If you are looking to deliver Arts Award to a large group (for example a whole school year) get in touch for support and guidance. You can also request a pre-training support session if you are planning to deliver to a large group to help with your plans.
Why run Arts Award with large groups?
| Running Arts Award with a large group is an ideal way to build a whole-school culture of engagement in the arts. It can help to raise the profile of arts subjects, engage additional members of staff and can offer some cost-benefits. Large groups also offer peer support and encouragement for young people completing their award. |  |
Below are some examples and resources to help support advisers to run Arts Award with large groups:
Beverley Grammar School
Beverley Grammar School is an 11-18 comprehensive boys’ academy in the market town of Beverley, East Yorkshire. They have so far supported the achievement of 120 Bronze Awards. They introduced a Bronze Pupil Premium project where Year 7 and 8 students on free school meals were selected to participate in Bronze Arts Award. As a result of the project, some students took up peripatetic instrumental lessons, supporting their progression in music. Self-esteem improved for the majority of students and there was a positive impact on students’ arts subject behaviour scores.
Guiseley School
Guiseley School is an urban comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds based in West Yorkshire. They delivered Bronze to 222 students. Arts Award is offered as part of the Year 9 curriculum in Art, Music and Drama during the summer term. There are 10 trained Arts Award advisers within the school.
Glenthorne High School
Glenthorne High School is an 11-18 comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds based in Sutton, Greater London. Bronze Arts Award is integrated into the Year 7 curriculum and is taught through different subjects, including music, drama, ICT and art.
Glenthorne High School has also produced a resource to support whole year group delivery of Arts Award Bronze, available here.
 | More case studies and additional support and resources can be found on the Arts Award blog. Our School Resources Pack has a section on running Arts Award with large groups. Our portfolios page includes templates for delivering all five Arts Award levels, and Arts Award Voice host useful resources on their Bronze, Silver and Gold hubs. |
For guidance on planning and delivering Arts Award, contact the Sector Support Team on 020 7820 6178