BRIT School: Difference between revisions

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The '''BRIT School'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The BRIT School - GOV.UK |url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/101849 |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> is a British performing and creative arts school located in [[Selhurst]], Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, theatre, musical theatre, dance, applied theatre, production arts and the creative arts film and media production (FMP), interactive digital design (IDD), visual arts and design (VAD). Selective in its intake but free to attend, the school is notable for its celebrity alumni.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brit.croydon.sch.uk/page/?title=Alumni&pid=1031|title=Alumni|website=The BRIT School|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukmusic.org/skills-academy/music-academic-partnership/map-institutions/the-brit-school/|title=The BRIT School – UK Music|website=www.ukmusic.org|access-date=2019-10-24|archive-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116215738/https://www.ukmusic.org/skills-academy/music-academic-partnership/map-institutions/the-brit-school/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife/11-famous-former-pupils-you-432659|title=11 of the most famous people who studied at Croydon's BRIT School|last=Truelove|first=Sam|date=2016-10-13|website=croydonadvertiser|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/brit-school-tutored-adele-sell-star-making-skills-to-businesses-87579|title=BRIT School which tutored Adele sells star-making skills to business|website=inews.co.uk|date=6 March 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>

In 2012, the school expanded acquiring part of the former [[Selhurst High School]] building next door. Three new courses, Production Arts, Interactive Digital Design and Community Arts Practise (now Applied Theatre) were introduced to coincide with this. There are currently 13521400 plus Students on roll. The school's former principal Sir Nick Williams was knighted in the [[2013 New Year Honours|New Years Honours List 2013]] for services to education.

In 2021/2022 The school celebrated its 30th birthday in 2022 and was awarded a PRS Music heritage award [for shaping UK Art and culture for 30 years.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.prsformusic.com/m-magazine/features/the-brit-school-shaping-uk-arts-and-culture-for-30-years/|title= shapingThe BRIT School: Shaping UK Artarts and culture for 30 years]|last= Konemann|first= Liam|date= 3 August 2022|website= PRS for Music|access-date= 20 December 2023}}</ref>

Entry to any of the school's courses is initially by application. If applicants meet the initial entry criteria, they may then be invited to interview or auditionworkshop in their chosen focus (strand) (either [[Film|film and media production (FMP)]], applied[[Applied theatreTheatre]], [[dance]], [[Interactive design|interactive digital design]], [[music]], [[music technology]], [[musical theatre]], [[Stagecraft|production arts]], [[theatre]], or [[Visual arts|visual arts & design]]), for sixth-form entry students, plus a meeting with relevant tutors. Entry to the music course also includes aural and music theory tests and an audition, with entry to the dance, theatre, visual art & design, and musical theatre courses also including audition rounds. The school is known for being selective in its admissions and though it has a large catchment area, students outside this area are only granted a place if they show unusual merit.

|formerly 'Media, Art & Design'<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-12-28 |title=WaybackThe MachineBrit School for Performing Arts and Technology {{!}} Year 12 – Post16 Course Information |url=http://www.brit.croydon.sch.uk/prospectus/AppInfo12.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011228003508/http://www.brit.croydon.sch.uk/prospectus/AppInfo12.PDF |archive-date=2001-12-28 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> and 'Broadcast and Digital Communication' <ref>{{Cite web |title=The BRIT School |url=http://www.brit.croydon.sch.uk/production/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041028073754/http://www.brit.croydon.sch.uk/production/index.html |archive-date=2004-10-28}}</ref>

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