Artsmark

Teachers manipulating a puppet for Drama Teacher Conference 2023

Artsmark is the creative quality standard for schools and education settings, awarded by Arts Council England, recognising their commitment to high quality arts and cultural education.

Find out more about Artsmark

How to get involved

The National Theatre is proud to be supporting schools and communities through their Artsmark journey. Our programmes offer educators and students the chance to discover new skills and experience the magic of theatre.

All National Theatre projects provide resources and professional development opportunities for teachers.

All workshop leaders are professional theatre artists; actors, directors, designers and theatre technicians.

We offer bursaries for schools where the cost would be a barrier to participation.

Two teachers moving their hand in the air for a workshop during Drama Teacher Conference 2023

Teacher CPD

Find opportunities to get involved with our teacher CPD programme

Teacher professional development (CPD)

Primary mapping documents

Each document maps the National Theatre programmes against the eight Artsmark criteria.

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Primary Theatre

A cartoon of a purple and black bottle labelled Formula 86, with a mouse either side, looking at the bottle.

Performances, publications and building

A group of primary school children with bubbles floating in the air above them.

All primary programme

Secondary mapping documents

Drama Teacher Conference

Two actors, a man and a woman, dressed in white shirts and maroon ties, are seated and performing on stage. The man appears alarmed, raising his hands in defense, while the woman looks at him sternly while holding a script. A desk with papers and plants is in the background.

New Views

A classroom of pupils watching the NT Collection on a screen.

National Theatre Collection

More to explore

A group of primary school children, in the centre a young person with their hand in the air

Let's Play primary programme

Explore our programmes designed develop oracy, literacy and creativity in your pupils. Suitable for key stages 1-2.

Let's Play primary programme

A young person pointing to the stage whilst another person smils and looks upwards, they are sitting in the Lyttelton Theatre which is full of other young people

Secondary programme

Explore our programmes and resources for teaching Drama, English and Theatre studies. Suitable for key stages 3-5.

Secondary programme

A group of people on stage, energetically performing. Three individuals wearing white shirts with red ties and dark trousers stand in front, their mouths open wide as if singing or shouting, with arms dramatically extended. Dim lighting creates a focused atmosphere.

Connections

Your school or youth group can sign up to Connections, our annual national youth drama festival.

Connections

Drama Teacher Conference photos © Emma Hare
Hamlet workshop & performance photos © Harry Elletson
Student conference photo © Emma Hare
Connections and New Views 2024 photos © J Lee