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Arts Council England developed seven Quality Principles to raise the quality of work being produced by, with and for children and young people.

The Quality Principles are embedded throughout the Artsmark framework to support you to achieve your ambitions for a high-quality arts and cultural provision for all children and young people in your setting.  

The seven Quality Principles are:

1. Striving for excellence and innovation

2. Being authentic

3. Being exciting, inspiring and engaging

4. Ensuring a positive and inclusive experience

5. Actively involving children and young people

6. Enabling personal progression

7. Developing belonging and ownership

Use the Quality Principles throughout your Artsmark journey to:

  • develop evaluation methods and planning frameworks
  • reflect on what quality means and how to achieve it
  • engage young people and focus on staff development