Artsmark and Arts Awards

The Arts Award for Schools

Arts Council England Artsmark is awarded to schools in recognition of outstanding commitment to the arts.  It is a benchmark for arts education provision.  The three levels of award are Artsmark, Artsmark Silver, and Artsmark Gold.  Artsmark Awards are available to all schools in England - primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units, both maintained and independent. Applications are invited in November of each year.

Artsmark Awards are valid for three years at which time schools can re-apply at either the same level, or that appropriate to their current level of arts provision.  Schools can apply within the three year time period for a higher award.

Milton Keynes Arts Education Forum is committed to helping schools achieve this award and currently organise two seminars each year to assist with the application process.  The first seminar is held in June or July each year with a follow up in September. 

The seminars are suitable for Headteachers, senior managers, Art subject leaders and Art Co-ordinators from all primary, secondary and special schools and are particularly aimed at schools:

• wishing to apply for Artsmark for the first time
• wishing to re-apply for the Award but requiring an update on changes to the application form.
• who would like to find out about Artsmark with a view to applying for an award in the future
• wishing to carry out a well-constructed, detailed audit of the provision for the arts in their school.

Invitations to attend the seminars are sent out to schools at the beginning of   the summer term.

Please check our News and Events section for latest seminar dates and details of the most recent round of Awards.

For more information on the Artsmark scheme please go to www.artsmark.co.uk

NEWS & EVENTS

We would like to congratulate the following schools who were all successful in the most recent round of Artsmark Awards: 

Round 9

Artsmark                                                                                                                                   Olney Infant School                                                                                                 Shepherdswell School

Artsmark Silver                                                                                                                Broughton Fields Primary School                                                                                    Rickley Junior School                                                                                                         Shenley Brook End School                                                                                                   Saint Mary's Wavendon CE Primary

Artsmark Gold                                                                                                                 Brooksward School                                                                                                      Glastonbury Thorn School                                                                                                Loughton School

Also congratulations to the following schools awarded in Round 8:

Round 8 Awards

Artsmark
Fenny House, The Milton Keynes Tuition Service 

Artsmark Silver
Abbeys Primary School 
Long Meadow School     
Sir Frank Markham Community School   
Slated Row School      
The Redway School      
Tickford Park Primary School
Two Milt Ash School

Artsmark Gold                                                                                                                      Loughton Manor First School
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Wavendon Gate School   

Arts Award aspires to support any young person aged 11-25 to enjoy the arts and develop creative leadership skills. Offered at levels 1, 2 and 3 on the National Qualifications Framework. Arts Award can be achieved at three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

For more information please visit www.artsaward.org.uk