Kings Education has announced a new range of qualifications that will prepare students to progress to arts and design courses in the UK.

The Keith & Sharon Segal Fund for International Musical Development will be created following a donation of $1m from guard.me International Insurance founders.

The rapid development of creative industries means that education institutions have to constantly rethink how their creative arts programs relate to jobs in the real world. Will Nott explores the global dimension of digital and creative media education that aims for job-ready results.

LCI Education is aiming to become a "one-stop shop" for boutique higher education, as it increases its specialised creative industries and design courses.

That sense of creativity – those sparks of ideas and design are all much more integral now to successful companies