Your Career Starts Here
Our dedicated Careers Team offers a suite of activities and individual support to students during their time at BRIT providing knowledge , guidance and information to widen their access to career options and progression into HE , FE , further training , employment and apprenticeships .
You will experience :
1 . Events
Interview challenge days , Careers Days and Careers Fairs
2 . Work placements in a creative industry related field
3 . BRIT Talks from a range of industry professionals .
Previous speakers have included Caroline Rush ( British Fashion Council ) Victoria Siddall ( Frieze Fairs ), Craig Fenton ( Google ) and alumni Millie Zero ( EastEnders ), Ruby Stokes ( Bridgerton & Rocks ), Joivan Wade ( Doom Patrol ), Tom Holland ( Spider-man ), Katie Melua , Will Bayley MBE and Cush Jumbo OBE
Destinations of BRIT students leaving in 2020
0.4 % Apprenticeships / Internships
1.2 % Unemployed / NEET
43.6 %
Higher Education
5.3 %
Unknown
8.2 %
Vocational School
5.9 %
Year 14 Bridge
18.9 %
Employed ( PAYE & Freelance )
4 . Long-term employability skills to support creative careers .
Students will learn and embed in their own practice the characteristics needed to be successful in the creative and performing arts industries . They will understand the importance of these key transferable skills in their future career development .
They will gain these skills from :
• Lessons
• Projects / live briefs
• BRIT Talks : Guest speakers , Q & As & Masterclasses
• Events
• Learning from career and labour market information
• Linking curriculum learning to careers
• Encounters with employers and employees
• Experiences / visits to workplaces
• Encounters with further and higher education
• Personal guidance
11.2 %
Further Education
10
5.3 %
Gap Year