13 November 2020

A Level Students Host Art Exhibition

Art Exhibition Students studying A-Level Art at Global Academy got the experience of putting together their own ‘Work in Progress’ show for their peers as part of a creative exhibition event in the school. The event was titled ‘The Shirley Show exhibition’ Jenna Grundy, Zoe Williams, Daniela Josan and Tendai Harcup in Year 13 all […]

12 November 2020

Student Works with Ofcom

Ofcom Work Experience During the October Half Term – Amy Cook in Year 13 spent a week working with various departments at Ofcom to understand what life is like working for the company and to get a better experience of working life in the media industry.  Lots of Opportunities The session provided a lot of […]

12 November 2020

Global Academy Get Industry Mentors

Partnership with Global & Creative Mentor Network Global Academy has partnered with Global and the Creative Mentor Network to launch our annual mentoring programme with thirty lucky Year 12 students and thirty industry professionals from across the Global business. We will be working with thirty mentors from across Global’s radio and outdoor business on a […]

12 November 2020

Students Produce Documentary on Heathrow

Heathrow Airport Documentary A handful of students from our own in-house radio station and production company, Youths Choice have worked tirelessly on producing a digital-first documentary that looks at the impact of Heathrow Airport in recent current affairs. Heathrow was one of the world’s great airports, it seemed unstoppable, with ever-increasing passenger numbers and a […]

11 November 2020

Graduate Lands Apprenticeship at BBC

Working at the BBC My first job after leaving Global Academy will be as a Digital Marketer Apprentice at the BBC and I am very excited to get a real sense of what marketing is like in a big corporation. I’m moving to Manchester for the experience and can’t wait! Always go the extra mile […]

11 November 2020

Student Makes Vlogstar Final

Read what Callum had to say about his experience with Vlogstar! I first got involved with Vlogstar Challenge through an opportunity that was handed to me before I joined Global Academy as it was offered to me as part of the Keep Warm programme. At first, I saw Vlogstar Challenge as a great way to pass the […]

2 November 2020

Graduates Talk About Owning a Company

Graduates Talk About Starting Their Own Media Company Our first speakers were Richard and Niamh who joined Global Academy in 2017 and graduated last year. They spoke about the effects of COVID-19 on their business and how they had to adapt. Niamh spoke about working towards an apprenticeship after leaving Global Academy which gave her […]

2 November 2020

Students Convert Church into a Concert Hall

The Event Year 13 students James Finch and Corben Smart performed DJ sets which live streamed to YouTube! You can check our the full event below! Set up Students setup and orgainsed the venue to perform the DJ set from, work with budgets for renting equipment and design the technical elements elements of the show. […]

19 October 2020

Students Spend Industry Day in Workshops

Merkle, Gleam Futures and Carat kicked off the day with impactful sessions. They spoke about the importance of being industry ready early. The session featured the: •Head of Early Careers from Merkle •Talent Manager from Gleam •Digital Account Director from Carat How To Write A Good CV Anais from Merkle spoke about keeping a CV […]

16 October 2020

Student is Nominated for TWO Radio Awards

Luis Wyatt in Year 13 has been nominated for not one, but two awards in the 2020 Community Radio Awards. Luis, who is a host on Global Academy station, Youths Choice has been nominated as Best Male Presenter for the work he has done in 2020 on his local community radio station – Andover Radio. […]