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23 April 2021

D&AD Director Talks to Year 13 Digital Students about Opportunities for a Career in Creativity

Design and Art Direction (D&AD), formerly known as British Design and Art Direction, is a British educational organisation that was created in 1962 to promote global creative, design and advertising communities and celebrates brilliance in commercial creativity. They are best known for the D&AD pencil programme. Since 1962, the D&AD Pencil has represented the very best in […]

19 April 2021

Year 12 Students Receive a One-to-One Industry Mentor from Global

The programme is designed so that everyone wins. Our students get supportive and real life career guidance and thirty Global employers get training and development and access to an incredible network of diverse talent – all this helps to make the creative industries more diverse and inclusive. Students were able to work directly with their […]

19 April 2021

Karina and Ashley Interview Smooth Radio’s Jenni Falconer

Karina Broda in Year 12 and Ashley De Guzman in Year 13 hosted a live stream ‘In Conversation’ style event with Smooth Radio’s Jenni Falconer as part of the week. The students quizzed Jenni on everything from the challenges and highlights of her broadcasting career to which inspiring woman she’d have to a dinner party. […]

19 April 2021

Global Academy Girls Spend Time with Rylan Clark

The Rise Up UTC Mentoring Programme is a UK-based scheme that supports 23 young women aged 16-18 years old in pursuing a career in the broadcast media technology industry. Tara Masic (Year 13), Mara Vancea (Year 13), Jodie East (Year 12) and Kai Randles (Year 11) were selected to take part in the six month […]

19 April 2021

Students Get to Work with Big Brands on Campaigns

Working with Top Clients Students spent the Spring Term getting a taste of life in the creative industry by working on our annual Branded Content project with Global’s commercial team as well as the media, creative and digital agencies of some of the world’s biggest brands –  KFC, Samsung, Reebok, Co-Op, GiffGaff and HSBC. Students […]

18 April 2021

Muskan Lands Content Operations Role with NBC Universal

Muskan added – the interview process was really creative and a chance to work with others: During my interview – we had to come up with a marketing campaign idea to promote the NBC’s Hit TV Show Superstore. This was my favourite project because we had the opportunity to come up with a creative ideas […]

1 March 2021

Student Directs Music Video for Media Company

Working with Raw Music and Media Student Ayesha Amin was involved in a 6-week production program with RAW Music and Media in which she helped to produce, edit and direct a music video for their music video. Video Production During the 6 week programme, Ayesha learnt how to edit using industry-leading software Adobe Premiere Pro, […]

26 February 2021

Just Like Us Give a Talk about Trans Rights

Just Like Us Virtual Talk We had our friends from LGBT Charity, Just Like Us come (virtually) and talk to our students about the Transgender Community. The talk included: • Learning Trans Terminology • Role Models in the Transgender community • What you can do as an ally to the LGBT community •Resources for you […]

26 February 2021

Students Work with Big Beauty Brand

Working With L’Oreal Students have been working with L’Oreal to create a pitch for the products of the future. They were asked to come up with ideas for the next big thing in the beauty world and then present their ideas back to employees at L’Oreal! Interacting With The Pros Whilst taking part in the […]

25 February 2021

Students Do Work Experience with Tileyard and Ted Baker

Work Experience With Tileyard Students were asked to create merchandise, a website, and a social media campaign for the band, Nostalia. Students had help from industry experts from Ted Baker, Shopify, and Hospital Records to put together the content! One student said the work experience helped them develop their teamwork skills, music marketing skills and […]

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