Artsmark Award

The creative quality standard for schools

• How can Artsmark help my school?

  Artsmark is the nationally recognised mark of excellence for schools delivering quality arts and cultural provision. The Artsmark programme is a supported journey for schools to develop their practice and celebrate their achievements.

  The award provides a framework to build your profile as a school leading in arts education. The award will help you audit current strengths, identify priorities, and articulate and align arts and cultural provision against whole school improvement.

  "Artsmark is a fantastic way of focusing on what you already do well as a school and highlighting what you could yet still strive to do. We have identified skills within our own staff we didn't know existed (and shared these skills with others!) and pupil voice has been at the fore of our work. The process is straight forward and there are lots of resources available to help you get started."
  – Hurlingham School

  Artsmark can help you to:

  • Build young people’s confidence, character and resilience through creativity
  • Support the health and wellbeing of pupils through arts and culture
  • Strengthen pupil voice and develop young people’s leadership skills through Artsmark
  • Embed creativity across your whole curriculum and address school improvement priorities by using Artsmark’s clear and flexible framework
  • Access professional support, advice and resources to strengthen your arts provision
  • Celebrate your long-term commitment to cultural education with pupils, parents and your local community
  • Develop new partnerships with the country’s most treasured cultural organisations, providing young people with exciting opportunities
• How do I register for Artsmark?

  To register for Artsmark, simply complete the short form on the Artsmark website:

  Complete the registration form

  "Registration was really easy - I set aside a whole hour to do it, but it only took a few minutes!"
  – Hayes School

  Signing up gives you access to:
  

  • A one-day CPD / Professional Development Course for two members of staff (including one SLT member)
  • Ongoing support, expert guidance and advice from A New Direction in London
  • Peer learning events and networking
  • 1:1 support in developing your offer and shaping your submission to Arts Council England

  All support is included within an initial £500 sign-up. Schools have up to two years to make a submission, and the resulting Artsmark Award (Silver, Gold or Platinum) is then valid for two years.