Pupils and staff at Krishna Avanti Primary School are celebrating after receiving a prestigious Silver Artsmark Award.
Artsmark is the only creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England. It supports them to develop and celebrate arts and cultural education across the whole curriculum, bringing learning to life for children.
To achieve their Artsmark Award, Krishna Avanti had to develop their arts and cultural 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.
Krishna Avanti Primary School received professional support and training throughout their two-year project and developed partnerships with Artist in Residence and Eastside Schools Workshops.
‘’ Engaging with the arts is having tangible results on pupils, staff and parental engagement. Arts and culture feature in school planning through a progression-linked approach, and are supported by SLT, governors. Pupils access a consistent and relevant range of experiences in school and on visits outside the classroom which leads to showcasing within school and soon to be within the local community. It’s great to hear about how you celebrate festivals through music and dance, how you have worked with the organisations Artist in Residence and Eastside Schools and your coronation work with other local schools.’’ The Artsmark assessor commended Krishna Avanti Primary School on ‘’ the effects of your arts-based work, such as pupil confidence rises in literacy through topic specific vocabulary, and you have evidenced this with lovely pupil quotes.’’
On receiving the award, Mrs. Bellare said: “We’re extremely proud of achieving our Artsmark Silver Award. We are committed to delivering a high-quality arts and cultural education and we look forward to continue to grow with Artsmark.”
Dr Darren Henley OBE, Chief Executive of the Arts Council, said:
“I would like to congratulate Krishna Avanti on their Artsmark Award. Becoming an Artsmark school demonstrates that through offering a broad, ambitious and creative curriculum, young people have the opportunity to develop character and resilience, increasing their knowledge, curiosity and skills that will remain with them through to adult life.”