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,...

Creative Graduate Mentoring Space

Sep 12, 2024 | Art education, Membership, Opportunity

Creative Graduate Mentoring Space recognises the leap from graduating university to working within the creative industries and aims to support recent graduates with sessions run in collaboration with West Yorkshire Print Workshop in Huddersfield. Have you graduated in...

Make it. Shape it

Aug 31, 2024 | Art education, Membership, Opportunity, Technical

MAKE IT. SHAPE IT is the first Technicians’ exhibition from the School of Art, and Media (University of Brighton), to showcase their work at City Campus this September. Over 40 talented artists from the technical team and other invited roles, will showcase their work,...