Activemark,

Sportsmark,

Sports Partnership Mark (2006)

• recognises the way schools and teachers have increased PE and sports participation

• annual

• www.teachernet.gov.uk
• PE & School Sport

Primary (Activemark)

Secondary (Sportsmark)

Nic Holmes

Hertfordshire Anti-Bullying Accreditation

• HAA

Anti-Bullying

Karin Hutchinson

Artsmark

• recognises schools with a high level of provision in the arts

• awarded annually in May, lasts 3 years

• www.artscouncil.org.uk/ artsmark

All phases

Suzanne Rider

• Art

Art

• Music

Music

James

Dickinson

• Dance

Dance

Clare Mellish

• Drama

Drama

Liz Shapland

Basic Skills Quality Mark

• recognises minimum standards in teaching literacy and numeracy

• can apply when wanted, lasts 3 years

• www.quality-mark.org.uk

Assessment /

All phases

Patrick MacAteer

Charter Mark

• the national standard of customer service excellence

• can apply when wanted, lasts 3 years

• www.chartermark.gov.uk

Public service /

All phases

Community School Award - North Hertfordshire College

• recognises the outstanding school within the community that goes above and beyond the call of duty to help others

• awarded annually in April

• www.nhc.ac.uk

All

Healthy Schools

• awarded to schools that aim to develop an ethos and environment that supports learning and promotes the health and well-being of all

• can apply whenever wanted, lasts 3 years

• Hertfordshire Healthy Schools Programme
• www.healthyschools.gov.uk

PSHE, healthy eating, physical activity and emotional health & well-being /

All phases

Liz Biggs

Herts Quality Standard (HQS)

• reflects that the setting (school/nursery) meets the HQS criteria and provides a high quality service and environment that exceeds the requirements of the Ofsted standards

• awarded biannually, lasts 3 years

• HertsDirect: How do I know my childcare is high quality? (pdf file)

Early Years / Childcare

Katharine Weston

ICT Mark (migrated from Naacemark)

• recognises a school's success in developing and implementing a strategic approach to ICT

• lasts 3 years

• ICT Mark

ICT / All phases

Ann Layzell

International School Award (ISA) updated

• encourages schools to establish ongoing links with international partner schools, and then develop an ongoing programme of international activities

• reviewed every 3 years

• International School Award

Schools with the Award:

• Birchwood High School new

All

Kari

Esterhuizen

Investors in People (IIP)

• the IIP Standard is a business improvement tool designed to advance an organisation's performance through its people

• can apply when wanted, reviewed every 3 years

• www.investorsinpeople.co.uk

All

Leading Aspect Award new

• recognises leading practice that exists in schools

• apply when ready with a self-assessment

• if awarded with a kitemark it lasts for 3 years

• www.leadingaspectaward.org.uk

All

Leading Edge Partnerships

• provides capacity for practitioners to work together in the drive to raise standards in education

• waiting for statement as to future

• www.schoolsnetwork.org.uk

Secondary

Science

Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) new

• This is a joint project led by the Association for Science Education, the Science Learning Centre East of England, and Barnet Local Authority.
  
  The project is piloting the Primary Science Quality Mark™, an award scheme to develop and celebrate the quality of science teaching and learning in primary schools. Schools can achieve bronze, silver and gold awards.

• Science Learning Centres: PSQM
• Science Research & Good Practice

Primary

Joanna Conn

Specialist Schools

• schools, in partnership with private sector sponsors and supported by additional Government funding, establish distinctive identities through their chosen specialisms and achieve their targets to raise standards

• every 6 months to bid

• www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/
  specialistschools

Languages, Maths & Computing, Science, Technology, Sport, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Business & Enterprise, Humanities /

Secondary

Training Schools

• demonstrate excellent practice across the range of teacher training activities

• www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/ trainingschools

Secondary

General Information on good practice

• www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk
• www.teachernet.gov.uk