Learning Outcomes for Skills for Planet Launched

Aug 4, 2025 | Art education, Opportunity, Resource

https://www.chead.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Design-for-Planet.jpg Last year the Design Council launched its Skills for Planet Mission: to upskill 1 million designers with green design skills by 2030. Given that students are the designers of tomorrow, as HE...

CHEAD welcomes the opportunity to respond to the UK Government’s Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO) call for evidence on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence.

Jun 16, 2025 | Advocacy, Policy, Uncategorized

For the attention of Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Team – Intellectual Property Office CHEAD welcomes the opportunity to respond to the UK Government’s Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO) call for evidence on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence. Executive...

The Freelance Revolution Is Here – Is Higher Ed Missing a Trick? 

Feb 27, 2025 | Advocacy, Art education, Membership, Opportunity passed, Policy

This blog has kindly been provided by Matt Dowling CEO of the Freelancers Club. Matt will be speaking at our Creative Graduate Futures event on 23rd April 2025. Freelancing: the dream of creative freedom, flexible hours, and, if you’re lucky, the occasional payment. I...

Call to halt the defunding of Level 7 Apprenticeships

Dec 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

CHEAD, alongside other mission groups and 300 sector signatories, has written to the Chancellor asking her to reconsider the proposal to remove Level 7 levy funding. Level 7 Apprenticeships are a progression pathway for future creative leaders. 48% of Level 7...

CHEAD response to Curriculum and Assessment Review

Dec 2, 2024 | Policy

CHEAD the Council for Higher Education in Art and Design is the national charity for arts,media, design and related discipline in the higher education sector. Our response to the DfE’s Curriculum and Assessment Review is informed by our experience supporting art,...