Letter calling for Minister to protect Creative Education in H.E.

Feb 16, 2021 | Policy

In late January 2021 the Department for Education published four papers affecting further and higher education, including the regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), making a change in the top-up funding for high cost subject areas meaning Art and Design courses...

New economic indicators for Creative Industries

Feb 15, 2021 | Policy

Newly released infographics demonstrate the economic impact of the creative industries sector. The Gross Value Added (GVA) of the UK creative industries was provisionally estimated at £115.9bn in 2019 current prices, before the disruption caused by the COVID-19 global...

#ArtIsEssential Campaign

Feb 12, 2021 | Advocacy, Art education

In late November 2020, CHEAD and CVAN* met with key art sector organisations with regional and national influence in visual arts with a view to form an advocacy group. This meeting demonstrated a sense of urgency to change the perception that our sector is in a stable...

TEF Review, funding, and challenge: Design and Creative Arts Disciplines (in English HE)

Jan 25, 2021 | Policy

Provided by Vicky Gunn, Glasgow School of Art. Last week witnessed one of those (now less ‘unprecedented’) COVID19 2020-21 moments. On the one hand, the Westminster government gave us a gift: following the independent review of the TEF and the release of the subject...

Hybrid Spaces: Re-imagining pedagogy, practice and research

Jan 19, 2021 | Membership, Opportunity

Extended deadline for registration and Call for Papers. Early Bird extended registration until 29 January 2021. Abstracts of 100 words (max) must be submitted by Friday 29 January 2021. This year’s iJADE conference run by our partners at NSEAD will be hosted online...