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Jon Nicholls, Director of Arts & Creativity at Thomas Tallis School, tells us how they have embraced practice-based research as a tool for empowering their arts teachers

Paul Pearce from St Giles' School tells us how the Artsmark process has helped them become a hub of excellence for SEND arts provision

Children's Centre Under 1 Roof recently became an Artsmark Partner - Mandie Wraxall tells us the ways they can now support schools undertaking the award

Zoe Dennington tells us how becoming an Artsmark Partner has helped Crafts Council to strengthen their schools offer & create tailored support for Artsmark schools

Jennifer Higginson, Head of Art and Design at Eastbury Community School, reflects on the school's journey to Artsmark Platinum.

As Artsmark Celebration Week comes to an end, we are pleased to announce 28 London schools have today been awarded Artsmark!

East London schools can join the Creative Schools Artsmark programme for tailored support

Ryan McCelland celebrates his school achieving a Platinum Artsmark Award, and tells us more about their Artsmark journey.

Invicta Primary School in Greenwich has been awarded the first Artsmark Award in London, as 250 other London schools register to get involved.

Our first of three sessions for cultural organisations looked at the current policies and trends affecting creative learning and cultural education.

David Rees, Music Coordinator at Lancasterian Primary School, tells us how Artsmark is helping his school to take the next step in improving their arts opportunities.

Find out more about our Artsmark Officer

You can find all the information you need about how it works and how you can apply on the updated website now.

On 29 January, 100 teachers gathered at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre for an afternoon of presentations, activities and conversation focused on the arts in education. 

Our Artsmark Ambassadors programme could help.

Our schools conference, Arts and Culture Action, took place at the British Library on 16 October 2014 and was attended by teachers from schools across London.

Arts Council England is currently updating Artsmark so that it can be as effective as possible in helping to achieve the ambition of ensuring all children and young people have access to high quality arts and culture.

Talent Match London will create new opportunities for unemployed young people aged 18- to 24-years-old who have been out of work for more than 12 months.

Applications are now open for the 2013/14 academic year (Round 14).

During the 2012/13 academic year, 112 schools successfully applied for Artsmark, with 78 achieving Gold - a fantastic achievement, and the highest in the country.

Plans are afoot for our next Schools Forum event – a chance for schools to come together for an afternoon exploring and sharing best practice in delivering arts and cultural activity.

We have published the latest edition of our termly newsletter for schools. In this edition, Munira Mirza shares her view on music education in London schools plus latest news on Artsmark, Arts Award and upcoming events.

AND's Laura Fuller talks about the experiences from the first phase of the Discover Artsmark programme

AND's Programme Associate Laura Fuller reflects on what the natural world can teaches us about teamwork and leadership

We present a very useful guide for teachers on why Artsmark is so important to their staff, pupils and their school as a whole and the wider community.

We were delighted to welcome over 100 schools to our conference, Creative Schools London, at the British Library on 11 October.

There have been a few changes to the programme this year - check out the updated Artsmark website, and watch out for AND's Artsmark Support taster sessions due in the Spring.