The Artsmark Award is the only creative quality standard for schools and education settings, accredited by Arts Council England.

We support settings to develop and celebrate their commitment to arts and cultural education for all children and young people.

Our flexible framework helps embed arts, culture and creativity to support a broad and ambitious curriculum, strengthen pupil voice and support personal progression.

Why Artsmark?

• Support the health and wellbeing of pupils with arts, culture and creativity
• Ensure every young person can be creative and access a diverse, high-quality cultural education
• Engage, motivate and upskill teaching staff using Artsmark’s CPD and whole school collaboration
• Access professional support, advice and resources to strengthen your arts provision

Read more about the benefits of Artsmark.

Who’s Artsmark for?

Artsmark is open to;

• primary schools
• secondary schools
• special schools
• pupil referral units
• youth offending teams
• secure settings
• hospital schools
• sixth form colleges

Why join our community?

1. Support the health and wellbeing of pupils with arts, culture and creativity
2. Ensure every young person can be creative and access a diverse, high-quality cultural education
3. Build young people’s confidence, character and resilience through creativity
4. Strengthen pupil voice, develop young people’s skills and support personal progression
5. Engage, motivate and upskill teaching staff using Artsmark’s CPD and whole school collaboration
6. Access professional support, advice and resources to strengthen your arts provision
7. Bring exciting opportunities to young people through new partnerships with inspirational cultural organisations and creative practitioners
8. Embed creativity across your whole curriculum and address school improvement priorities using Artsmark’s flexible framework
9. Celebrate your commitment to arts and cultural education with your pupils, parents and local community
10. Maintain a broad and ambitious curriculum and equip young people with the cultural capital they need to succeed in life.

Cheshire Dance is proud to be an Artsmark Partner, supporting educational settings to embed arts and creativity across the curriculum and working to enrich pupil’s cultural education.

Find out more at: www.artsmark.org.uk

"Support the health and wellbeing of pupils with arts, culture and creativity"

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