Springwood High School in King’s Lynn has been named Lead School for West Norfolk by the Norfolk and Suffolk Music Hub for the second year in a row, Yahoo News UK reported. The secondary school has also been nominated for the Music Mark of Recognition for Ambition and Quality in Music Education.
Robin Norman, director of music at Springwood and the West Norfolk Academies Trust, said the continuation legitimizes the work being done not just at the school but in the wider music community, working with the hub and other partners to give opportunities to young people across West Norfolk and beyond, according to the report.
Under the National Plan for Music Education, music hubs appoint lead schools that demonstrate outstanding music provision. Yahoo News UK reported that 12.5 percent of Springwood students take instrumental and singing lessons, significantly higher than the national average of eight percent.
Norman said that at a time when music education is struggling nationally, the school is actively increasing its take-up and provision, the report stated.
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