Northamptonshire Healthy Schools Award
The Basic Skills Agency Quality Mark
Active Mark
Click on one of the links above to find out more about these awards.
Artsmark Vase
Arts Council England Artsmark
In 2008 we were presented with the Artsmark from the Arts Council. Artsmark is a standard set by the Arts Council for an outstanding arts offer in schools and we achieved this. By achieving it, it shows that we have a passion for the arts, and belief in the power of creativity. The arts include drama, dance, art and music and so involve a large part of the curriculum. The school was invited to a presentation at the Playhouse Theatre in Nottingham where schools from our region were present. For more information, please visit http://www.artsmark.co.uk
Eco Schools Award
As an Eco School with the Green Flag Award, environmental education is a very important feature of St James Infant School. We follow our own Eco-Code to ensure we are protecting the environment, reducing waste and recycling. Our recycling friends, Poppy and Peabody, help the children to remember to reduce, reuse and recycle paper, cardboard, plastic, fruit waste and garden waste. Poppy and Peabody are awarded to two children in our weekly celebration assembly to help encourage the children to continue their hard work. We have many resources in school to help us teach the environmental curriculum, including a pond, bug garden and vegetable garden. We are always trying to improve our environmental practice so we are working towards our current action plan. For more information, please visit http://www.eco-schools.org.uk/
