Want a career in media? Your future starts at the Global Academy!

20 September 2019, 12:15 | Updated: 27 November 2019, 15:38

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Global Academy in West London is a unique school recruiting students who want to work in broadcast and digital media to start in September 2020 in Year 10 and Year 12.

Fancy experiencing life at the Global Academy?

Join us on Thursday 15 January and Thursday 26 March to see behind the scenes at their first Open Event of the year!

Visit the Global Academy's state-of-the-art TV studios
Visit the Global Academy's state-of-the-art TV studios. Picture: Global

At the Open Event, you’ll get the chance to see the Academy in action. That includes a look at their state-of-the-art radio and TV studios, plus the chance to meet students and staff, take part in media workshops and learn more about the media industry.

You’ll get the chance to meet students and staff
You’ll get the chance to meet students and staff. Picture: Global

Graduates from the Global Academy are now working in top creative media companies including Global, Facebook, Google, Premier League Productions and more.

They have also landed top university and media industry apprenticeship placements all over the UK.

Graduates from the Global Academy are now working in top creative media companies
Graduates from the Global Academy are now working in top creative media companies. Picture: Global

At the Global Academy, students experience everything they need to kick start their media careers, from classroom and studio training to exposure with industry professionals via guest speakers, 1-2-1 mentoring and work experience at Global and other industry partners.

Students from the Academy leave with both a network of contacts and a personal portfolio of media projects.

Want a career in media? Try the Global Academy!
Want a career in media? Try the Global Academy! Picture: Global

Global, the Media & Entertainment company behind some of the UK’s best-loved radio brands including Capital, Capital XTRA, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X, LBC and Gold are the driving force behind the Global Academy.

Global believes it’s crucial to arm students with the proper technical, business and creative skills they need to work in the broadcast and digital media industry, and to help them connect their core studies with vocational skills in a truly practical and entrepreneurial way in an inspirational environment.

Here at Global, we are determined to help young people fulfil their potential and want to extend this opportunity to students from all backgrounds.

The Global Academy's green screen studios
The Global Academy's green screen studios. Picture: Global

Global Academy's partnership with the University of the Arts, London (UAL) enables them to offer a rigorous and challenging curriculum. The students study for GCSEs and A-Levels plus a qualification in Broadcast & Digital Media.

If you want a career in media, why not join and apply today? Plus, click here to join them at their next Open Event on Thursday 15 January 2020.