School
Improvement
Service
Artsmark
• national award scheme for schools
• awarded by The Arts Council of England
• benchmark of excellence for arts education
provision – commitment not quality
• supported by DCMS, DfES, QCA, OfSTED,
 similar to Sportsmark and Activemark
 recommended in NACCCE report, All our Futures - Creative
and Cultural Education.
ARTSMARK 2002 Bucks
Aylesbury High Gold
Sir William Ramsay Silver
Bedgrove Junior Silver
Lent Rise Silver
Aylesbury Grammar Artsmark
Dr Challoner’s Grammar Artsmark
Beaconsfield Upper Artsmark
ARTSMARK 2003 Bucks
Broughton Infant School Artsmark
Buckingham Primary School Artsmark Silver
John Colet School Artsmark
Lent Rise Combined School Artsmark Gold
Ley Hill School Artsmark Gold
Seer Green CE Combined Artsmark Gold
The Amersham School Artsmark Silver
The Disraeli School Artsmark
Turnfurlong Infant School Artsmark Gold
ARTSMARK 2004 Bucks
Ashmead Combined School Artsmark Gold
Aylesbury Grammar School Artsmark
Chenies County Combined Artsmark
Chesham Park College Artsmark Silver
Cuddington C of E School Artsmark Gold
Dr Challoner's High School Artsmark Gold
High Ash C.E Primary School Artsmark
Holy Trinity C.E. (A) School Artsmark Gold
Manor Farm Junior School Artsmark Gold
Naphill and Walters Ash School Artsmark Silver
Sir William Ramsay School Artsmark Gold
Chalfonts Community College Artsmark Silver
The Royal Latin School Artsmark Silver
ARTSMARK Round 4
• Deadline 19th November 2004
• Awards announced end of May 2005
• Application and Guidance forms available
www.artsmark.org.uk helpline 0800 0560196
• Supplementary publications are available for free
download from website as PDF files
– A guide to auditing the arts in schools
– from policy to partnership
– partnerships for learning
Key Concepts
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lasts for 3 years
application based on an audit
requires a balance of - art, music, dance, drama
award is based on provision and access - not
quality
• award is criteria based - not competitive
• criteria are explicit and quantifiable at each award
level (15% of curriculum time means 15% of
curriculum time)
Aims
• to encourage schools to raise standards
of arts education provision
- emphasis on provision, to increase opportunities for
young people
• to raise the profile of arts education
- through advocacy for the arts and high profile
publicity for the scheme
Outcomes
• recognition, promotion and dissemination
of good practice
• more and better arts opportunities for
young people – better provision, through reflection
• more and better partnerships between
schools and the arts sector
Benefits 1 - for schools and pupils
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Contribute to raising standards
Celebrate and endorse good practice
Recognise commitment to the arts
Show the school is concerned with the
wider development of young people
• Show the school has partnerships with
artists and arts organisations
• Raise the profile of the school and
give the school status
Benefits 2 - for teachers
• increase the status of arts teaching and
learning
• recognise and celebrate the contribution
made by arts teachers
• provide examples of good practice
• raise awareness of CPD needs
3 - Further benefits
• identify strengths and weaknesses in
arts education provision
• contribute to the school development
plan
• advocate for better resources for the arts
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• help in preparing applications for other
initiatives *
• help with approaches to sponsors *
Making an application
• Phase specific forms + guidance
• available on line or in hard copy
www.artscouncil.org.uk/artsmark
 website – Word and PDF files
• email: artsmark@artscouncil.org.uk
• Helpline: 0800 0560 196
Key criteria
• An arts policy for all the arts in school
• A management structure for planning,
development and review of the arts
• Development targets
• Two referees
• Copy of most recent OfSTED
report on the arts
Key criteria
• Core lesson time for dedicated arts
lessons
• Accredited arts options (secondary)
• Opportunities for pupils to share and
celebrate their creative achievements
• Out-of-school hours arts activities
• Partnerships with artists and arts
organisations
• Opportunities for the continuing
professional development of teachers
 criteria differentiated at each level
Assessment and validation
• Assessors:
initial review of application identify for
validation any schools where criteria not
achieved
• Validators:
telephone those schools to clarify and
recommend if criteria achieved
visit all schools applying for gold
• Awards Panel:
reviews recommendations and makes awards
The
Form!
You will need
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A team if possible
School Arts Policy
School Development Plan
No. pupils on role September
hours per arts subject per year group
additional arts activities in lesson time
No. regular weekly out of hours activities
No. pupils attending at least one out of hours
activity
• list of arts partnerships and visits
• list of CPD for subject leaders and other teachers
• last Ofsted report