The Quality Mark (QM) is all about recognition of the excellent history provision you, your department and your school offer young people. The Quality Mark provides a framework for success whether you are looking to gain the recognition you deserve, or whether you are looking to improve your provision.

 

 

Choosing an HA Quality Mark will give you the chance to reflect upon what you do and share ideas with other QM schools. Here is what some of our pilot schools have had to say:

 

"Our experience of the History Quality Mark process was very positive. We have thought further about our practice and benefited from the conversations we have had about history education between ourselves and with the assessor."

 

"We really appreciated the rigour of the Quality Mark assessment and I think with new lighter touch Ofsteds and the breakdown of regional subject networks, the Quality Mark is going to fill a really useful professional development hole!"

 

All successful schools will be awarded with an embossed certificate for display in school, a Quality Mark pack and a Quality Mark logo for use on letters, websites or promotional materials. Successful schools will be featured in HA journals, publications and on the website. The QM award is an excellent way of attracting positive publicity; schools will be provided with a short guide for dealing with publicity arising from the award. Schools achieving the QM will be invited to receive their award at the HA's summer awards evening.