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This is your exclusive area for all C&D updates and content.

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Announcements

Thurs 27/11/2025

Dear Students,

This is a reminder that under the new C&D assessment system there will be an assessment session taking place from 15th to 19th December. If you would like your work to be assessed during this session, please ensure that it is received by the Education team at Hampton Court by Friday 12th December. As the RSN will be closed over the Christmas break, we hope to issue assessment results by the end of January 2026.

To make sure that we are able to assess your work during the session, please ensure that all preparatory work (e.g. outlines, drawings, stitch plans, original source material) are included when you submit your work. You should also submit a copy of your independent learning plan (“ILP”) so that the assessors can see the reasons behind any decisions made, and to show that you have received at least 40 hours of tuition per technique as required. Your tutor should be able to provide you with a copy of your ILP.

The following assessment session will take place from 16th to 20th February. To be assessed during that session work must arrive at Hampton Court by Friday 13th February.

If you have any questions, please contact us by emailing [email protected].

Best wishes,

Elaine

Fri 24/10/2025

Dear Students,

I’m excited to let you know that the Education Team has just launched a brand-new Instagram account @rsn_education_ where we will be sharing work from across all our education programmes.

We’d love to use this space to celebrate and showcase the amazing work you’re creating in our classes. If you’d like to be featured, please tag us in your posts or invite us to collaborate when you share your embroidery projects on Instagram.

We would love to create a community where we can inspire and support our students and fellow stitchers. We can’t wait to see what you’ve been working on!

Best wishes,

C&D Team

Fri 25/07/2025

Dear Students,

I hope you are all well.

I am writing to inform you of an important update to our guidance regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the Certificate and Diploma programmes.

From this point forward, the use of AI tools (including but not limited to image generators and text-based platforms such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, DALL·E, etc.) is not permitted on any assessed work or course-related tasks within the C&D courses.

This decision reflects the core values of the Royal School of Needlework – originality, craftsmanship, and integrity  and is essential to ensuring that the skills you are developing are entirely your own.

Please click here to view the guidance document, which outlines the reasoning behind this decision and provides further clarification on what is and isn’t acceptable. We encourage you to read this carefully and reach out to your tutor if you have any questions.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we maintain the high standards of excellence expected at the RSN.

Kind regards,

Dr. Rashid Aziz

Director of Education