News

Ofsted publish Making a mark: art, craft and design education

The report evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of art, craft and design education in England. It is based on subject inspections, which include five visits in each phase to focus on good practice. Please send your comments to lesleybutterworth@nsead.org

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Teachers' Pension Scheme. A Final Agreement?

The Government has declared that negotiations on teachers’ pensions are over and has presented a final agreement. Despite some concessions brought about by negotiation and strike action the Government still expects teachers to work longer, pay more and get less. The Teachers Pension Scheme will start in April 2015

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Michael Gove says teachers should align themselves to a professional body

On 31 January the Commons Education Select Committee held an oral evidence session with the Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove. In response to a question asking if teachers should be part of a professional body Michael Gove replied: 'It is important that teachers should think about aligning themselves with or benefitting from professional associations'.

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Art and Design Jobs

Edexcel GCSE and GCE examiner vacancies

Pearson is recruiting examiners for GCSE and GCE Design & Technology – in particular for Resistant Materials, Graphic Products, Electronic Products and Food Technology. Please email aaresourcing@pearson.com for more information, or visit www.edexcel.com/aa-recruitment.

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NSEAD membership benefits

Find out here what you get as a member of NSEAD. Read more here...

Advertise with NSEAD

You can now advertise in any of NSEAD's publications: our fortnightly e-update, online in our Market Place and in AD our termly magazine. Find out more...

RSS News Feature

You can now receive RSS feeds and stay up to date with NSEAD news, professional development opportunities and other web content automatically.

If you are subscribing to RSS (Really Simple Syndication) for the first time click here for a guide to set up RSS content feeds.

Professional Development

3rd iJADE and NSEAD Research Conference, 19-20 October 2012, Call for Papers and Booking

Keynote Speaker: Professor Shirley Brice Heath. Booking is available online and delegates and/or potential speakers can take advantage of the early bird booking rates. Visit the University of Chester website to book your place.

NSEAD members can receive a further discount by using the voucher noted in our members E-update (9 March). More...

NSEAD National Conference 2012

Thank you to all the presenters and delegates who attended the National Conference hosted by the BALTIC. We hope that both themes of the Conference: 'Art and Design at the Crossroads' and 'Developing Outstanding Practice' provided opportunity to share and exchange ideas. Please visit BALTIC's video archive to see the keynote presentations and also our flickr site for the Conference and upload your images here.

Follow this LINK for the 2010-2011 national programme of continuing professional development for artist teachers managed by the NSEAD and supported by Arts Council England and the TDA, the Arts Council of Wales and the Scottish Arts Council.

Resources

E-update Archive

Our E-updates keep NSEAD members informed of recent developments and opportunities for art, craft and design educators. An archive of recent E-updates is available to members by following this link.

Teaching for careers in Art and Design

Teaching for Careers in Art and Design is a set of resources for Art and Design Teachers. The materials aim to help pupils become better informed about the careers opportunities in art, craft and design and can be used by pupils to plan effective progression routes into these, if they so choose.

Regional Network Groups

This new section of the website seeks to showcase existing regional network groups and provide information and support for members looking to join or set up a new network group.

NSEAD

Why join NSEAD

Why join the art and design professional subject association and learn more about NSEAD here.

Publications

iJADE for the iPad age! UPDATE

iJADE Volume 31 No 1 is now available online. Please make sure you are logged in on this site – follow this link LINK then click on The International Journal of Art & Design Education link half way down the page.

Back issues of the journal

The complete texts of all back issues of JADE/iJADE are available on line to members from Vol. 1 No.1, 1982 and are searchable via the abstracts. Make sure you log on to access this feature!

The latest issue, Vol. 31 No.1, is now available. Remember you must be an NSEAD member or iJADE subscriber to download copies from the Wiley-Blackwell website.

AD Magazine

AD magazine issue #4 has been mailed to all NSEAD members and former START subscribers. To subscribe if you are not an NSEAD member, and to download a sample copy of Issue No1, follow this LINK.

Contributions are welcome from all phases of education. Guidance on writing primary articles is available here and an AD magazine house style guide is available here.

Think inside the Sketchbook

This new book provides an exciting insight into how sketchbooks can be used by teachers and students to make significant changes in atitudes to learning. Case studies are included of sketchbooks from artists, designers, architects, scientists and musicians etc. The authors highlight ways in which sketchbooks can be used as a playground for imagination and trialling ideas, as well as encouraging exploration and creative thinking.

Note special price of £20 for NSEAD members (RRP £25)

Trade Union support

NSEAD is an independent trade union

Teachers, Newly Qualified Teachers and Newly Qualified Lecturers, and Life Members in the United Kingdom have the option to receive full trade union benefits. For a membership fee comparable to other unions the NSEAD provides not only trade union services but all the functions of a specialist subject association and learned society.

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Community for School Improvement

The School Improvement Community section of the website is now available. It has sections to alert this special interest community to relevant news, events and papers. There is also a School Improvement Community Forum for anyone who is involved in supporting Art and Design educators in schools or colleges.

Follow this LINK for further information to help you use the CfSI Forum