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Their future plans include a podcast studio to boost writing skills and pupil voice
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It’s why I am excited to be driving the Arts Council’s vision for creative and cultural practitioners.
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Involvement with arts and culture is crucial to imagination, self-expression and creativity in young people.
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Creative health is fundamental to a healthy and prosperous society, and its benefits should be available and accessible to all
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Sportlight teaser - For many schools, artistic achievement and academic rigour may seem like polar opposites. With limited funds and time, schools often feel like they need to focus on one (academic) over the other (the arts). However, at The Victory Academy we’ve shown it’s possible to drive both cultural and academic success simultaneously. We’ve drawn inspiration from our Platinum Artsmark Award to offer an expansive, well-rounded education that unleashes the potential of every one of our students.
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Promoting the arts in school benefits the whole curriculum – pupils grow in confidence and perform better across the board, writes the principal of an Artsmark Platinum Award school
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Delivering Arts Award’s range of qualifications can help schools meet the Artsmark criteria – enabling personalised delivery, facilitating progress, developing leadership skills and offering CPD opportunities for teaching staff.
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