Why Artsmark?

  • Artsmark is the creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England.


The new Artsmark has been redesigned, by schools for schools, to make it relevant and straightforward.

  • Artsmark provides a clear framework for teachers to plan, develop and evaluate arts, culture and creativity across the curriculum. 
  • Schools are supported throughout their Artsmark journey by our network of local delivery partners, providing training, advice, practical teaching resources and introductions to leading cultural organisations in your area. 
  • Schools are awarded Silver, Gold or Platinum, based on their achievements.
  • Artsmark has a common sense application process that is light on paperwork and flexible to each school. 

Benefits to schools:
  • Access to exceptional resources as well as networks of the country's most treasured cultural organisations, helping them develop and strengthen their arts provision.
  • Evidence of how a school is meeting its social, moral, cultural and spiritual requirements for OFSTED.
  • Endorses and highlights a schools high quality arts and cultural offer.

Benefits to students:
  • Builds the confidence, resilience and drive that will help children grow into happy, articulate, successful young people.
  • Arts and culture unlock potential helping children and young people develop character and talent, knowledge and understanding.
  • Gives every child the opportunity to create, compose and perform, gain knowledge and understanding, and to visit, experience and participate in extraordinary work.
               

Find out more About Artsmark and the benefits of joining the award.

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Hofesh Shechter

'It was through dance lessons at school that a world of opportunity and freedom opened up for me. To be able to express myself now through my work is entirely down to this first opportunity. I wholly support a programme that offers young people the chance to experience the same high quality arts education. Experiencing and participating in the arts can genuinely change the direction of someone's life and it is in our schools that these first encounters should take place.'