BRIT School

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The well-known vocational school, The BRIT School, located in The Crescent, Selhurst, London Borough of Croydon, is Britain's only free performing arts and technology school. It is not therefore a traditional stage school as it offers a full range of GCSE subjects in years 10 and 11 comparable to any other secondary school as well as academic A/S and A/2 levels alongside its vocational courses from age 16.

The BRIT School is an independent 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, it is unique and pioneering in its approach to education. The school recognises that most of the 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.

The school has a unique atmosphere of support and respect which helps cultivate the ability and talent of young people. Students and staff have created an open, friendly, flexible yet rigorous approach to study. Achievements at both Key Stage 4 and Post-16 in vocational and academic qualifications testify to the success of the school, as do the range of successful ex-students now working and studying in the creative industries.

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[edit] Alumni

Ex members of the school include Katie Melua, Lyndon David-Hall, Imogen Heap, Luke Pritchard (frontman of The Kooks), Dan Gillespie Sells and Richard Jones (Lead singer and bassist of The Feeling), Amy Winehouse, Dane Bowers and Wayne Williams from Another Level, Andrez Harriott from Damage (British band) and Ace and Vis (DJs on BBC 1Xtra and Channel U).

[edit] Entry

Entry to any of the school's courses is initially by application. Applicants for courses may, if they meet the inital entry criteria, then be invited to interview in either media, music, musical theatre, drama, technical theatre, dance or visual arts(depending on which course they are applying for), plus a meeting with relevant tutors. Entry to the music course also includes some aural and music theory tests.