A WARRINGTON primary school has been awarded Artsmark Silver in recognition of the school’s commitment to and excellence in, arts education.
Arts Council England has made the award to Appleton Thorn Primary.
Head teacher Jackie Stillings said: “I’m delighted the Arts Council has recognised our school’s dynamic arts education programme.
“Our students really enjoy both the creative and expressive arts and I’d like to thank all our staff for their hard work in achieving this award.”
Since Artsmark began nine years ago, almost 10,000 awards have been made, with 1,649 schools receiving the award this year.
Arts Council chief executive Alan Davey said: “Arts Council England is committed to great art for everyone and we believe that the earlier children are creatively inspired, the more likely they are to have a lifelong engagement with art.
“Artsmark sets the standard for an outstanding arts offer in schools and it’s great to see so many new schools attaining the Artsmark award this year. The award recognises Appleton Thorn’s passion for the arts and belief in the power of creativity.”
A school must dedicate a minimum of 10 per cent of its curricular teaching time to the arts to receive an Artsmark; 12 per cent wins a Silver Artsmark and 15 per cent qualifies for Artsmark Gold. An Artsmark school also provides teachers’ professional development and involvement with local artists and arts groups. Any school in England can apply for Artsmark at: www.artsmark.org.uk
All Artsmark recipient schools from the North West region will be invited to a ceremony and evening reception to be held at the Brindley Arts Centre in Runcorn in September where they will be presented with their award.
A WARRINGTON primary school has been awarded Artsmark Silver in
recognition of the school's commitment to and excellence in, arts
education.
School wins arts award
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