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Posted on: January 12th 2023
Gold Artsmark!
Pupils and staff at Valley Invicta Primary School at Kings Hill are celebrating after receiving a prestigious Artsmark Gold Award.
The Artsmark Award is the only creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England. It supports schools to develop and celebrate arts and cultural education, putting creativity and wellbeing at the heart of the curriculum. Artsmark ensures every young person can be creative and access a diverse, high-quality cultural education.
In order to achieve their Artsmark Award, Valley Invicta Primary School at Kings Hill had to develop their arts and culture provision to embed a broad and ambitious curriculum. This was achieved by creating an overall plan that was committed to and delivered across the whole school.
On receiving the award, Headteacher Steph Guthrie, said: “We’re extremely proud of achieving our Artsmark Gold Award. We are completely committed to delivering a high-quality arts and cultural education and we look forward to continue to grow and work with Artsmark.”
Dr Darren Henley CBE, Chief Executive of the Arts Council, said: “I would like to congratulate Valley Invicta Primary School at Kings Hill on their Artsmark Award. Becoming an Artsmark school demonstrates that through offering a broad, ambitious, and creative curriculum, every pupil can develop character and resilience, increasing their knowledge, curiosity and skills that will remain with them through to adult life.”
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