We need 21st century champions for neglected subjects
“The arts have the power to transform lives, but sustained cuts to funding are a threat to pupils’
personal, social and academic success” writes Lesley Morgan, the Trust’s Arts Development Manager, in her Teach Primary editorial that highlights the importance of investing to inspire the next generation of creative minds. Read the full article on page 17: Teach_Primary_17.8.pdf (theteachco.com)
Howard Community Academy
Lesley works with the Trust by assisting academies with their Arts curriculum. Alongside this, helping academies to achieve the prestigious Artsmark award, and pupils on their Arts Award journey.
Oishani Goswami, Sawston Village College student awarded Gold Arts Award.
Recently, Sawston Village College was awarded Artsmark Platinum and Howard Community Academy was Awarded Artsmark Gold. A significant achievement that highlights the academies commitment to the arts curriculum within their schools. Also, Sawston Village College recently had a record-breaking three pupils awarded the Gold Arts Award.
Lesley also encourages collaborative projects within the Trust, with the recent success of Platform 23 providing an opportunity for secondary Heads of Arts to share best practice and teaching methods with each other.
