ARTSMARK SILVER!!!!!

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been awarded our Artsmark Silver Award in recognition of our fantastic arts provision!

We have been on an arts-filled journey over the past two years to increase our arts offer across the school for all pupils. This had led the children to engage in a huge variety of experiences in many aspects of the arts, including dance, music, the visual arts and drama. Children have had the opportunity to attend a large variety of afterschool clubs, enter competitions and exhibitions and take part in performances both within school and in the local community. We have welcomed an annual 'Big Band' and visual artists to support our offer for the children as well as having a weekly music specialist teacher to support the delivery of music lessons across the school. 

Children in classes 2 and 3 have had the opportunity to broaden their experiences in the arts through a visit to The Tate Modern and the Walker Gallery in Liverpool. In addition to this, pupils have been given the opportunity to achieve a personal qualification in art through the Arts Discover and Art Explore Awards. 

This is just a taste of what we have offered our children. Futher information can be found on the following website page: https://www.woore.org/page/art/114408

We are pleased to have received some very valuable feedback from the assessors at the Arts Council for our 'Artsmark Silver Award':

'Engaging with the arts is having tangible results on pupils, staff and parental engagement. Arts and culture feature in school planning, and are well supported by SLT, a named governor, specialist teaching staff and extra-curricular provision. Pupils access a consistent and relevant range of experiences in school and on visits outside the classroom which leads to showcasing within school and the local community. It’s great to hear about your delivery of Arts Award Discover and roll out of Explore later this year. This journey has focussed on embedding a new progression-based curriculum for art, doing more engagement, and consolidating your good practice with many new staff. It’s good to hear that you are considering diversity and inclusion within the curriculum through Access Art. You have seen staff confidence grow through internal support from your specialist teachers, team teaching and some individual teachers accessing practitioner led CPD.