For engagement with cultural partners, register as an Arts and Culture school via the Form below
Arts and Culture Schools
All schools in the borough are invited to become an Arts and Culture School, demonstrating their commitment to the arts for their young people and gaining access to regular updates on resources and activities taking place.
Schools will receive:
A digital badge which you can add to your website and print off and display in your school entrance
A regular ‘Arts and Culture School’ e-newsletter to keep in touch with Croydon’s cultural sector
Enrichment experiences provided by Croydon’s cultural sector for your learners might include:
Visiting Museum of Croydon, Croydon Archives or Libraries
Making use of cultural learning resources provided by Culture Croydon partners including Music Heritage Trail (Key Stages 2/3) and CMA (Early Years, Key Stages 1/2)
Signposting opportunities for young musicians, artists and producers with Croydon’s cultural sector
Bronze for schools providing opportunities for learners to discover their interests in the arts
The school curriculum includes art and design, dance, drama and music up to the end of Key Stage 3, and there are co-curricular extension opportunities
To receive your Bronze endorsement, send the links where this is shown on your website
Silver for schools providing opportunities for learners to develop their talents
Progression is tracked and celebrated across different specialisms including with certificates and / or qualifications
To receive you Silver endorsement, send a one side of A4 document telling us how this is achieved in your school, and the evidence for Bronze if not already achieved
Gold for schools providing emotional wellbeing through the arts
Creative and cultural learning is used to support social and emotional learning, develop meta-cognition and self-regulation and to teach aspects of PSHE / RHSE
To receive your Gold endorsement, send a one side of A4 document telling us how this is achieved in your school, and the evidence for Silver if not already achieved
Platinum for schools which support others on their development journey
To receive your Platinum endorsement send a one side of A4 description of the support you have given to other schools and any expertise in practice you are able to share with other schools, and the evidence for Gold if not already achieved.
