School of Communication Arts - London

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The World’s Most Awarded Ad School The current dean, Marc Lewis was one of Gillard’s scholarship pupils. Some agencies donate money to fund scholarships.

The School Communication Arts, first founded by John Gillard in 1985, is an accredited, portfolio-building educational program for Creative Advertising (Copywriting and Art Direction). After graduation he founded a UK Internet company that sold for £20m. He has also won numerous awards for innovation, and written two books on the subject. As an establishment, School Communication Arts is a social

Operating as usual

Marc Lewis on LinkedIn: 🚀 My New Book is Out! 🎉 And It’s Free for a Few Days! 09/09/2024

I don't often post work stuff here, but I've just put a new book out – and it's free for a bit.

You will need to leave this social media platform to find out more.

Hope you enjoy.

Marc Lewis on LinkedIn: 🚀 My New Book is Out! 🎉 And It’s Free for a Few Days! Here's a bit of news. I've been doing a bit of writing over the summer. This one is a very short read (76 pages) and is free for a bit. I wanted to take…

Creative Mastery 17/01/2024

This time tomorrow I will be launching Creative Mastery with Meta, Havas, Engage and Institute for Apprenticeships.

The guest list looks incredible. So does the line-up.

Can you join us?

https://loom.ly/cSImbqM

Creative Mastery RSVP to our event where we are launching our brand new apprenticeship course delivered in agency.

13/01/2024

If you could master new skills to take your career to new heights, whilst also ensuring you future proof your career, whilst having the time of your life....

....what would you learn? What would you want to become?

Manifest it here. 🌟🙏📿

04/01/2024

How's this for a New Year Resolution?
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Become an onion.
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Find out more about our new course, Creative Mastery, delivered to you at work through VR headsets.
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First cohort starts end-February.
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https://loom.ly/cSImbqM

01/01/2024

How's this for a New Year Resolution?
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You already know how fast the world is changing and how important it is to keep re-learning.
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Now you can do something about it – using tax credits to fund premium quality training.
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First cohort starts end-February.
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https://loom.ly/cSImbqM

24/12/2023

This holiday is a festival of light and hope, so it feels appropriate to share this write-up of an inspiring talk from to our students, written by with some of the bright stars Adah pointed us towards. ✨⭐🌟

https://loom.ly/M4VL5lg

21/12/2023

🧅 Are you an onion? 🧅 Do you need more onions in your life? 🧅

If this sounds like something cutting edge that would make you cry tears of joy then find out more and sign-up to hear from SCA, Meta and top creative employers at Havas on 18th January at 9 am.

https://loom.ly/cSImbqM

How to become as humble, patient, empathetic, curious and nice as Elliot Harris, Creative Director of Havas - School of Communication Arts 2.0 20/11/2023

The Cymbals intake had their first contact with
when he came in to share a talk at school.

shares her impressions from a fantastic talks.

See you again in a couple of weeks, Elliot.

https://loom.ly/Nh4VbZA

How to become as humble, patient, empathetic, curious and nice as Elliot Harris, Creative Director of Havas - School of Communication Arts 2.0 Sometimes, by the time we reach 5pm at the SCA, I am staring at the wall, contemplating putting my head through it. It’s not necessarily the fault of the SCA that I feel this way. There’s just so much to do and only so many hours a day that my mind sometimes tries to check […]

The One and Gnome-ly - School of Communication Arts 2.0 10/11/2023

This article from is a brilliant summary from a fabulous talk given by an incredible former student.

Read how inspired us all.

https://loom.ly/VRktbCI

The One and Gnome-ly - School of Communication Arts 2.0 The famous came in last week at the end of the day to provide us with her very own “SCA survival guide”. It’s always great to have former SCA students come back in to assure us that things will only get harder, and of course that the worst days are still ahead of us! […]

08/11/2023

PARTNERS & ALUMNI

One of the most important talks of the year at 5 pm today.

It's from and is on Creative Resilience.

It's free for anyone who works for a partner or alumni to join us online so please get in touch.

07/11/2023

Proudly introducing Cymbals – the 23/24 cohort from School of Communication Arts.

This incredible collection of humans will be ready to make a noise in agencies very soon.

Follow us to follow their progress.

Mark Palmer: Magpie; Critical Thinker; Creative Maverick; and Unrelenting Planner - School of Communication Arts 2.0 06/11/2023

We ❤️ that shares his class on creative techniques to students every year.

His classes are always packed full of great tips, as is this post from Tillly.

https://loom.ly/f8i1qqg

Mark Palmer: Magpie; Critical Thinker; Creative Maverick; and Unrelenting Planner - School of Communication Arts 2.0 Location: a nondescript pub somewhere in West. Three Guinness in at the bar, and a miraculous happening occurred. I was the recipient of my first ever business card — and one from a double-denim-wearing seasoned creative. This was a particularly exciting moment and indeed fortuitous. Mark Palmer, ...

Evaluation Techniques and Six Thinking Hats - School of Communication Arts 2.0 20/10/2023

One of our most popular classes that we teach agencies & clients is HOW TO GIVE CREATIVE FEEDBACK.

describes her experience of the lesson brilliantly here;

Evaluation Techniques and Six Thinking Hats - School of Communication Arts 2.0 Prior to coming to the SCA, I had this idea that creativity happened in a vacuum. In my mind, creative people effortlessly came up with innovative ideas; they went from A to Z at the speed of light. As this was far from my case, I was terrified of starting at the SCA. I was […]

13/10/2023

We are going on a school trip on Monday from 11 am.

Alumni and Partner agencies welcome to join us.

A 2-hr walking tour of the City of London looking at typography from over the centuries followed by an excellent talk on type by Ian Hands.

DM or email if you want a free ticket.

/IMAGINE REAL CREATIVITY 2.0 - School of Communication Arts 2.0 13/10/2023

The students met , LinkedIn's top AI teacher and long-term friend of the school.

Read this great reflection blog from to catch some of the highlights.

https://loom.ly/QOUgaVU

/IMAGINE REAL CREATIVITY 2.0 - School of Communication Arts 2.0 The Intro As a copywriter studying creative advertising at School of Communication Arts, I am privileged to have had the opportunity to attend a masterclass given by , The Sensible AI Guy – a top AI instructor on LinkedIn Learning, and an authority at the intersection of creativity, inno...

Work so effective, it disappears - School of Communication Arts 2.0 13/10/2023

"Nobody cares who I am."

This was how shared his first class on strategy to the cohort and it hooked .psd in.

Read her reflections here.

https://loom.ly/JzHuqCw

Work so effective, it disappears - School of Communication Arts 2.0 “Nobody cares who I am” That is how Uri started his class, caught my attention, and held it till the very end. He worked in branding for quite a while and that got me interested as I too have been working in branding before committing my life to being an art director in advertising. The […]

Name Our Agency 2023/24 09/10/2023

Only three votes between 1st and 2nd place.

Your vote counts.

Watch these videos to decide what the 2023/24 cohort are going to be called.

https://loom.ly/loeZQe4

Name Our Agency 2023/24 Turn data collection into an experience with Typeform. Create beautiful online forms, surveys, quizzes, and so much more. Try it for FREE.

08/10/2023

Our first cohort was called BUSK. Last year was HONEY.

What should our 16th intake be called? Their year is inspired by our wonderful new home

Vote for your favourite name here - https://loom.ly/loeZQe4

06/10/2023

Do you want a peep at what SCA students get up to on their first week of school?

Here's & describing what they learned working on the Animated Portraits Project.

https://loom.ly/Q6Zuohw

06/10/2023

Read from .art & about how students are learning to use AI in their creative process.

This post describes their second day of school.

https://loom.ly/6gU4A08

05/10/2023

Meet the new intake.

Here's reflecting on her first life-changing class with .

We don't teach students how to do advertising. We show them how THEY can do THEIR version of mass communication.

https://loom.ly/Z9vtDe0

05/10/2023

Meet the new intake.

This post from describes what she took from Rob's brilliant class and workshop on Silent Movies.

https://loom.ly/P17DJTA

Marc's Masterclass on Brand Statements - School of Communication Arts 2.0 05/10/2023

Meet the new intake.

Click the link to read what Carlota took from her first class on Brand Statements with

https://loom.ly/89Kh7WQ

Marc's Masterclass on Brand Statements - School of Communication Arts 2.0 Marc is obsessed with Future Shock – it’s his Bible, he says. When I first learned this, I thought about how serendipitous that was, considering that Future Shock is the book I’ve currently been reading.  In the introductory chapter, Alvin Toffler explains that if we were to condense the hist...

04/10/2023

Next week is looking fine, including....

Mon/ Marc teaching how to give creative feedback
Tues/ Workshops
Wed/ Patrick Collister sharing lessons from
Thur/ 🥳
Fri/

Partner agencies are always welcome to join us for any class.

03/10/2023

The brilliant is sharing a class on how creatives can get the most out of AI at 5 pm today in the pub

He is the top rated AI instructor on LinkedIn for a reason.

Find out why by joining us.

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Pop Brixton, 49 Brixton Station Road
London
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Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
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