Insights into inspirational arts practice in schools: Daring to be remarkable at Beaconsfield High School

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Beaconsfield High School is a girls’ state grammar school that prides itself on excellence for education and beyond. We provide an exceptionally happy and high-achieving learning environment for our 1,100 students, and this year we are proud to be one of the top three grammar schools in the country for progress, with a P8 score of +1.21. We are a modern, diverse, inclusive and dynamic community valuing a broad and creative curriculum, supported by an inspiring extra-curricular programme. As a school, we don't rest on our laurels and, in addition to receiving Outstanding at our last Ofsted inspection in 2007, last summer we achieved the Exceptional Schools Award (a prestigious quality standard based on the attributes and practice of the best schools nationally), and have gained Governor Mark. When I joined Beaconsfield High School five years ago, creative and performing arts were ‘underachieving’. There was little or no art on the walls, DT displays were dusty and dated, far fe

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