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The BRIT School is Britain's only FREE Performing Arts and Technology School. It is an independent, state funded City College for the Technology of the Arts, the only one of its kind dedicated to education and vocational training for the performing arts, media, art and design and the technologies that make performance possible.  As a school for 14-19 year olds, we are unique and pioneering in our approach to education, but we are not a stage or fame school. We recognise that most of our students intend to make a career in the arts, entertainment and communications industries, but the school expects all to follow full time courses to completion. It is a vocational school; if an applicant is determined on a life devoted to art, dance, music, radio, television/film or theatre, then this could well be the right place.

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    • 01 Sep Checking your School email from Home

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    • 24 Aug Examination Results 2010

      The BRIT School’s exam results at KS4 and Post 16 are again outstanding. 

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    • 08 Jul Imagine a new Academy backed by the BRIT School

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    • 06 Jul Musical Theatre Storm Hits Elmwood Juniors

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    BDC media

    The BDC department offers a wide range of media production qualifications through excellent technical facilities and specialist teaching. Students are able to work in the television studio, video editing suites, radio studios, computer suites and photography darkroom to develop a variety of practical and theoretical skills in media production. Recent activities include visits from industry professionals, participation in technical and creative workshops, a variety of trips and ‘BRIT FM’ radio broadcasting to the local community. Students have gone on to study media degrees at the country’s premier universities including Ravensbourne, Westminster, Leeds and Bournemouth. After completion of our courses students have gone on to study a wide range of degrees from specialist video and radio production to journalism, marketing, PR, advertising and mulitmedia. Our courses provide students with up to date technical and industry knowledge allowing them to gain work in their chosen field.

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    • 20 Jul

      BRIT FM 2010


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    • 04 Jun

      'Notorious' - Film Screening

      Last Monday year 13 BDC students saw a free film screening of NOTORIOUS the new film based on Notorious B.I.G.

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    dance

    The dance courses offer wide-ranging training and opportunities within many dance styles including classical ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap and social and cultural dance styles such as African-Caribbean and lindy hop.  Alongside this technical training students develop their creative skills through choreography and improvisational classes and workshops.  Such training is then further supported by classes in dance appreciation and performing arts appreciation.

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    • 21 Jul

      Silence Will Fall

      Year 12 Dance students present 'Silence Will Fall' a dramatic and thought provoking piece of Physical Theatre

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    • 04 Jun

      After the Storm

      Next week The Brit School will be performing 'After The Storm' at The Fairfield Halls and The Bloomsbury Theatre in Euston. The schools annual collabaritive project allows students from every strand to contribute to one event.

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    music

    The Music courses offer students the opportunity to develop a range of musical skills with the emphasis on Vocational Training. Preparing and rehearsing for live performance gives students the opportunity to work with other musicians on cover versions and original material. They are encouraged to develop their practical skills both as soloists and in ensemble settings. They are also encouraged to broaden their range of performance experience so will work on projects in a range of styles and genres.

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    • 04 Jun

      Festiva Charity Performance

      Year 12 and Year 10 students performed an amazing show last night in front of a massive crowd at the Fairfield Halls Ashcroft Theatre. Their performances included varied interpretations of classic songs from Samba to Ska.

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    musical theatre

    The Musical Theatre courses are designed to give an equal focus to dance, drama and music, and the development of skills and knowledge in these performance disciplines. Musical Theatre students are typically versatile and flexible in their approach to the performing arts. Both the Key Stage 4 and Post 16 courses are very popular, with students coming from a wide range of backgrounds.

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    • 21 Jul

      Little People

      During the period of the 5th term this year all strands received a visit from our next door neighbours at the nursery. Children from the nursery came to each strand to experience different world's of space and to learn about wishes.

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    • 07 Jul

      Musical Theatre storm hits Elmwood Juniors

      This week a group of Musical Theatre students have been spending the week at Elmwood Junior school.

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    technical theatre arts

    Our philosophy is very 'hands on', and the learning is delivered as much as possible through practical exercises, simulated work environments and crewing shows in the School's theatres. The course teaches technical, creative and management skills, and places emphasis on students obtaining as wide a range of experience as possible during their two years.

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    • 02Sep

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    theatre

    Throughout the course students will benefit from workshops with professional actors, writers, directors and producers. Students are expected to go on theatre trips organised by the department at least once a term. The futures for our students are bright and exciting. Theatre students have gone on to study at many leading drama schools including RADA, Central, Rose Bruford, Drama Centre, East 15, LIPA and the London Academy. There are BRIT School students in many leading Universities including Exeter, Kent, Manchester, and Middlesex. .....Brit Art's Links Page   

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    • 04 Jun

      After the Storm

      Next week The Brit School will be performing 'After The Storm' at The Fairfield Halls and The Bloomsbury Theatre in Euston.

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    • 04 Jun

      Our End of Life Work

      For the past four years we have been working at St.Christopher's Hospice with their End of Life Schools Project. This has seen students write plays, compose songs, create animations, art works, films and radio programmes with patients from the Hospice. Last year we were invited to visit the North West Conference for Schools Project work in Blackpool to work with other schools and hospices on how they could create collaborative creative projects between schools and people in palliative care.

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    visual arts & design

    The Visual Arts and Design department offers a wide range of excellent facilities, including art studios, a photography darkroom and studio, specialist textiles equipment and two computer suites, with both Mac and PC packages for developing art & design work. Students develop work in a variety of media, including fine art, graphics, fashion and photography.

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    • 04 Jun

      VAD and After the Storm

      This year selected Year 12 BTEC National Diploma Visual Arts students are working with Addington High school's Year 8 Gifted and Talented students to create animation, sets and visuals for the Bloomsbury Theatre collaboration across the school.

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    • 04 Jun

      VAD Bloomsbury, Community & Leading Edge Projects

      This year selected Year 12 BTEC National Diploma Visual Arts students are working with Addington High school's Year 8 Gifted and Talented students to create animation, sets and visuals for the Bloomsbury Theatre collaboration across the school.

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    film & digital arts

    Started in 2007, Film & Digital Arts (FDA) is the second string to the schools creative bow.

    FDA acts as a hub for collaborations between the various creative strands and advocates the use of the digital technologies to students and teachers, opening up a whole new area of creativity, and promoting the internet as a way of featuring their work.

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    • 28 Jul

      FDA Rolls Out First Apple Certification Exams

      Alex Goodman, Ashley Read and Julian Ruiz are FDA's first Apple Certified Users.

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    • 22 Jul

      The Road to Edinburgh

      FDA at the Edinburgh Festival

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    national curriculum

    The school provides a National Curriculum offer at Key Stage 4 and all the subjects below are our contribution to this offer. Some of these subjects are also taught in the post 16 curriculum as AS and/or A2 courses e.g. English. All the subjects listed here have their own pages.
     

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