Artsmark

Congratulations to the 26 Cornish schools who achieved Artsmark in Round 10:

Archbishop Benson C of E Primary School - Artsmark Gold
Coads Green Primary School - Artsmark Gold
Delaware CP School - Artsmark Gold
Germoe CP School - Artsmark Silver
Lanivet CP School - Artsmark Silver
Lewannick CP School - Artsmark Gold
Liskeard School and Community College- Artsmark Silver
Looe Community School - Artsmark Gold
Menheniot Primary School - Artsmark Silver
Mounts Bay School - Artsmark Gold
Mousehole CP School  - Artsmark
Otterham C P School - Artsmark Gold
Penair School - Artsmark Gold
Pensans Community Primary School - Artsmark Gold
Sir Robert Geffery's C E School - Artsmark Gold
St Agnes School - Artsmark Silver
St Breock Primary School - Artsmark Gold
St Buryan Primary School - Artsmark Gold
St Breock Primary School - Artsmark Gold
St Buryan Primary School - Artsmark Gold
St Catherine's C of E Primary - Artsmark Silver
St Ives Primary School - Artsmark Silver
St Just Primary School - Artsmark Gold
St Mary's Catholic School - Artsmark Silver
St Merryn School - Artsmark
St Michael's CE VC Primary School - Artsmark Silver

 

Artsmark after Round 10 - The future of Artsmark

Arts Council England wants to ensure that Artsmark remains fit for purpose and aligns to emerging education and arts policy, for example, the excellence agenda and 21st Century Schools.

Artsmark is Arts Council England’s flagship schools programme, celebrating commitment and passion for arts education in schools. Over the last 10 years over 10,000 schools have been a part of the scheme and currently 18.6% of schools in England hold an Artsmark award. To date it has served as an excellent measure of arts provision in and out of curriculum time as well as recognising partnerships with professional artists and organisations. It has also enabled schools to embed arts development as an integral part of their wider improvement as referenced in the Self Evaluation Form. Arts Council England are keen to build on the success of Artsmark and Arts Award and demonstrate how engagement in the arts can provide quality outcomes for young people in a variety of settings.

Arts Council England are currently reviewing Artsmark and will be testing new models in 2010-11. A refreshed scheme will be piloted from September-December 2010 and take into account feedback from schools and other partners. Through evaluation and discussion with Ofsted, DCMS, DCFS and Local Authorities they have identified that quality outcomes and a simpler online application are important factors in shaping a new scheme.

Following the pilot phase of the scheme’s development Arts Council England will be launching Artsmark New Generation in September 2011.