TrinityTalent: don’t miss your chance to nominate

Nominations close on Friday 13 December 2019!

TrinityTalent celebrates young people who have developed their artistic achievement, creativity, progress or leadership by working towards a Trinity qualification in the UK. Young people aged 13-25 can be nominated by teachers, parents or peers and are selected to feature in an online gallery – the Class of 2018 can be seen here. This year, the scheme is open to Arts Award achievers for the first time: nominate here.

A new resource for performing arts academies

Are you a performing arts academy principal? You may be interested in Trinity’s new guide to engaging and motivating students to help ensure they continue to attend your classes term after term. From engaging students and parents, to learning more about how graded exams can improve motivation, access the free online resource here.

Team up to train!

Did you know that cost-effective adviser training can be arranged for organisations working together through an existing partnership or consortium? This ‘in-house’ training option, which can be arranged for groups of six or more, costs less than training participants individually, and is tailored to your needs and delivered at a venue of your choice. Find out more or contact Annabel Thomas about options for training available to larger groups, or individually.

Highlights from the blog

Over on the blog this month, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance (SJD) talk about their work delivering Arts Award through longer-term engagement with partners; City College Norwich explain how they are using Arts Award to re-engage students who are in danger of becoming NEET; and we continue our focus on ways to keep the arts at the heart of the Arts Award experience for all young people. Find out more.

Thinking ahead to 2020 moderations

Are your Arts Award projects due to finish in 2020? If your projects will need moderation next year, requesting your preferred dates in good time is the best way to ensure we can meet your requirements – remember you can moderate at any time of year! If you’re not sure, visit our website to find out which moderation type is right for you – find out more.

New Arts Award publications

Our literature for schools has recently been updated; you can request copies for use at your centre – they are free, you just pay postage. Arts Award’s Annual Review 2018/19 is also now available.

Promote your offer with the Arts Award logo

Are you using the Arts Award centre logo? Arts Award centres have access to a special logo that can be used on your website or promotional materials to indicate the important Arts Award work that you do. You can access the logo and guidelines here.

Which webinars would you like to see next?

We’ve offered a range of webinars through 2019 including Meet the moderator and Eight ways you could deliver Bronze which we hope you’ve found beneficial. If you missed any, the recordings are still available to help you catch up. Plus, if you have any ideas for webinars that you would like to see in 2020, please let us know.

Support over the festive season

If you need to contact the Arts Award team during the festive season – from 23 December until 1 January – please contact Trinity’s customer support team: call 0207 820 6100 or send an email, and we will do our best to help you. Please note that the office is closed on all bank holidays.

Arts Award and Sing Up collaborate

Arts Award is delighted to have partnered with Sing Up, the national organisation working to turn every school into a singing school. Now in 2020, as part of annual Sing Up Day, students can also achieve an Arts Award Discover for taking part. Find out more in our blog around how Arts Award links to Sing Up.

CPD opportunities for primary school teachers

Primary school teachers are invited to explore Hampton Court Palace at this CPD opportunity in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces. A costumed guide will take you through diverse art forms at the palace, followed by an ideas-sharing workshop. Find out how to use a historic house visit for Arts Award Discover, and to enrich the KS1/2 curriculum. The workshop is on Thursday 19 March 2020 and places can be booked here.