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Climate Change, Nature, and Sustainability education in England – Beyond the curriculum and assessment review
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Subject associations for all subjects and awarding bodies attended a collaborative workshop (26 January), focused on the future of Climate Change, Nature,…

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Arts education for culture, health and the wealth of the nation
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During a Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg BBC interview (22 Feb 2026), Laura Trott, the shadow education secretary, described creative arts degrees as 'dead…

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Subject hierarchies, loans and initial teacher education bursary inequities
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In October 2025, the Government announced that bursaries would in 2026-27 be reduced, and in art and design's case, removed. Drawing together subject…

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NSEAD awarded the kitemark by CfSA
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We're delighted to announce NSEAD is a recipient of The Council for Subject Associations (CfSA) Kitemark. The CfSA awards Kitemarks for subject associations…

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Mobile Phone Policies – NSEAD position statement for members
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NSEAD recognises the importance of moves to protect children from the harms of mobile phone use, and the negative impact in schools. However, used with…

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NSEAD are shaping the new 2028 Art & Design Curriculum for GCSE learners in England
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Curriculum

Michele Gregson, General Secretary & CEO of NSEAD, has been contracted by the Department for Education (DfE) as lead drafter, helping to shape the new…

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NSEAD Council Election Results
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Please welcome new members of council starting their term in January 2026.

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Time in art and design
Time in Art and Design event
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‘Time in Art and Design’ hosted by The National Portrait Gallery (28 Nov 2025), and organised by Nitya Paul, head of art and design at Burlington Danes…

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Building a world class contemporary curriculum for all?
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Following the publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAAR) final report, NSEAD respond with their analysis of what it means for Art and…

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Ebacc to be abolished
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The final report and recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment Review have been published. The announcement that the English Baccalaureate is to…

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Post-16 V-level qualifications to be introduced
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The government has announced the creation of new V Levels qualifications for students age 16-19. NSEAD calls on the government to ensure subject experts…

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Bursaries for art and design trainees withdrawn despite the gap in teacher recruitment
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We are devastated to learn that all art and design trainees – 2026-27 – will not receive a bursary to train to be a teacher. Many subjects have lost some…

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Celebrating our Past Presidents & Senior Fellows
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Governance

Last weekend, NSEAD Council convened for a day of celebration as well as the important work of governance and advocacy for our subject.

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Film and Screen Curriculum expand Expressive Arts in Scotland
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Screen Scotland, with Education Scotland and the Scottish Government officially launched the national rollout of Film and Screen into Scotland’s Curriculum…

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Coalition of education unions call for a review of link between Normal & State Pension Ages
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NSEAD are joint signatories with a coalition of education unions calling for a long overdue review of the link between the Normal Pension Age and State…

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NSEAD - supporting our members to be empowered
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Advocacy

NSEAD are here to be a champion for our members and art, craft and design education. Here are just a few of the ways in which we have worked together…

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GCSE 2025, a year of improvements and widening gaps
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Assessment

Whilst GCSE candidate achievement has risen this year, inequities remain in attainment across regions, sectors and gender.

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GCE candidate numbers have decreased slightly whilst art and design sees attainment rise
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Assessment

Art and design A level (GCE) entries have decreased very slightly this year, whilst across nearly all grades, art and design candidate attainment has…

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The NSEAD Raw Marks campaign will continue
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Unless the Curriculum and Assessment Review state otherwise, Ofqual have confirmed there will be no change to the process of giving Raw Marks to art and…

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ARAEA Five years, five months, five weeks, five days… Repeat.
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Read our Anti-Racist, Art Education Action Group (ARAE) Newsletter

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