NSEAD Memberships

Trade Union Membership

Combined trade union, subject association and learned society membership for art and design educators working in any phase or setting (UK only).

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Professional Associate Membership

For art, craft and design educators working in any phase or setting: membership of the subject association and learned society but not the trade union. Available for educators worldwide.

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Trainee Teacher Membership

Our Trainee Teacher Pathway gives trainee teachers 3 years’ of highly discounted membership. Pay only £1 for your trainee year and once you begin working as an ECT receive 50% off Trade Union membership for 2 years.

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Organisational Membership

Organisational membership provides your art education team with wide-ranging support for better practice and professional inspiration for high quality teaching and learning.

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Membership Benefits

 

Career Development

Becoming a member sets you on a career development pathway, supported by the protection of our Trade Union and advocacy; our CPD and learning programme of events; hundreds of resources; and an inclusive professional community.

 

Protection

  • Comprehensive Trade Union cover (Trade Union members only), including: professional advice on all aspects of employment in art, craft and design education; specialist representation from art, craft and design educators and teachers; legal advice and representation; a prompt and personal response to enquiries within 24 hours; and a designated Senior Case Worker as the sole point of contact from start to finish (except for unforeseen circumstances, you would always deal with the same person).
  • A special offer to provide private medical plans for members of National Society for Education in Art and Design has been arranged with HMCA, including a £50 gift card or £100 off your first-year subscription upon joining a private medical plan - read more.
  • Advocacy for our subject and our profession: promotion and protection for art, craft and design education and educators; invitations to participate in consultations, campaigns and activism; ive your feedback to policy makers through member surveys and special projects; support the Society’s work with government and governmental agencies including DfE, DENI, SOEID, Ofsted, CCEA(NI), LTS, SQA, the Chartered College and The TRA.

CPD & Learning

  • A specialist event and CPD programme to support all aspects of your career development, including The National Art & Design Education Conference, the NSEAD Awards and the iJADE Conference.
  • Discounted rates for CPD course on the NSEAD Better Practice Hub, covering topics from Health & Safety in the Art Classroom to Developing an Anti-Racist Curriculum.
  • Discounted tickets for national NSEAD and international iJADE conferences.
  • Discounted rates for trusted partner CPD courses and events.

Resources

  • Three hard copy issues each year of AD magazine, including an A2 art poster, delivered directly to your door, plus access to all issues and posters of AD magazine (Trainee Teachers have access to online editions only).
  • Online access to the International Journal of Art & Design Education, including four new issues each year and the Wiley digital library containing every paper published since 1982.
  • Online access to hundreds of member-only resources and content.
  • Access to the Big Landscape Toolkit, a specialist curriculum resource designed for art, craft and design educators.
  • Fortnightly member-only newsletter direct to your inbox with curated content, events, offers, jobs, competitions and much more.
  • Opportunities to contribute, share and exchange resources across the NSEAD professional learning community.
  • An extra £5 off the Teacher Art Pass, with access to 100s of discounts at museums across the UK.
  • 10% Discount on art supplies from Dryad Education
  • 15% discount on all Wildgoose and Starbeck products

Community

Be part of our professional learning community of art, craft and design educators:

  • Access to our members-only NSEAD Facebook Group with over 4.7K members.
  • Invitation be involved in the work of Special Interest and Research Groups.
  • Invitation to stand for NSEAD Council or Forum to help shape the work of the society.
  • Invitation to join regional gatherings and networks.
  • Discounted rates on advertising across NSEAD website, publications and channels.

NSEAD members are eligible to make an annual claim to the Inland revenue for tax relief on nine-tenths of their subscription to NSEAD. Download our 'Tax relief' information sheet.