AWARDS CASE STUDY

BUILDING CONFIDENCE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS

BUILDING CONFIDENCE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS

How a growing international school network used Urdang International Awards to give learners a clear creative pathway, consistent assessment benchmarks, and performance confidence across age groups.

How a growing international school network used Urdang International Awards to give learners a clear creative pathway, consistent assessment benchmarks, and performance confidence across age groups.

50+

learners assessed through a staged awards pathway

6

delivery settings aligned under one framework

92%

reported stronger performance confidence after assessment

Jasmine

Northbridge Academy of Performing Arts Alliance

London

Qualification

Musical Theatre in Production – Grade 4

Delivered Through

Weekly Curriculum classes and school production rehearsals

Age

14

Outcome

Built confidence, stagecraft, ensemble awareness and performance technique

FROM FIRST CLASS TO FINAL ASSESSMENT

The school needed a pathway that could recognise technical progress, creative risk, and performance readiness without making assessment feel distant from the studio.

The school needed a pathway that could recognise technical progress, creative risk, and performance readiness without making assessment feel distant from the studio.

01

THE CHALLENGE

Different teachers were using different milestones. Learners needed shared goals and parents needed clearer evidence of progress.

02

THE APPROACH

UIA mapped classes into rosettes, medals and subject awards, then trained staff on delivery guides and assessment expectations.

03

THE OUTCOME

Assessment became a celebration point. Teachers gained a consistent language for feedback and students understood what progress looked like.

The awards gave our students a reason to refine their work, not just rehearse it. They understood the standard, felt proud of the process, and finished the year with more confidence on stage.

The awards gave our students a reason to refine their work, not just rehearse it. They understood the standard, felt proud of the process, and finished the year with more confidence on stage.

The awards gave our students a reason to refine their work, not just rehearse it. They understood the standard, felt proud of the process, and finished the year with more confidence on stage.

Programme Lead

International partner school

READY TO BUILD A PATHWAY FOR YOUR LEARNERS?

Speak with the Awards team about the right award routes, delivery support and assessment model for your school or centre.

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