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Admiral Lord Nelson School in Portsmouth has become the first school in England to receive an Artsmark Platinum Award for the second time, achieving the highest level of recognition for its arts and cultural provision.

We’re thrilled to announce that Artsmark Celebration Week 2018 will take place from 8 - 12 October 2018! Last year, our Artsmark community took to social media to celebrate the amazing cultural education achievements of our Artsmark schools and settings for the first time ever.

We're thrilled to announce that Artsmark is now open to sixth form colleges following a successful pilot in 2017/18.

On 13 December 2018, the National Governance Association (NGA) launched a new e-learning module for school governors; Arts and cultural education: improving your school and its curriculum.

Researchers are to follow children born in Leicester over the first 25 years of their lives, seeing just what happens when they are given regular opportunities to get involved in creative activities.

On Friday 9 February, 88 more schools in England received their Artsmark Award, recognising their commitment to high quality arts and cultural education.

Huge congratulations to all 27 Artsmark schools who have been shortlisted in this year's Tes School Awards! From 'Creative School of the Year', 'Headteacher of the Year', 'New Teacher of the Year', the list goes on.

An incredible 30 Artsmark schools have been shortlisted in this year's Tes School Awards, five of whom are up for the 'Creative School of the Year' Award.

Following the launch of a new cultural education e-learning module for school governors last year, we’ve been working closely with the National Governance Association to enhance this valuable tool even further, which will re-launch on 6 November 2019.

Following a challenging and disruptive time for schools, we have been reflecting on how we can improve our support and your Artsmark experience.