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We are a small art studio in the heart of Hampshire, we specilise in providing affordable alternative Art & Design Qualifications for home educated learners.
What are Art Awards?
Why Arts Awards Are Ideal for Home Educators
1. Flexible, Child-Led Learning
Arts Awards encourage creativity on each learner’s terms. Whether your child loves photography, writing, animation, dance, music, or manga—each project can be adapted to suit their passions, pace, and style. You’re not following a rigid curriculum, but nurturing individual interests through structured creativity.
2. Nationally Recognised Qualification
The Bronze Arts Award is a Level 1 qualification on the RQF, accredited by Trinity College London and supported by Arts Council England. It gives home-educated children a tangible, recognised achievement that can be added to future college or apprenticeship applications.
3. Encourages Independence and Reflection
Students take ownership of their projects, learn to reflect on their process, and document progress in their own voice. This helps build self-awareness, confidence, and essential independent learning skills that home education naturally supports.
4. Practical, Project-Based Assessment
There are no exams. Instead, learners gather evidence through photos, videos, writing, or creative outputs to show what they’ve done and learned. This suits home education, where children are often more engaged by meaningful, hands-on learning than traditional testing.
5. Cross-Curricular Benefits
Arts Award work supports literacy, digital skills, research, planning, presentation, and personal development. It can be integrated with English, history, art, media studies, and more—ideal for building a rich, interconnected home education programme.
6. Encourages Real-World Connection
By attending events, researching professionals, and sharing skills, learners naturally connect with the wider world of the arts. Home educators can use this as a springboard for field trips, Zoom interviews, collaborations, or community involvement.
7. Support for Parents and Carers
Arts Award providers often supply clear guides, monthly plans, worksheets, and digital platforms for easy evidence submission. This makes the process manageable even for parents who don’t have an arts background themselves.
How long does it take to achive Bronze Art Award
Bronze Arts Award – 60-Hour Breakdown (Creation-Focused)
To complete the Bronze Arts Award, learners should aim for approximately 60 hours of guided activity. Here is a suggested way to use that time:
- Creating and Taking Part – 35 hours
Spend the majority of your time actively creating. This can include drawing, painting, designing, writing, animating, filming, editing, crafting, or rehearsing. These hours are focused on developing your skills through practical work.
- Research and Inspiration – 7 hours
Explore the work of an artist, writer, studio, or creative figure who inspires you. This might involve reading about their life and work, watching interviews or documentaries, and reflecting on how their style or approach influences your own.
- Watching and Reviewing Events – 5 hours
Attend or view a live or recorded creative event, such as an exhibition, performance, poetry reading, screening, or talk. Reflect on what you saw and how it relates to your own creative journey. Present your review in writing, audio, video, or visual format.
- Planning and Sharing a Skill – 5 hours
Prepare and deliver a short tutorial, demonstration, or activity where you pass on a skill you have learned during the course. Plan what you will teach, how you will teach it, and gather feedback from the person you shared it with.
- Uploading Evidence and Organising Work – 5 hours
Take time to document your work, take photos or record video, and upload everything to your digital portfolio or classroom folder. Make sure all files are clearly named, organised, and complete.
Filling in Award Forms for Parts A–D – 3 hours
Complete the forms for each section of the Bronze Arts Award: Part A (taking part), Part B (review), Part C (research), and Part D (skill sharing). These forms ask you to reflect on what you did and what you learned. Take time to answer thoughtfully and clearly.
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