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. […]

21 September 2020

Students Feature in New Global TV Advert

Students were lucky enough to get the opportunity to work with industry professionals from Global (our industry partners) on an ad campaign. Global has launched its first multi-media brand TV ad campaign promoting all of its brands in one place. In a minute-long television commercial, first aired during Britain’s Got Talent on ITV Saturday night, […]

14 September 2020

Students Create Trends for TikTok

Year 12 student Grace Monger has gained mentorship with the marketing team at TikTok What was your favourite part of the experience? Listening to other groups presentations of their hashtags and the reasoning behind why they chose it and hearing from people in the marketing industry about how they got where they are today. How […]

20 August 2020

Graduate Works on New Disney Film

Global Academy graduate, Grace Derriman, has secured a role as a trainee on a Disney feature film! Role at Disney Grace is working with the studio manager at Longcross studios to make sure everything goes to plan and on schedule with the production! I was able to present myself as personable and confident for potential […]

20 August 2020

Our Year 13s Receive Their Results!

Year 13 Results Day All 58 Year 13 students are now set to secure employment, an apprenticeship or a place at university after an overall pass rate of 100%. All students study the Level 3 UAL Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology and  highlights for our Sixth Form, which was rated “Good” across […]

20 July 2020

Global Academy Graduate Helps Launch Heart 90s

Assistant Sound Designer at Heart Andrew Bottcher landed the full time role of Assistant Sound Designer at Heart after his apprenticeship with Global which he secured after graduating from Global Academy. His job includes creating radio imaging and promos for Heart 70s/80s/90s and Dance. The Launch of Heart 90s Andrew assisted the launch of Heart […]