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Qualification comparison

What level am I working at?

The Arts Award is a nationally recognised qualification at levels 1,2 and 3. Below you can see the equivalent standard you will be working at in each level and some example qualifications which are similar in size to the Arts Award.

These level comparisons are useful to get an idea of the type and size, but getting an Arts Award says something unique about you and the skills you’ve gained in creativity, communication, leadership and art form development.

You can start the Arts Award at any level that you are ready for, and it doesn’t matter what level qualifications you’ve done before or after. It is possible to do any level at any age, as long as you fit within the 11-25 range.

 

Level

Standard you are working at

Comparable 
size in points - GCE example

Comparable size in points - graded exams example

Comparable size in points – other example

Comparable size in points - UCAS Tariff

Bronze

D-G GCSE Grade

N/A

Music/Drama Grade 1

Level 1 Sports or Dance leadership

 N/A

Silver

A* - C GCSE Grade

Short GCSE

Music/Drama Grade 3

N/A

 N/A

Gold

A’ Level

Half an AS

Music/Drama Grade 6/7

Level 3 Community Sports Work

 AS Level C Grade (40)
Higher Sports Leader Award (30)

 

*Points refer to the School Peformance points that are attached to qualifications that sit within the NQF (National Qualifications Framework) and QCF (Qualification Credit Framework).  Points are allocated depending on the size and level of the qualification.