Enter young people for Arts Award

* Important note: The process for entering young people for Arts Award changed in December 2023 *

The main improvements are:

• A simple marksheet has replaced the adviser assessment report form
• Centres enter young people via the centre portal when portfolios and adviser assessments are fully completed
• No need for advance bookings for moderation; moderation is no longer required for the majority of centres
• Moderation, where needed, takes place online via our new portfolio submission platform
• Fast, digital certificate delivery for Explore/Bronze/Silver/Gold levels (note: an individual email address for each young person is now compulsory information for the issue of their digital certificate). For details, read our Certificates Info

To learn more about these changes, read our News.

Continue reading for full guidance on how to enter young people for Arts Award under the new process.

What do I need to do before I enter young people?

Before you enter young people for Arts Award, check the following:

• Your organisation must be a validated and registered Arts Award centre
• You and all advisers assessing the young people’s work must be linked to your centre
• Your email address is up-to-date on the centre portal (this is where you will receive related correspondence)
• All portfolios must be fully completed and assessed by an adviser trained at the respective Arts Award level
• All portfolios must be available for online moderation, in case moderation is required

For full guidance, download the Best Practice Guidebook.

Read our Arts Award Qualifications and Adviser Training - Terms and Conditions (updated: Dec 2023) before entering young people for Arts Award.

 Useful links

• Enter for Discover
• Enter for Explore/Bronze/Silver/Gold
• Moderation
• Certificate info