Admissions Policy & Procedure
1 ) Policy
1A ) Admission : practical requirements i )
Age ( all ages are as at 1 September in the year admitted ): Students are admitted at :
• 14 years of age for Year 10 / Key Stage 4 ( KS4 ) ( after Key Stage 3 ( KS3 ))
• 16 years of age for Year 12 / Post 16 courses ( after KS4 / GCSE )
• Applicants who are younger than this or who are two or more years older cannot be considered . Applicants who are no more than one year older than this ( i . e 15 years of age for KS4 or 17 years of age for Post 16 ) may apply , and should make clear in their application why they are applying out of their expected age group .
• We do not admit students into Years 11 or 13 or mid-year into any year group .
ii ) Numbers : Allocation of places :
• Year 10 : approximately 200 students - proceeding to Year 11
• Year 12 : approximately 500 students - proceeding to Year 13
• Availability of places for Year 12 : places for applicants from other schools will be dependent on the number of BRIT School Year 11 students admitted to remain for Post 16 study
iii ) Catchment Area :
The catchment area for The BRIT School is available on our website and referred to on p . 29 .
The School also has a dispensation to give special consideration to applicants of unusual merit from outside the catchment area , subject to restricted numbers , providing that they meet the admission criteria 1B ) and follow the general guidelines for accommodation ( see section 3 )
1B ) Admission criteria ii ) The School seeks to admit students who :
• aim for a life in the world of arts , entertainment and communication or related fields
• demonstrate ( with evidence ) a commitment to the performing , visual or digital arts and their associated technologies , either in performance itself or in associated activities
• demonstrate , during the application procedure , a real determination to study , practise and succeed and that they have the drive for the demanding schedule , details of which are set out in each departmental section
• demonstrate to the teachers they meet or work with during the application procedure that they would benefit from the education The BRIT School offers . The staff they meet will be assessing :
• the capacity to acquire the necessary skills and to continue to improve ;
• an understanding of the career and further education choices towards which joining the School will lead them ;
• the relevance of the course to their future career plans ;
• a passion for the art form applied for ;
• relevant current and past activities , including in school ;
• levels of concentration and determination .
• if applying for KS4 can show that they are working with commitment in KS3 , and if applying for Post 16 courses , can show that they are working with commitment in KS4
• if applying for KS4 , are considering a four year commitment to study
NB Passage from KS4 to Post 16 is not automatic . ii ) Equal Opportunities :
The School is committed to equal opportunities and admits students across the full spectrum of academic abilities . The aim is that the School should broadly reflect the community of Greater London . All students have equal access to the curriculum and there is a learning support programme for students with additional learning needs .
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