Jayden has been involved with drama at the Customs House for approximately three-and-a-half years and is now a Senior Drama Facilitator and Practitioner.

My name is Charlotte and I currently work at York Theatre Royal as a Youth Theatre Practitioner and I completed my Gold Arts Award back in December 2016 after organising a number of different projects as a Drama Practitioner for the award.

Ashlee Brown, our North West Activist is applying to high-end drama schools following the completion of her Arts Award.

Voice contributor Luke completed his Gold Arts Award as part of his apprenticeship, and is now a full time employee of Unit Twenty Three.

Drama student, Kheira Bey, has recently joined the Arts Award Youth Activist Team. She can generally be spotted in the South East, and has completed her Silver and Gold Arts Awards.

A demonstration of the successes of Arts Award

Here we bring you the first in our interview series, with our upcoming Gold EXPO artists. Moving Together is co-directed by Emily Bolton and Rachel Eke, and is based in Leicester.

Dan Ponting was part of Arts Award's Gold pilot scheme over ten years ago. He has since completed a Fine Art degree, had work shown in Tate Modern and won a Royal Photographic Society competition. He currently works as a graphic designer.

My first experience of Arts Award was when I got involved in Express Yourself, a project run by City Arts in Nottingham.

Georgie is brand new to the Arts Award Youth Network, and has already completed her Bronze and Gold awards.

Carli Green has joined the Arts Award Youth Network as an Arts Award Activist, and is currently completing his Gold at Sixth Sense Theatre Company.

Fern found Arts Award at a low point in her life, having left school without qualifications due to anxiety and depression. "When I saw the Bronze Arts Award it was like a ray of light," says Fern, who went on to complete a Bronze and Gold Award using photography.