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Moderation and certification fees vary for each level of Arts Award. 
The fees for September 2021 – August 2022 are set out below.

View the September 2019 - August 2021 fees.

Please Note: The Postal/Admin fee for Postal Moderations was updated in April 2021 to £20, further information can be found below.

 

Discover certificates

The fees per young person enrolled for Discover certificates are broken down below.

We offer discounts for large groups of 25+ / 50+ / 100+ young people and these are calculated and applied per enrolment spreadsheet received.

LEVEL

FEE

(per person)

LARGE GROUP DISCOUNTED FEE

(per person)

25+

50+

100+

Discover

£4

£3.85

£3.40

£3.05

 

 

Explore/Bronze/Silver/Gold moderation and certification

The fees per young person enrolled for moderation are broken down per level below. 

We offer discounts for large groups of 25+ / 50+ / 100+ young people entered for moderation as part of the same booking.

LEVEL

FEE

(per person)

LARGE GROUP DISCOUNTED FEE

(per person)

25+

50+

100+

Explore

£14

£13

£12

£11.50

Bronze

£25

£24

£23

£21

Silver

£31

£29.50

£28.50

£27.50

Gold

£46.50

£45.50

£44.50

£43.25

 

Note:

  • All above fees are inclusive of moderation and certification
  • No reduction is offered if a certificate is not issued due to an ‘absent’ or ‘below pass’ result
  • Additional fees are applicable to standard (face-to-face) and postal moderations (see below)
  • Where a young person has been entered for multiple Arts Awards as part of the same moderation booking, the above fees apply per portfolio/arts log

 

Additional moderation fee info

Standard moderation - There is a minimum moderation fee of £500

The minimum fee can be reached through any combination of levels entered as part of the same moderation booking. The moderation fee will either be the minimum fee, or the total of the per-person moderation fees, whichever is greater. This means that if the minimum moderation fee is not met with the total of your per-person fees, a 'top-up' amount to cover the difference will be charged. 

 

Postal moderation - There is an additional admin fee of £20 and a total maximum fee of £499

The admin fee is applicable per moderation booking for the safe handling, processing and return of the portfolios/arts logs back to centres via tracked delivery. To be eligible for postal moderation, the total invoiced fee for your moderation (the per-person plus admin fee) must be below the minimum fee for standard moderation, £500. This means that for postal moderation the maximum fee is set at £499. Any centres, whose total fees exceed this amount, must select an alternative moderation option.


Useful links & resources

Arts Award Costs and Funding 2021 - 2022

Best Practice Guidebook

Terms and conditions of booking