grow as artists and arts leaders, be inspired to connect with and take part in the wider arts world
A range of unique qualifications that supports anyone aged 5 to 25 through all art forms, from dance to digital art or pottery to poetry.
As a registered Arts Award Centre and Advisor I can offer :
- support you to deliver the Arts Award in your setting and
- support Home Educators to gain this qualification through distance learning.
- support your Artsmark status and can contribute positively when being reviewed by Ofsted.
Through Arts Award children and young people can take an inspiring art journey that earns them qualifications for something they enjoy, making the award very valuable and practical. It is not prescriptive and covers all art forms and all artists, allowing children and young people independence and freedom to develop their own learning pathways.
The Award seeks not only to extend artistic abilities, it also encourages an understanding of the work that artists undertake in the community, developing children and young as arts leaders and providing pathways to success in the real world.
Arts Award is not prescriptive and covers all art forms and all artists, allowing children and young people independence and freedom to develop their own learning pathways.
There are 5 levels of Arts Award
- Discover – Introductory level with a certificate of achievement no qualification designed for ages 5 and above.
- Explore – designed for ages 7 and above.
- Bronze – designed for young people aged 11 and above.
- Silver – designed for young people aged 14 and above.
- Gold – a Award that carries UCAS tariff points has been designed for young people aged 16 and above
Arts Award qualifications are regulated by Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) in England, CCEA Regulation in Northern Ireland and by Qualifications Wales. The awarding organization is Trinity College London (TCL). Arts Award is managed by Trinity College London in association with Arts Council England.
