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Inside the UK school where former pupils have sold over 280 million albums

The BRIT School in South London offers vocational training that mirrors creative industry jobs and has alumni with over 280 million albums sold, the school says.

  • In Selhurst, the BRIT School prepares young people for careers in the UK's creative industries, school staff say students learn in a professional environment.
  • Opened in the 1990s, the BRIT School began as a city technology college with a special focus on performing and creative arts and offers theatre, music, visual and digital arts strands.
  • Alumni have won industry awards and international recognition, with former students selling over 280 million albums, earning 70 billion streams and 43 major awards.
  • A Year 10 pupil told First News they loved the vocational focus, with students focusing significant hours on arts specialisms and gaining portfolios and vocational experience through overseas visits to destinations such as New York, Paris, Berlin, and China.
  • The BRIT School hosts over 200 shows annually and feeds graduates into creative industries employing around 2.4 million in the UK; this report is produced in partnership with First News, read by 2.6 million.
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Britain's most unique schools: Inside the UK school where former pupils have sold over 280 million albums

Amy Winehouse, Tom Holland, and Adele are among this creative powerhouse’s alumni 🎤

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Inside the UK school where former pupils have sold over 280 million albums

Amy Winehouse, Tom Holland, and Adele are among this creative powerhouse’s alumni 🎤

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