Season's Greetings to our members

This is the final E-Bulletin of 2018 and an opportunity to not only wish our members a fantastic holiday when that arrives, but also to thank you all for your membership subscription, without which we simply could not be here. Your membership gives us the expertise, autonomy and resources to work on behalf of you, and our subject, and its position and value in the world. Thank you.

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NSEAD welcomes the return to single distinct arts subjects, but will continue to challenge inequalities in ITE bursaries

We are delighted to announce and share with you a positive response to the letter sent by the Society to Damian Hinds MP, where we challenged him on two separate but interrelated issues within initial teacher education:

1. Decoupling of arts subjects: The DfE’s Get into Teaching website, updated for 2019-10 recruitment had classified ‘the arts’ as a single subject. The Society asked the DfE to ‘give each subject on the curriculum equal distinctiveness and authority. Bundling arts subjects together diminishes their purpose and unique offer to children and young people and society.’

The DfE have agreed to and actioned our request, and have invited a representative from the Society to work with them to ensure the unique offering of our subject is to our satisfaction.

2. Inequalities in ITE bursaries: We asked the DfE, ‘Why is an ITE bursary offered for music but not for art and design when music has recruited more successfully against the Teacher Supply Model for the past three years?’

The response to this issue is not to our satisfaction, and the Society will be prepare a rebuttal. General Secretary Elect, Michele Gregson, will also be meeting with the DfE in the New Year to continue these discussions.

As always, the voice of our members is priority. If you would like to share your views on the distinctiveness of our subject, please do contact Michele on info@nsead.org

Read more about our letter to Damian Hinds MP here.

Download the letter of response here.

NSEAD CPD: Art, Craft and Design is... shaping the future

Susan Aykin, Ofsted HMI and National Lead for Visual and Performing Arts will be presenting at our National Conference, 29 June 2019.

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New DCMS figures show the creative industries have grown at nearly twice the rate of the economy

New figures published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) show the UK's creative industries made a record contribution to the economy in 2017, going beyond the £100 billion mark and are now worth £268 billion.

NSEAD congratulates the talented homegrown and international creatives, together with their teachers and lectures of arts, media and design subjects, who helped make this possible.

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Artist and NSEAD patron Bob and Roberta Smith invites student to create work exploring themes of peace

'What does peace mean to you?' asks artist and NSEAD patron Bob and Roberta Smith. Make Art not War is a new learning programme devised by 14-18 NOW with leading artists and academics. The programme offers 16-18 year old students a live brief and curriculum resources designed to develop essential creative skills.

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AS level art and design withdrawn by Pearsons

The Society has been informed by Pearson of the conclusion of AS Art & Design in summer 2020 alongside a group of other subjects to include PE and Design Technology.

NSEAD understands that the final opportunity to enter students for AS assessments will be summer 2020. 

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