This document provides information about supporting applications to become a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) through offering Arts Award qualifications and partnerships with cultural education organizations. It outlines how Arts Award develops young people's creativity, leadership and communication skills. It also lists some of the Arts Council England's strategic goals that align with Arts Award, including ensuring every child experiences the richness of the arts. The document offers support for organizations to develop their Arts Award offer and lists ways that NPOs can partner with schools to support cultural leadership, broaden arts provision, engage pupils and provide wider career exposure through activities like work experience and delivering Arts Award. It concludes with quality principles for working with children and young people.

1. Thinking about Goal 5?
Support for your NPO application

2. Cultural Education
Challenge

6. Local Cultural
Education
Partnerships

7. PHACE
(Peterborough
Heritage, Arts
and Cultural
Education)
Young
Fenland
Cultural
Consortium
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Lowestoft
Rising
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Children &
Young
People
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Cambridge
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Alconbury
Weald

8. Arts Award

9. About Arts Award
Arts Award’s unique qualifications support young people to
develop as artists and arts leaders
Arts Award develops creativity, leadership and communications
skills
Open to anyone aged up to 25, Arts Award embraces all
interests and backgrounds

10. Arts Award & NPOs
`We will take the following criteria into account when
assessing your application....
...how you will support children and young people to
achieve Arts Award either as a Supporter or a centre’

11. ACE goals and Arts Award
1. Excellence is thriving and celebrated in the arts, museums
and libraries
2. Everyone has the opportunity to experience and to be
inspired by the arts, museums and libraries
3. The arts, museums and libraries are resilient and
environmentally sustainable
4. The leadership and workforce in the arts, museums and
libraries are diverse and appropriately skilled.
5. Every child and young person has the opportunity to
experience the richness of the arts, museums and libraries

12. Support
• Support to develop your Arts Award offer is available to any
organisation applying to become an NPO
• Julie.Neville@artsaward.org.uk
• Arts organisations
• Caroline.Bray@artsaward.org.uk
• Museums and Libraries

14. Artsmark

16. Education Providers
are asked to:
Some of the ways NPOs can support:
Develop Arts and Cultural
Leadership
Become a governor in a school.
Broadening Arts and
Cultural Provision
Provide alternative opportunities for students to gain new skills and
knowledge
CPD INSET days for staff, workshops in schools as part of projects and workshops
Pupil Engagement/Pupil
Voice
Spaces to perform/showcase/exhibit. Create accessible opportunities for
young people to experience great arts and culture- visits and performances.
Range of Offer Promote your opportunities for schools to visit and experience.
Financial incentives for schools such discounted tickets, space for
performance/exhibitions etc
Partnerships Develop long term relationships with schools
Wider Aspirations for Pupils
(Values& Ethos)
Opportunities for pupils realise career opportunities in arts and culture.
Work Experience
Delivering Arts Award
Opportunities to understand the wider arts sector

17. Quality Principles

18. Quality Principles for Children
& Young People
• striving for excellence and innovation
• being authentic
• being exciting, inspiring and engaging
• providing a positive and inclusive experience
• actively involving children and young people
• helping personal progression, and developing belonging
and ownership