Year 9 · Art and design · beta

Social action

Pupils will explore social action in a variety of forms, from collaborative practice to inndividual action and how art works can challenge ideas and influenece decisions. These lessons encourage critical thinking and self-expression, fostering creativity, empathy, and social awareness.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

This Oak index uses an earlier export and lists 3 source lessons. DASKEREL has 6 original lessons for this unit, including 3 linked to source lessons absent from that export. Read the full DASKEREL unit.

Prior knowledge

  • Knowledge of contemporary art movements and how artists use their work to reflect societal issues.
  • Basic awareness of current societal concerns such as equality, climate change, or justice, to critically engage with themes explored in socially engaged art.

Source curriculum references

  • Pupils should develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.
  • About the history of art, craft, design and architecture, including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day.
  • To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.
  • Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
  • To increase their proficiency in the handling of different materials.

Oak source metadata. DASKEREL has not independently verified school-level coverage.

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