Aimhigher - Mapping our Future

Shakerley CE Primary School, Tyldesley, near Wigan

The Year 6 class worked with the textile artist, Angela Cusani-Turner. They created a series of collaged panels that connect together to explore the idea of growing up and out into the world.

They began with drawings of themselves, their sense of home and their neighbourhood. They created collaged surfaces using maps of their locality and as the panel developed, local maps were replaced by maps from further afield. The children were encouraged to discuss their ideas about further education, creating a collaged panel made from leaflets from local colleges. A sense of purpose and direction has been created by the addition of vividly coloured and textured arrows, continually surging in the direction of further education. The panels are completed by a series of flags, communicating the idea of achievement.