Westrop Primary School

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	Activemark A Sports Award, received if 90% or more of pupils across the school are doing at least 2 hours high quality PE and school sport a week. For more information, visit the website
	Artsmark Silver A nationally recognised and prestigious award, which means that we ensure all children experience a range of arts experiences including dance, drama, music, art and design. At Westrop we value the contribution of the arts and have a strong commitment to ensuring every child has the opportunity to develop skills and creativity. For more information, visit the website
	Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark A nationally recognised award which celebrates the professional capacity of staff. All our staff have received training in the strategies which can be used for diagnosing and helping children with dyslexic tendencies to find effective ways of learning. For more information, visit the website
	Eco-School We have just started to look at this area with several classes doing projects on recycling, use of energy etc last year. We have achieved the Bronze Award for our initial work in raising awareness and committing to a longer term project. It is our aim to achieve Green Flag status. For more information, visit the website
	Healthy Schools Healthy Schools is about creating happier, healthier children who do better in learning and in life! It is an exciting long-term initiative that promotes the link between good health, behaviour and achievement Core themes include PSHE, healthy eating, physical activity and emotional wellbeing. For more information, visit the website
	Investor In People At Westrop everyone is very much part of the whole school team. We value the skills and talents of all our staff, pupils and volunteers and their contribution to the school. As a school we are committed to the continuous professional development of all our staff and an ever increasing range of courses, skills updates are attended during the academic year. Everyone is encouraged to take ownership and responsibility within the organization which continues to develop and reach its goals. For more information, visit the website
	Let's Get Cooking Key Achievements 21 May 10 - 20 May 11: 197 cub members have learnt new sjills 206 new cooking skills have been taught to club members 12 club sessions have been held 3 community cooking events have been held 66 parents, family members and people from the local community were involved Download our certificate - for more information, visit the website