To ensure that outcomes and skills learnt fed back into school-time learning and impacted on attendance, completion of coursework and exam results

Reports from teachers include improved attendance, greater social interaction and improved GCSE grades. The impact of these activities on pupil performance and attainment has been greatly persuasive when schools have been planning beyond the life of the current NOF programme.

“CAPE has had an immense impact on the standards within school, the raising of aspirations, changing lives for our students”. – Teacher Newall Green High School

“students who haven’t found anything in the curriculum for them, will certainly come to school if they know that they are looking forward to their creative activity afterwards” – Teacher Plant Hill High School

“We have found artistic activities really engage our pupils and through CAPEUK/NOF projects we have been able to enjoy new experiences and develop new skills. By inviting artists into our community we have been able to motivate people and widen a lot of eyes through after school activities.” - Teacher City of Leeds School

“Pupils learnt that practice makes perfect which has helped them throughout school.” – Teacher Intake High School Arts College

“The Samba project focussed some pupils on the future, led to growing confidence and self esteem, and better peer relations, for others it improved attendance and improved relations with staff.” – Egerton Park Arts School