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The APDIG holds a busy programme of parliamentary seminars, receptions and conferences with relevant Ministers, Government officials and other high-profile speakers from the design sector and beyond. These focus on topical policy and industry issues and provide opportunities for engagement and input from members. We also organise smaller round-table discussions and events in partnership with Government departments, parliamentary groups and other organisations on specific issues.

If you would like to discuss our events programme in more detail or find out about partnership opportunities, please contact the APDIG secretariat on 0207 202 8588 or design@policyconnect.org.uk

View our events archive here

Stoke on Trent

Creative Education After Brexit Roundtable

15th November 2018

An exclusive roundtable discussion and workshop organised on behalf of the All-Party Design and Innovation Group and the Council for Higher Education in Art and Design on Thursday 15th November, 2018.

The event will be held in the Beacon Building at Staffordshire University in Stoke-on-Trent between 10am and 1pm.

This roundtable follows on from the launch of Creative Education After Brexit in September 2017 and sets out to revisit the core themes raised in the report and how to proceed with the policy recommendations raised.

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Should All Schools Be Art Schools?

Design Manchester: The Great Debate: All Schools Should Be Art Schools?

11th October 2018

Design and the creative industries are key drivers of growth, innovation and exports. We are on the brink of an artificial intelligence revolution, where skills in immersion and AR/VR will be at a premium in industry’s quest to develop new products and services. But the education system is ill-equipped to provide the talent and skills at the rate they will be needed. In fact, entry to GCSE Design and Technology fell by 18,800 last year, and by 47,000 for creative GCSEs overall.

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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Training the Next Generation of Designers and Engineers

1st October 2018

You are warmly invited to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on 1st October 2018 from 9.45am, as the All-Party Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group, in association with the Design and Technology Association and the Design Business Association will be launching a report setting out a vision for how design thinking can be embedded within our education system, equipping students with the knowledge and skills required to confidently face the challenges of the Fourth Indust

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Birmingham - Luke Matthews

APDIG at Conservative Party Conference

30th September 2018

The All-Party Parliamentary Design & Innovation Group will be attending Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham and participating in a number of events.

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V&A Exterior: Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC-BY-SA 3.0

Make and Create: Design and Innovation in Practice Based Research

9th July 2018
This summer event will bring together an audience of academics, students and policy makers to discuss the work of the V&A Research Institute and how design influences practice-based research.It will also allow guests to take part in a ‘making’ activity to highlight the value of practical design skills.
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