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Keeping Up with the Creative Industries

Feeling out of the loop with creative careers? You’re not alone. At ERIC, the UK’s leading creative careers app, they’re here to help you stay ahead in this ever-changing industry. That’s why they’ve created this snappy 60-minute CPD masterclass just…

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Beyond Boundaries: 3rd Artist-Teacher in Adult Community Learning Conference

A one-day online conference exploring innovative teaching methods, interdisciplinary practices, and how artist-teachers can push the boundaries of traditional adult community learning.

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The National Art & Design Education Conference 2025

Leading better practice for art, craft and design educators across the UK _____ Welcome to the NSEAD National Art and Design Education Conference 2025. This year we will be exploring the theme, Designing a learner-centred & contemporary…

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Publications

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AD Magazine

Our termly member magazine, filled with Art, Craft and Design best practice, projects, interviews and essential information. Every AD also comes with a colourful A2 poster.

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The International Journal of Art and Design Education

Our international research journal, reflecting a wide range of theoretical and practical approaches especially those that debate the social and cultural values which inform art and design education.

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The Art Educator Blog

Welcome to the new blog from NSEAD. Publishing essays, opinions, interviews, reviews and more from the NSEAD team, our members, artists and experts working in art, design and craft education.   

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Resources and Professional Development

The Big Landscape Toolkit

The Big Landscape is a new art and design curriculum toolkit for all art and design educators who place learners and community at the heart of their planning. 

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School Art: Where Is It? (Re)exploring Visual Art in Secondary Schools.

In this innovative research study, Joanna Fursman, Will Grant, and Carol Wild begin by revisiting the work undertaken by Dick Downing and Ruth Watson in their 2004 Tate-sponsored 'School Art: What Is It?' report.

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Anti-Racist Art Education (ARAE) Resources

Anti-Racist Art Education Action (ARAEA) Group was set up in July 2020 to ensure that NSEAD, our subject and all who engage in it, are actively anti-racist. The resources found here aim to support this work and provide educators with tools to take specific…

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Artist Teacher in Adult Community Learning

Resources submitted by speakers from the 1st Artist-Teacher in Adult Community learning conference held in March 2023.  The conference is is intended as a space to bring together artist-teachers working in the sector to share good practices,…

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Leading Primary Art and Design

NO FIXED DATE - ON DEMAND LEARNING. This online course is designed for primary subject leaders who are looking to develop the Art and Design curriculum area in their schools - registration now open

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Ofsted Research Review: Art and Design

The resources in this section provide links, guidance and support materials relating to the 2023 Ofsted Research Review: Art & Design.  Ofsted's subject review is available online and as a 42-page document from NSEAD's websiteA podcast…

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How to Seek Help

We pride ourselves on offering you a speedy, personal response. We take the time to listen. When you talk to us, you are talking to experienced classroom practitioners - we understand the issues you face.A phone call, or email to NSEAD will provide you…

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Trade Union FAQs

Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions our Trade Union team receive, covering topics such as accidents, time in and out of work and performance targets.

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Legal Advice and Aid

Legal advice and aid is provided by the Society in accord with the Compensation Act 2006 and the Code of Practice for the provision of Regulated Claims Management Services by Trade Unions.

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Latest news from NSEAD

Discover more about art, craft and design news and events nationwide.

CreaTech report calls for creativity and technology in schools
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This new report recommends that we integrate creative and technical subjects into the curriculum from the earliest years.

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Arts and Minds Campaign calls for change
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The Arts and Minds campaign and coalition is calling for all children and young people to have the right to study creative subjects and for arts funding…

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The role of subjects and subject associations in climate change and sustainability education in England
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This new report contains recommendations for embedding climate change and sustainability education across the whole curriculum and providing tailored…

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A Class Act: Social mobility and the creative industries
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A Class Act: Social mobility and the creative industries, is a new 127-page report published by the Sutton Trust. The report drills down into arts subjects…

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