For orders submitted from Thursday 1 May 2025, we are returning to issuing paper certificates for all Arts Award levels— including Explore, Bronze, Silver, and Gold. You will no longer need to submit your young people’s email addresses.
⇒ Quick Reminder: Recent Changes (from Dec 2023)
To make things simpler, we introduced a few improvements at the end of 2023:
- The adviser assessment report form has been replaced with a simple marksheet.
- Young people should only be entered once portfolios and adviser assessments are fully complete.
- Centres no longer need to book moderation in advance.
- Moderation is no longer required every time a centre enters young people.
- If moderation is required, it now happens online via our portfolio submission platform.
These changes are still in place and help streamline the process for centres and advisers.
Arts Award Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold are regulated qualifications meaning that centres entering young people for these qualifications must provide the advisers’ internal assessments to Trinity.
You can enter young people year-round—just ensure:
Moderation is not required for every cohort. If selected, your centre will be notified and must have the portfolios ready for online moderation.
Visit our Moderation page to learn more.
Explore/Bronze/Silver/Gold qualifications are subject to our per-person fees. For full information and large group discounts see our Qualification fees.
Before entering young people, make sure:
Toolkit reminder:
Use the latest version during delivery and assessment. The current editions are the 7th edition for Bronze/Silver and Gold (2023).Download the latest toolkit.
Step 1:
Download and complete the enrolment and marks spreadsheet with each young person’s details and marks. For guidance, watch our video tutorial or follow the written guide.
Step 2:
Submit the spreadsheet using one of the two following methods:
You’ll receive the invoice and moderation confirmation as follows:
Invoices are generated per order, and any group discounts are applied at this stage.
For moderation information, visit our Moderation page.
Note: Keep a record of each young person’s marks and a sample of portfolios or arts logs for at least 3 years.
We recommend keeping:
Find out more about Arts Award certificates.