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Introducing Artsmark
The Artsmark Award
Artsmark is the only creative quality standard for schools and education settings, accredited by Arts Council England.
Artsmark’s flexible framework is designed to help you embed arts, culture and creativity across your whole curriculum, celebrating your commitment to cultural education.
Artsmark is open to primary, secondary and special schools, pupil referral units, youth offending teams and sixth form colleges.
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What is Artsmark?
Artsmark ensures every young person can be creative and access a diverse, high-quality cultural education. Find out how you can put arts, culture and creativity at the heart of your curriculum.
How does Artsmark work?
Our clear and flexible framework helps you review, plan and develop your arts provision, aligning with your setting’s improvement priorities. It’s a simple, cyclical process that is light on paperwork and fits in with your own timeframes.
Support, resources and guidance
Our national delivery partner, Goldsmiths, University of London is there to support you on your Artsmark journey. We also have lots of useful resources, guidance and tools to support you, develop your skills and expertise, and celebrate success.
Artsmark Blog
Check out our blog to see Artsmark in action from all types of education settings. Be inspired, get connected and join the thousands of settings placing arts at the heart of their curriculum.
