Qualifications
IWYS is a registered AQA unit Awards Centre. Students are able to achieve up to Level 3 in their personalised subjects. We are also a Bronze, Silver, and Gold Arts Awards centre.
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AQA Unit Awards
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I.W.Y.S. – It’s What You Say – CIC is proud to have become a registered Arts Award center delivering Bronze up to Gold Arts Award.
Arts Award Centre Number: 67978
Bronze Arts Award: Level 1 Award in the Arts – Qualification number: 501/0081/6
40 guided learning hours + 20 independent learning hours = 60 hours total qualification time (TQT)
Bronze Arts Award is a Level 1 qualification on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and is open to young people aged 11 to 25.
To achieve a Bronze Arts Award, young people collect evidence in an individual arts log or portfolio of their experiences of:
- actively participating in any art form
- at least one arts event and their review of that event
- researching the career and work of an artist or craftsperson
- passing on an arts skill
Silver Arts Award: Level 2 Award in the Arts – Qualification number: 500/9914/0
60 guided learning hours + 35 independent learning hours = 95 hours total qualification time (TQT)
Silver Arts Award is a Level 2 qualification on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and is designed for ages 14 and above, but is open to young people aged 11 to 25.
To achieve a Silver Arts Award, young people collect evidence in an individual arts portfolio of their experiences of:
Arts practice and pathways
- identifying and planning an arts challenge
- implementing and reviewing their arts challenge
- reviewing arts events and sharing their views
- researching future opportunities and careers in the arts
Gold Arts Award: Level 3 Certificate in the Arts – Qualification number: 500/9666/7
90 guided learning hours + 60 independent learning hours = 150 hours total qualification time (TQT)
Gold Arts Award is a Level 3 qualification on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and is designed for ages 16 and above, but is open to young people aged 11 to 25. The award has 16 points on the UCAS tariff.
To achieve a Gold Arts Award, young people collect evidence in an individual arts portfolio of their experiences of:
Personal arts development
- extending their own arts practice, experiencing another art form and creating new work
- being involved in the world of the arts through placements, volunteering, training and research
- reviewing arts events and finding out about artists or craftspeople and their career paths
- researching and making the case for an arts issue