Arts Awards

Arts Award Explore: Entry Level Award in the Arts (Entry 3) – Qualification number: 600/3894/9

25 guided learning hours + 10 independent learning hours = 35 hours total qualification time.

Arts Award Explore is an Entry Level (Entry 3) qualification on the Regulated Qualifications Framework and is designed for ages 7 and above, but is open to children and young people aged up to 25.

To achieve an Arts Award Explore, children and young people collect evidence in an individual arts log of their experiences of:

• taking part in a range of arts activities, including a personal response about what has inspired them about taking part
• the work of artists or craftspeople and arts organisations
• creating a piece of art work
• sharing with others what they have enjoyed and/or achieved through completing their Arts Award

Bronze Arts Award: Level 1 Award in the Arts – Qualification number: 501/0081/6

40 guided learning hours + 20 independent learning hours = 60 hours total qualification time

Bronze Arts Award is a Level 1 qualification on the Regulated Qualifications Framework and is open to young people aged 11 to 25.

To achieve a Bronze Arts Award, young people collect evidence in an individual arts log or portfolio of their experiences of:

• actively participating in any art form
• at least one arts event and their review of that event
• researching the career and work of an artist or craftsperson
• passing on an arts skill

Silver Arts Award: Level 2 Award in the Arts – Qualification number: 500/9914/0

60 guided learning hours + 35 independent learning hours = 95 hours total qualification time

Silver Arts Award is a Level 2 qualification on the Regulated Qualifications Framework and is designed for ages 14 and above, but is open to young people aged 11 to 25.

To achieve a Silver Arts Award, young people collect evidence in an individual arts portfolio of their experiences of:

Arts practice and pathways

• identifying and planning an arts challenge
• implementing and reviewing their arts challenge
• reviewing arts events and sharing their views
• researching future opportunities and careers in the arts

Arts leadership

• identifying a leadership role and planning the project’s aims
• planning the practical issues
• being an effective arts leader
• working effectively with others
• reviewing their project and leadership role

Gold Arts Award: Level 3 Certificate in the Arts – Qualification number: 500/9666/7

90 guided learning hours + 60 independent learning hours = 150 hours total qualification time

Gold Arts Award is a Level 3 qualification on the Regulated Qualifications Framework and is designed for ages 16 and above, but is open to young people aged 11 to 25.  The award has 16 points on the UCAS tariff.

To achieve a Gold Arts Award, young people collect evidence in an individual arts portfolio of their experiences of:

Personal arts development

• extending their own arts practice, experiencing another art form and creating new work
• being involved in the world of the arts through placements, volunteering, training and research
• reviewing arts events and finding out about artists or craftspeople and their career paths
• researching and making the case for an arts issue

Leadership of an arts project

• planning a project, identifying the project’s aims and outcomes
• organising the people and resources
• delivering the project and managing the effectiveness of the project
• managing a public showing of the work
• reviewing their leadership development and finding effective ways to collect and evaluate feedback from participants, audience members and other stakeholders