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Artsmark is the national programme that enables schools, further education colleges and youth justice settings to evaluate, celebrate and strengthen a quality arts offer. Artsmark is run by Arts Council England and re-launched in September 2011 following a one-year break to refresh the programme. The new Artsmark reflects quality as well as arts provision, and introduces a streamlined online application process. Artsmark and Arts Award are complementary programmes which demonstrate commitment to arts education and young people’s achievement in the arts. Artsmark and Arts Award both contribute directly to the Arts Council’s goal for children and young people within their 10 year strategy for the arts, Achieving Great Art For Everyone. The Arts Council funds Bridge organisations in each region to drive participation in both programmes, working closely with Trinity College London. Running Arts Award is now one of the criteria for achieving Artsmark recognition, so schools and other settings must either offer the award or have clear plans to do so. Furthermore, the new Artsmark application for primary schools encourages engagement with Arts Award Discover and Explore, two new levels of the award for age 7 upwards launching in 2012. Primary schools applying for Artsmark status will be expected to have registered their interest in the new levels and be planning to run the awards once they are fully launched. See our resource for support with mapping Arts Award to the Artsmark criteria. We provide information online about running Arts Award in schools, colleges, youth justice settings, or if you would like further advice on planning your Arts Award delivery in support of your Artsmark application, please email enquiries@artsaward.org.uk or call 020 7820 6178 (however please contact the Artsmark team with any specific questions about the application process).
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