A Level, GCSE and International GCSE Art March 2025 update

Do you know a young person who loves art and enjoys writing?

Take part in Write on Art, the national writing programme by Art UK and Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art for young people (14–19 years old).

Young people are invited to write 400–600 words about an artwork of their choice on Art UK’s website for one of three categories:

✍️ Creative writing – an imaginative and expressive response to an artwork

💬 Review – a critical commentary about an artwork or installation

📝 Essay – a critical analysis of an artwork supported by evidence

Twelve successful applicants will be invited to attend a day-long Young Art Writers Workshop at Royal College of Art in September 2025 and have their work published.

Learn more about the Write on Art programme

The Educational Recording Agency (ERA) Licence provides seamless access to television and radio recordings, offering a single point of clearance for the rights needed to create and use authentic media resources in your classroom. With ERA’s free video streaming platform, licensed institutions can explore a rich library of curriculum-mapped TV and radio clips tailored to GCSE and A-level teaching.

To access this free resource registration is required - but is quick and simple. State schools in England are licensed under a central agreement with the DfE and the vast majority of independent schools also hold a current ERA Licence.

Find out more about the Educational Recording Agency

Celebrate March with these must-see exhibitions, from historic paintings to contemporary photography.

Did you know that March was once considered to be the start of the year? In the first Roman calendar, there were only 10 months. January and February weren't even included because of the lack of agricultural activity, making them unworthy of being accounted for in the calendar.

Now that we're moving into the sunnier spring season in the Northern Hemisphere, the start of March offers another opportunity for renewal, with brighter skies and longer days on the horizon as the first leaves emerge and flowers begin to bloom.

Explore Art Fund's recommended exhibitions for March

The Arts and Minds campaign and coalition is calling for all children and young people to have the right to study creative subjects and for arts funding in schools to be fully restored.

Arts and Minds is a coalition of over 20 organisations including the National Education Union, Equity, the Musicians’ Union and NSEAD, which aims to draw attention to the ‘creative gap’ in schools and are calling for the government to put creativity at the heart of learning.

Learn more and sign up for the Arts and Minds campaign

Art UK have a new learning resource for GCSE Art & Design students to support with Component 2. They have pulled together some artworks and ideas to help students with inspiration for their projects.

You can view their Curations of artworks relevant our GCSE Art and Design themes as well as create your own!

Art UK have a new learning resource for A Level Art & Design students to support with Component 2. They have pulled together some artworks and ideas to help students with inspiration for their projects.

You can view their Curations of artworks relevant our A Level Art and Design theme as well as create your own!

The Provisional timetables for Summer 2026 are available on our Provisional timetables web page for review.

The feedback window will run until Friday 21 March 2025. Please send any feedback to timetables@pearson.com

View the Summer 2026 provisional timetables

Art UK is the online home for every public art collection in the United Kingdom. They are an art education charity who aim to democratise access to art. Their free website brings together art from over 3,400 British institutions, showing over 300,000 works by over 50,000 artists and growing all the time.

Learn more about Art UK

Art History Link-Up provide free art history courses to under-represented students, providing life-changing opportunities for those who study with us while transforming the future of the arts in the UK.

Learn more about the Art History Link-Up 

The Association for Art History leads a collective effort in the UK to advance the study and practice of art history. Through programmes, publications and resources, they connect those interested in and engaged with art history, aid scholarly research and develop professional practice.

Learn more about the Association for Art History