particularly East Ayrshire Dance Motivators.

Music

The school has a wide variety of resources to support the teaching of music. The main resources used are Silver Burdett, Borders Music and the new resource of ABC Music. The school is involved in a number of musical productions throughout the year which the children greatly enjoy.

Each aspect of Expressive Arts is planned to give, breadth, balance and continuity over the school session and the programmes are designed to fit in with interdisciplinary projects and tasks.