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Arts Award in London

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A New Direction is the London development agency for Arts Award, the national qualification that supports young people between 11 and 25 to develop as artists and arts leaders.





Book Adviser training now...

(Please note: some dates are different to originally advertised)


Bronze & Silver
training

Bronze & Silver training will enable you to deliver two levels of the award. The day will provide you with an overview and ethos of the award, an understanding of the key assessment criteria and the opportunity to meet other professionals who are planning to run Arts Award.

You will be able to ask questions about how Arts Award may work  in your particular setting and learn how to move forward with the award. You will be given the Adviser Toolkit which details what is required at each level.

Forthcoming Bronze & Silver training dates are as follows, click on the links for more information and to book:


Date: Tuesday 08 May 2012
Time: 10am to 4pm
Venue: The Waterhouse Eco Conferencing Centre, N1 5QJ
Information and booking

Date: Thursday 14 June 2012
Time: 10am to 4pm
Venue: The Waterhouse Eco Conferencing Centre, N1 5QJ
Information and booking

Date: Tuesday 17 July 2012
Time: 10am to 4pm
Venue: The Waterhouse Eco Conferencing Centre, N1 5QJ
Information and booking

Date: Monday 06 August 2012
Time: 10am to 4pm
Venue: The Waterhouse Eco Conferencing Centre, N1 5QJ
Information and booking

Further training dates with other providers can be found here

Gold training

Gold training is for Advisers who have already attended the Bronze & Silver training and will enable you to deliver the highest level of the award. Training will cover the key assessment criteria, explore case studies and examples, and give you the opportunity to find out how the award would work in your setting.

Forthcoming Gold training dates are as follows, click on the links for more information and to book:

Date:  Thursday 03 May 2012
Time:  10am to 1pm
Venue:  The Waterhouse Eco Conferencing Centre, N1 5QJ
Information and booking

Date:  Wednesday 27 June 2012
Time:  10am to 1pm
Venue: The Waterhouse Eco Conferencing Centre, N1 5QJ
Information and booking

Date:  Wednesday 18 July 2012
Time:  10am to 1pm
Venue:  The Waterhouse Eco Conferencing Centre, N1 5QJ
Information and booking


Email enquiries

artsaward@anewdirection.org.uk





About Arts Award

Arts Award fosters creative, communication and leadership skills and helps prepare young people for further education and employment.

The award is accessible to any young person aged 11-25 and embraces all cultural interests and backgrounds.



Did you know.....

  • Arts Award is a qualification at three levels (Bronze, Silver and Gold) offered at levels 1, 2 and 3 on the QCF (Qualifications and Credit Framework) and is accredited by Ofqual
  • Young people can achieve an award in any arts or cultural activity, including technical and support roles such as arts marketing, stage lighting, web design etc
  • Arts Award assesses personal creative development and not specific skill level in the chosen art form
  • Young people create a portfolio in any format to evidence their development
  • An Arts Award adviser supports each young person to achieve his or her aspirations. The adviser may be an artist, teacher or youth worker
  • Any organisation or individual can register as an Arts Award centre provided they are linked to a trained Arts Award adviser
  • Arts Award is managed by Trinity College London in association with Arts Council England




For more information on Arts Award, visit www.artsaward.org.uk


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