This section provides links to resources that demonstrate the value of art, craft and design education. They resources can be shared with students, parents & carers, school leaders, governors and other professionals to help explain why visual arts and design matter and are essential in the twenty-first century.
NSEAD Art Education Advocacy Series
In December 2021, NSEAD ran a social media campaign to highlight the vital role that the Arts and Art, Craft and Design Education play in securing opportunity,…
Reimagining our futures together: a new social contract for education
This report by the International Commission on the Futures of Education acknowledges the power of education to bring about profound change.
The NSEAD's Manifesto for real change for our subject
The National Society for Education in Art and Design's 10-point manifesto sets out the changes we want for our subject and those that engage it. We have…
Advocacy posters, postcards and 6-page resource, by NSEAD
Advocacy resources, by NSEAD (Members only)
ACE Advocacy Toolkit
The Arts Council England Toolkit includes pages, posters and key facts that sum up why public investment in arts and culture is important. Their…
Creative Journeys advocacy films
Creative Journeys are a set of films where some of the UK's leading designers, architects, engineers and other creative professionals talk about how they…
Art, craft and Design Education, a guide for governing boards
Art and Design Education, a guide for Governor and Trustees will help explain the vital role governors have in championing and advocating for high-quality…
Creative Careers
Creative Careers is an initiative by the UK creative industries to make it easier for young people to find careers in the creative industries
NSEAD Manifesto for Art, Craft and Design Education 2017
The NSEAD’s Manifesto for Art, Craft and Design Education exists to celebrate, signpost and position our subject within the context of ten research evidenced…
Bob and Roberta Smith an advocacy message
In partnership with NSEAD's colleagues at the Campaign for Drawing we commissioned a film with NSEAD patron Bob and Roberta Smith. In this film…
How can teachers interpret the national curriculum for art and design
A short film introducing how teachers can interpret the national curriculum for art and design
Elliot Eisner's 10 lessons the arts teach
Elliot Eisner's 10 Lessons the Arts Teach 10 Lessons the Arts was originally published by Elliot Eisner, (2002), The Arts and the Creation of Mind,…
Art, craft and design education advocacy videos
Art, craft and design education advocacy videosCurated by Dr Emese Hall this selection of videos draws together artist, makers and designers, organisations…
Creative Industries Council
This website, set up by the Creative Industries Council provides facts, figures and helpful infographics which examine the growth and success of the UK's…
Making the case for the arts: 'A window to the world'
A window to the world is a short film, by Steph Cubbin and Peter Thomas, two teachers at The St Marylebone CE School. The film is extremely effective…
Reinvesting in Arts Education
'Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America's future through creative schools' is a study commissioned by President Obama. Its authors say art, music,…
Tale and Why Study Art
TALE, a research project investigating the benefits of arts education published its findings
TED Talks: How to escape education's death valley
TED Talks include many videos which inform, share, explore and in their own words are: 'devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading'. In this video Sir Ken Robinson…
The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth
This National Endowment for the Arts report displays correlations between arts activity among at-risk youth and subsequent levels of academic performance…
The Case for Arts Education in Schools
On 27 November 2014, the House of Lords debated the motion: “that this House takes note of the case for arts education in schools”. The Case for Arts…
Visual Literacy at Thomas Tallis School
Thomas Tallis School's visual literacy policy answers the questions: What is visual literacy? Why is it important for students to become more visually…
The NSEAD TOOLKIT for Activism: How to keep your job and be an activist!
Art, craft and design is challenged in formal education. Many teachers are experiencing the direct consequences of these challenges in the classroom,…