Schools are playing a critical role in levelling access to the arts in London, but those in outer London are still missing out, according to new research.
An arts-rich approach to teaching could be a ‘game-changer’ for education in Wales, according to a new report commissioned by the Welsh government and led by Arts Council Wales’ Chair Dai Smith.
Q-Art, the art education organisation, is launching a new pocket guide and video at a forthcoming day of screenings and discussions that will explore the topic of the art crit.
The Drawing Room in Bermondsey is set to open Outset Study – a free, open-access research hub with a specialist contemporary drawing library and study area.
Claims that arts education brings wide benefits in terms of creativity, social skills and academic performance are at best optimistic and are not well grounded in reliable evidence, according to a new report.
Five of the leading professional subject associations for art, dance, drama and music are working together to ensure that arts teachers are heard in discussions around education and arts teaching.
The Centre is Here symposium saw representatives of alternative art schools presenting their visions for art education. Kathryn Ashill, who starts an MA at Glasgow School of Art in September, found plenty to take on board as she prepares to embark on her course.
Arts subjects won’t be included the first tranche of proposed changes to the structure of GCSEs.
As the degree show season gets into full swing, Professor Tom Davies from Staffordshire University responds to a-n’s recent report on approaches to professional practice in visual and applied arts courses.
The Glasgow School of Art has announced its new Director, Professor Tom Inns, who will replace Seona Reid who has led the institution for the last 14 years.
The a-n Degree Shows Guide 2013 is out! Bigger and better than ever, the 44-page publication features essays, interviews, listings, tips on collecting and the work and thoughts of students and graduates.
The deadline is approaching for responses to the Department of Education’s public consultation on the draft National Curriculum, which includes changes to programmes of art and design study.
While Michael Gove’s recent scrapping of the English Baccalaureate Certificate is welcome, Q-art Director Sarah Rowles suggests that there’s much more work to be done when it comes to the wider issue of art education.
While campaigners against the EBacc have welcomed Michael Gove’s scrapping of the English Baccalaureate Certificate and the announcement of a new performance measure for schools in England that will include arts subjects, the detail is far from clear.
Latest Artist as leader interview published.
Dame Liz Forgan’s farewell speech has been widely reported on for its attack on Michael Gove and the EBacc. Here, arts strategist and Thinking Practice founder Mark Robinson welcomes her forthright approach while finding plenty to take issue with.
Speaking at the British Museum last night, outgoing Arts Council England Chair Dame Liz Forgan defended the arm’s length principle of arts funding and attacked plans for the EBacc.
With government currently considering responses to its EBacc consultation, a campaign to keep creativity at the heart of education in our schools is calling for further support.
New research published by a-n reveals how artists and artist-run initiatives are subverting the notion of leadership, and includes a series of interviews with artists, starting with Cornelia Parker.
engage and the Incorporated Society of Musicians call for responses to the Government’s planned introduction of Baccalaureate Certificates in England.
Turner Prize bashing is a national sport for some, but, argues a-n’s News Editor, this year’s winner has done a great job of reminding us why it is still important.
Presented as part of the Festival of Blackboards 2012 in Islington, the School for Change event explored the latest developments in policy affecting arts and cultural education in England’s schools.
Organised by Cubitt Education, this year’s Festival of Blackboards considers the practicalities of affecting change at a local level.
The first Creative Campus seminar at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, looked at the collaborative work between universities and arts organisations.
Last week’s ‘Great British Art School Debate’ at University of the Arts, Camberwell, turned out to be nothing of the sort. But the lack of critical discussion only served to highlight the need for a far-reaching debate around the future of the art education.
