Admissions Policy
& Procedure
have been assessed, the application will be
placed on a waiting list without being assessed. If
places become available before the start of the
academic year, applicants on the waiting list may
be invited to continue the procedure as outlined in
2B) and 2C).
• Applicants who have been home tutored and
therefore do not have a school report must
contact their Local Education Authority for an
assessment showing their educational progress.
Without this information the application will not be
processed.
• All applications received by the relevant deadline
will be dealt with entirely on their merits.
In addition, special consideration can be given to
applicants of unusual merit who are out of catchment
area up to a maximum of 10% of the intake; Refer to 3i
for more information.
2B) Procedure following the school’s
receipt of the application form
• All complete application forms received on time
will be reviewed against the criteria in section 1B(i)
and applications which clearly do not fulfil these
criteria may be unsuccessful at this stage.
• No applicant with a Statement of Special
Educational Need or an Education Health Care
Plan (EHCP), nor who are Looked After Children
(LAC), will be excluded from the process at this
point. This is in recognition that young people in
these situations might require additional support
in order to present themselves most fully. Having
reached the workshop/audition/meeting, where
appropriate support will be available, these
candidates will be assessed against the published
criteria in the same way as other candidates.
• Depending on which specialism has been applied
for, students will be invited to participate in
workshops, auditions or meetings with at least two
members of The BRIT School staff, usually followed
by a structured discussion.
• The applicant will be informed of the format at
least two weeks before the due date and whether
s/he has to prepare anything or bring anything to
the session.
• All applicants for a particular specialism will go
through the same procedure (e.g. all dance
students will have a workshop, all art students a
viewing of work and a meeting).
• The session, whether it is workshop, audition or
meeting, is intended to be with, and for the benefit
of, the applicant. Therefore, parents/guardians are
requested not to participate. However, parents/
guardians of KS4 applicants are expected to
attend the structured discussion which may follow
in case practical issues of travel, accommodation
and attendance need to be discussed. Parents/
guardians of Post 16 applicants are also welcome
to attend this structured discussion.
• The cycle of workshops/auditions/meetings will
start in December 2018 and will continue up to the
end of April 2019. Additional dates may be added
after this, depending upon application numbers.
KS4 workshops and meetings will take place over a
fixed two day period on Thursday 28 February 2019
and Friday 1st March 2019 only. Please note we will
be unable to see KS4 applicants at any other time.
• The date given for a workshop/meeting cannot
be changed unless it is for a previously arranged
hospital appointment or public exam (not
mock). Please include any dates and supporting
documentation concerning unavailability with your
application form.
2C) Procedure following workshop/
audition/meeting
After each workshop/audition/meeting, decisions are
made by a panel of staff, including those who have
met the applicant, with a senior curriculum manager.
The decision to offer a place is based on the criteria
outlined previously; evidence concerning these
criteria will include reports and references from current
schools. Where there are two stages to the process on
the same day with some applicants not progressing
to the second stage, unsuccessful applicants will be
informed orally at the time, with a letter of confirmation
within 14 days. In some cases there is a gap of a few
weeks between stages; applicants will be informed
whether they are to proceed to the second stage by
letter. All other students will be informed by letter of the
outcome as follows:
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