Art history A-level saved at last minute
Campaigners for art history A-level say they are "absolutely thrilled" by a late decision to save the subject, which was set to be discontinued.
Exam board Pearson has confirmed plans to develop a new history of art A-level for teaching from next September.
October's decision by the AQA board to drop the subject provoked an outcry from experts who argued "society had never required its insights more".
"It's amazing - just about in the nick of time," said teacher Sarah Phillips.
Ms Phillips, from state sixth form Godalming College, developed the new syllabus with AQA and added: "Now we need to get the message out to Year 11 students as soon as possible."
'Global specification'
Subject to approval by Ofqual, Ms Phillips says she expects Pearson to build on her work which has been made available to the Department for Education by AQA.
"It is a global specification. Students won't just study the work of dead white men," she said. "They will have the opportunity to study Islamic architecture and work by men and women of all colours and creeds. The support has been overwhelming," she added.
In October, top experts signed an open letter to AQA condemning the decision not to offer the A-level to new students after this year.
AQA was the last board to offer the subject and the decision represented "a vital loss for students", they argued.
At the time AQA said the change "was not about money or whether history of art deserves a place in the curriculum", but said that it feared the new qualification was so wide-ranging that accurate marking would be impossible.
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