https://www.data.org.uk/media/2994/design-skills-leaflet-final.pdf Design and Technology - Training the next generation of designers and engineers Summary of event held 1st October 2018 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery CHEAD and partners at the All-Party...
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Higher Education Commission Staying Ahead Report
Higher Education Commission Staying Ahead Report September 2018 While the UK has for many decades ranked in clear second place next to the USA for the popularity of international HE provision, other countries are putting policies into practice that are attracting a...
Developing Creative Education After Brexit
Developing Creative Education after Brexit: A Plan for Economic Growth report launches in Parliament. Policy Connect, the All-Party Parliamentary Design & Innovation Group, Council for Higher Education in Arts & Design (CHEAD), and Culture Capital Exchange...
Apprenticeship Levy One Year On
Occasional Briefing Paper by Sandra Booth Director of Policy and External Relations Sources: FE Week, DfE, DCMS, Creative Skillset and NatCen. The context: The Apprenticeship Levy one year on - Targets not being met In its 2015 election manifesto, the Conservatives –...
Creative Industries Sector Deal
Industrial Strategy Creative Industries Sector Deal Britain’s creative industries are worth £92 billion, employ 2 million people and are growing twice as fast as the rest of the economy. Strong leadership, collaborative action and recognition of recommendations in the...
Scottish Culture Strategy open for consultation
A Culture Strategy for Scotland A Culture Strategy for Scotland to include what matters most about culture in Scotland and what priorities for supporting culture are over the next decade. The draft Culture Strategy for Scotland for consultation builds on the feedback...
Sandra Booth named new Director of Policy and External Relations at CHEAD
CHEAD has appointed Sandra Booth as the new Director of Policy and External Relations. Sandra will take up the role on 1 August 2018. Sandra comes with a wealth of experience most recently as Pro Vice Chancellor Enterprise, Business Development and Engagement at the...
CHEAD submission to the Fourth Industrial Revolution inquiry
CHEAD has made a submission to the House of Commons Education Committee's inquiry into the Fourth Industrial Revolution stressing the importance of understanding creative arts and design outside the ‘creative industries’ box as diverse sets of skills underpinning...
CHEAD statement in response to the fire at Glasgow School of Art
We are deeply saddened to hear about the fire that has devastated the Mackintosh building at Glasgow School of Art and the impact that this will have on the GSA community, and more widely. We wish our GSA colleagues, students, and all of those affected, strength and...
CHEAD AGM Notice & call for Executive member nominations for 2018/19 Elections
Elections for CHEAD Executive Committee members will be held at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, held during the Annual CHEAD Conference at the University of South Wales on Friday 13th April at 11.40am. Four vacancies will arise at the end of the 2017/18 year:...