Levels of Award

There are four different levels of Award; Standard, Silver, Gold and Platinum

Individual theme level
An individual award is based on to what extent you meet each indicator within each theme, so you might score a ‘standard’ in curriculum, design, delivery and development but a ‘platinum’ in student engagement and support (1 indicator is Standard, 2 is Silver, 3-4 is Gold and 5-6, Platinum)

Overall level
Your overall level will be determined by how many indicators you have met within and across themes.

Overall levels

Standard

(all nine themes at a standard level)
You’ve got the right practices and principles in place and everyone knows what is expected of them

SILVER

(minimum – 7 of the 9 themes at a Silver level – plus the other two at Standard)

Getting the silver means that not only do you have the right principles in place but you are making active efforts to check that they’re happening consistently

GOLD

(minimum – 7 of the 9 themes at a Gold level – plus the other two at Silver)

A gold accreditation means that your people and your leadership take full ownership of the practices in place. You are taking steps to make improvements for all involved

PLATINUM

(minimum – 7 of the 9 themes at a Platinum level – plus the two other at Gold)

Platinum’s the highest accreditation you can get. It means your policies and practices for supporting staff and learners with additional needs are embedded across the institution. You are doing well and looking for ways to improve

Don’t feel there is enough to say?

If you don’t have a strategy that’s developed enough to gain an award, you will still receive a summary response and recommendations for steps you may want to consider when applying next year