We are currently taking part in the Artsmark Award at Kingsthorpe Village Primary School. The Artsmark Award is the only creative quality standard for schools and education settings, accredited by Arts Council England. They support settings to develop and celebrate their commitment to arts and cultural education.

The Artsmark aims to:

• Build young people’s confidence, character and resilience through arts and cultural education
• Use Artsmark’s clear and flexible framework to embed creativity across the whole curriculum and use it to address school improvement priorities
• Celebrate a long-term commitment to cultural education with pupils, parents and the local community

Our Artsmark journey will take approximately two years, after which we will be awarded with Silver, Gold or Platinum depending on our evidence. During this time, the children will be taking part in a wide range of arts-related activities to embed the Arts in our curriculum.