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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

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.

Local places in receipt of the Levelling Up Fund are most likely to deliver better heritage and culture projects because of the advice they receive from the ALBs in the Levelling Up Places Service.

For Artsmark Celebration Week, Kevin Jones, one of the Artsmark assessors, reflects on the significance of cultural collaborations in the Artsmark Framework.

Manchester Hospital School proudly received an Artsmark Gold Award. To celebrate, we spoke to Lisa Biggar, a teacher at the setting, about some of the things she’s most proud of...

Involvement with arts and culture is crucial to imagination, self-expression and creativity in young people.

It was a pleasure to see first hand the dedication of teachers and the enthusiasm of their pupils