The documents below can be used by schools and education settings to complete their Artsmark journey
Read Arts Council England's step by step guide to how Artsmark works.
Read Arts Council England’s Self-Assessment document to find out more about the criteria for each Artsmark level, and to gauge your school's current level of provision.
We have created this toolkit to offer some tips on getting the most out of completing your SoC. Each statement will be different, so we are not offering exemplars, but the resource is designed to take you through each question and consider what needs to be included.
Download the Statement of Commitment template here. This is the first document you submit to Arts Council England after you have attended an Artsmark Development Day.
A New Direction's guide to the Quality Principles. The Quality Principles create a framework that can help you to plan, develop and evaluate your arts and cultural provision. In this document we have created some prompts you may find useful when working with the Quality Principles.
A New Direction's evaluating impact resource was created as a response to a question we are often asked: ‘how do we evaluate the impact that the Artsmark journey has had on our arts provision?’ We have given 5 examples of ways to monitor and evaluate impact in the arts.
In this toolkit, we offer some tips and advice to help you get the most out of completing your Case Study. As each Case Study will be different, we are not offering exemplars, but we will take you through each question and consider what needs to be included.
Download the Case Study template here. This is the second and final document you need to submit to Arts Council England. The Case Study should reflect on the journey since submission of the Statement of Commitment and evidence and evaluate the impact Artsmark has had over time.
A New Direction has been consulting with Virtual Schools across England about the potential use of Artsmark to better embed high-quality cultural education within their work, and to support more children and young people with cultural education opportunities. Read the full report here.
A New Direction conducted research for Arts Council England into how Artsmark supports special schools in their arts strategy and delivery. Read the case studies here.
Read Arts Council England’s answers to the most frequently asked questions about Artsmark.
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