Bishops Cannings CofE Primary School and Pre School

Pupils and staff at Bishops Cannings Primary School have received a prestigious Silver Artsmark 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, we had to develop our arts and culture provision to embed a broad and ambitious curriculum. This was achieved under the direction of our Arts Subject Leader, Mrs Sarah Reed, who created an overall plan that was committed to and delivered across the whole school.

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 continuing to grow with Artsmark.

Dr Darren Henley CBE, Chief Executive of the Arts Council, said:

“I would like to congratulate Bishops Cannings Primary School 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.”