Abbey Hill wins GOLD!

Abbey Hill School has just been awarded the Gold standard in the ARTSMARK At the end of June 2007 we were officially awarded the Gold standard awarded by the Arts Council England. This was a great achievement to get the Gold standard at the first attempt! Well done to everyone involved. Artsmark is a national award scheme managed by Arts Council England that recognises schools with a high level of provision in the arts. The award scheme is open to all schools in England - primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units, both maintained and independent. Artsmark provides a benchmark for arts provision which encourages schools to consider the opportunities they offer in art, dance, drama and music. The application form for Artsmark acts as an auditing tool, through which schools may gain an overall picture of their arts education provision.