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Historic compact agreed to take back control of the UK’s creative education system
As the country welcomes in a new political era, leading representatives and policy thinkers from across the creative arts, education and local government have agreed a historic compact. Following an intense day of panel sessions, workshops and keynote speeches at the...
GuildHE and UKADIA launch new report ‘The Value of Creative Graduates’
GuildHE and UKADIA, with a steering group of creative specialist higher education providers and Creative UK, are today launching a new report ‘The Value of Creative Graduates’ that investigates and addresses the challenges of defining the value of creative graduates....
Creative Industry Alliance petition
The Creative Industry Alliance – a group of leaders within the UK’s creative industries – have created a petition addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt in response to our Creative Education Manifesto #ArtisEssential. They state that art and design...
#ArtIsEssential campaign coalition launch Creative Education Manifesto
Ahead of party conference season, a coalition of creative and higher education organisations have launched their #ArtIsEssential Creative Education Manifesto, calling on all political parties to commit collectively to restoring creative arts education....
National Workshops for Creative Teachers 2023 – now online
National Workshops for Creative Teachers offers the opportunity to take part in an exciting programme of free workshops. They are designed and delivered to inspire new ways of working in the classroom and to give back to the network of school teachers that support...
Trends in creative arts qualifications
UKADIA, GuildHE and the Head Trust have published new research into the qualification profile of young people entering arts courses in Higher Education. Over the last five years there has been a worrying trend of de-prioritising arts education in schools. The...
IFS report on the government cost of different degrees
Yesterday’s IFS report on government spending on higher education by subject singled out creative arts degrees because it estimated their graduates would pay back less of their student loans. The IFS rightly acknowledged some of the limitations of their approach,...
AccessHE Creative HE Apply Guide
AccessHE have published a guide to support young people in applying for creative courses. The Creative HE Apply Guide has been created in collaboration with the AccessHE Creative Network, which develops coordinated strategies to support under-represented young people...
UAL Professor appointed chair of subject-TEF arts panel
Professor Susan Orr, Dean of Learning, Teaching & Enhancement at UAL has been appointed Chair of the arts panel for the first subject-level pilot of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
Chair of ukadia publishes new HEPI report on the creative arts crisis
Recent higher education debates have focused on the direct economic returns of obtaining a degree – and certain degrees in particular. Taking one county as an example, this report reveals the knock-on effect for the options available in schools. In short, creative...