Designed for age 14-16 but open to older students, Silver Arts Award gives young people the chance to take on an artistic challenge and a leadership role too. As well as being about creativity, it's about becoming a reviewer, researcher and project manager. Participants build a broad range of transferable skills as they complete their portfolio and gain a Level 2 qualification (working at the same standard as GCSE grades A*-C/9-4).

There are two strands to Silver Arts Award- one focusing on artistic practice and the other on arts leadership. Completing both successfully requires teamwork and independence, creativity and critical thinking, leadership and collaboration, confidence and communication. This course is run over six half terms (so a whole school year).

More info can be found on www.artsaward.org.uk