The BRIT School

Bring the whole family to the Whitgift Centre next week for a FREE family friendly Musical Theatre singalong and at 5:45 PM meet the team and get insider tips for your BRIT School application 🎶🎭

Thursday 11th June
Performances: 4pm & 5pm
Meet & Greet: 5.45pm
📍 Whitgift Square, Whitgift Centre
🎟️ FREE ENTRY

This FREE family-friendly event is proudly presented in partnership with Centrale & Whitgift




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We’re looking for a Teacher of Set Design to join The BRIT School.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a creative and inspiring educator to help shape the next generation of theatre makers, designers and creative professionals in our Production Arts department.

You’ll teach students across model box construction, technical drawing, scenic painting, scenic design and CAD, supporting them from first ideas through to realised productions.

For candidates with relevant experience, there may also be an opportunity to be considered for an Assistant Director role in Production Arts.

Full time, permanent
Closing date: 1 June 2026

Apply here: https://www.brit.school/vacancies

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Last Saturday 28th March we launched a powerful new pilot programme called Connect To Inspire which aims to find, train and elevate the next generation of diverse dance talent in and around Croydon.

This pilot programme is a new collaboration between The BRIT School, BRIT Kids, Rambert Company, Rambert School, Rambert Grades and the Croydon Schools’ Dance Association, working together to strengthen dance pathways and create meaningful progression routes for the next generation.

At The BRIT School, we believe talent should never be limited by access, and Connect To Inspire reflects our commitment to creativity, community and industry standard training.

Rambert School graduates Luke Buckley and Jemima Sparrow have spent the last two months delivering 15 workshops in Croydon School. The workshops have introduced the Rambert Grades programme which will be delivered through Connect To Inspire to over 400 young people across Croydon. On Saturday, 30 young talented dancers attended Connect To Inspire’s official Launch Event, where they; connected with one another, had a tour of The BRIT School facilities and learned more about this exciting new venture.

This initiative places access, inclusion and opportunity at its heart, offering high quality dance training for young people across Croydon. We are grateful to Croydon Schools Dance Association, Rambert Grades and Rambert School for funding this project.

📷 Nicole Guarino and

We were thrilled to welcome back Rrahiim Raphael, now a WME agent, who shared how he uplifts artists, helping them build their visual identity and cultural relevance through sponsorships, fashion campaigns and global brand partnerships.

He encouraged students to connect with their peers, emphasising the power of the community within the creative industries and on the global stage.



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4 awards tonight means our alumni have now won 23 MOBO Awards

Winners:
Olivia Dean
Best Female Act
Song of the Year
Album of the Year

RAYE
Video of the Year

Olivia Dean was presented her Album of the Year award by last year’s winner and artist

Huge congratulations to our alumni on their incredible nominations at the Ivor Novello Awards.
Best Album

Olivia Dean – The Art of Loving (with Bastian Langebaek and Max Wolfgang)

Blue May – West End Girl by Lily Allen (with Lily Allen, Chloe Angelides and Kito)
Best Contemporary Song

Kae Tempest – I Stand on the Line (with Fraser T Smith)

Kae Tempest – Know Yourself (with Tom Rowlands and Fraser T Smith)
PRS for Music Most Performed Work

Olivia Dean – Man I Need

Lola Young – Messy
A special mention for Best Television Score:

Rael Jones – This City Is Ours, starring our very own Hannah Onslow.
We are incredibly proud to see our alumni shaping the future of music and storytelling.

Thank you Inside Croydon

All-star concert at Palladium to raise funds for the BRIT School The BRIT School, the country’s leading performing and creative arts state school, has entered into a partnership for The Other Songs Live, being staged at one of the world’s most famous…

From Mongolian folk metal to Armenian Jazz, Creole, and Caribbean Rhythms. Year 13 Music students took us on a journey at Sounds Global, The BRIT School’s annual celebration of songs and cultures from across the world. 🥁

For over 20 years, this showcase has challenged BRIT’s young artists to explore music-making without borders. Embracing traditional beats, unfamiliar languages and contemporary fusions, our students grow their technical skills and deepen their understanding of music as cultural practice.

We’re incredibly proud to partner with , supporters of Sounds Global 🎧🌍
Champions of music recording rights, PPL ensures performers and rightsholders are paid for the use of their recorded music. They represent many world-class artists, including BRIT alumna Cat Burns, who shares:

“PPL has played an important role in my journey. As things have grown, it’s meant a lot to know that they’re making sure I’m paid properly when my songs are played in public or broadcast, in the UK and abroad. I really appreciate the work they do.” (PPL News*, 27 June 2025)

Beyond the stage, PPL has been backing BRIT’s music careers programme and supporting our young artists’ music business education, enabling students to gain industry insights and essential knowledge for their future careers. By investing in BRIT’s aspiring musicians, producers, DJs and sound engineers early on, PPL is helping the diverse new generation step into the industry with confidence.

🪇 Want to help power the next generation of talent at The BRIT School? Support our mission and get in touch today!



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“My future is my own to make” - Year 12 Student 🚀🌟

This was the spirit at this years’ Futures Fair at The BRIT School, held in partnership with WME | William Morris Endeavour.

Students had the chance to meet over fifty representatives to help them figure out “what’s next” after BRIT - exploring everything from Higher Education and Apprenticeships to Internships and Training Schemes.

Our dedicated careers team offer personal guidance to help our young artists move on from BRIT into their next stage. In 2025, 85% of graduates progressed into HE and professional pathways. Of those, 78% were students from Global Majority heritage.

Many people don’t realise BRIT is a FREE school. Our mission is to break down barriers, ensuring arts education and career pathways into the creative industries are accessible for young people, regardless of their background.

Thank you, WME, for helping our young artists own their futures. ✨

And huge thank you to the teams from LIPA, Guildhall, Creative Mentor Network, Warner Bros. Studios CrewHQ and many more who were on hand to talk about what doors they could open for the next generation of artists!

🎤 Want to support young people and shape the future of the creative industries? Get in touch today!