Tag Archives: art education
Hello and farewell to UAL’s two Johns
Many of you will have seen on My Arts that Sir John Sorrell will be UAL’s new Chair of the Court of Governors from August this year. It’s terrific news for the University – he is a renowned figure in … Continue reading
ABacc – another hopeful sign for art and design
I know that concern about Government plans for pre-university art and design education is a major concern for many UAL staff and students. That being the case, I wanted to share some more positive news which Ian Thompson, Head of … Continue reading
Arts and design in schools – the next battle
Several weeks on from Michael Gove’s surprising but very welcome retreat from English Baccalaureate Certificates, it’s time for UAL to engage with the next battle for art, design and communication education in schools – the content of the curriculum.
The end of the EBacc?
I’m surprised and hopeful at today’s unexpected announcement that proposals for new English Baccalaureate Certificates to replace GCSEs have been dropped.
Campaign to keep creativity on the curriculum
There is deep disquiet across the creative, cultural and educational sectors about the Government’s proposal to replace GCSEs from 2015 with new English Baccalaureate Certificates that do not include art, design, music, drama and dance.
Tackling HE’s “dirty secret”
Dean of Students Mark Crawley describes the attainment gap between white and black students in UK universities as “higher education’s dirty secret”. In 2011, 77% of white UK undergraduate students at UAL achieved a first or a 2.1, compared to … Continue reading
Vince Cable comes to King’s Cross
Many of you will have seen that Vince Cable visited our King’s Cross campus last week from the report on My Arts. Indeed, although it was out of term time, quite a few people spotted him directly – I overheard … Continue reading
New postgraduate scholarship programme for Home/EU students
The financial burden faced by postgraduate students is one of our key concerns as the new funding environment changes and postgraduate funding from Government sources is withdrawn. We must do our absolute best (within our own financial constraints) to make … Continue reading
Decline in art and design applications – my perspective
I’m sure many of you will have seen the recent reports in the media about a decline across the HE sector in home/EU student applications for art and design places for 2012 entry. My perspective on UAL’s position in this … Continue reading
UAL’s Awarding Body
Following comments made in response to the blog post requesting your investment ideas, several people have expressed interest in the work of the University’s Awarding Body which was created in 2007 and which now validates almost 7,000 students in the … Continue reading
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