Links with Employers
Reigate School of Art has a vision to become a hub for the creative industries to meet the requirements of both employers and students in matching demand with skills in the workplace.
East Surrey College works with over 400 employers to provide regular engagement and the opportunity for students to gain work experience, industry work placements and future employment.
Working with us
Students really benefit from the opportunity to work on live projects with local businesses and collaborate with local artists. Recently, students have worked on projects for Curtis Packaging, Same Sky, Glow Wild at Wakehurst Place, Gibsons Puzzles, and Sandcross Primary School.
If your organisation would like to find out more about working with Reigate School of Art on a collaborative project or live brief, please send details to employerservices@esc.ac.uk.
“The students and staff are keen to share and explore ideas and the welcoming and inclusive environment embodies a healthy creative community.”
Mark Cremmen, Studio Manager at Art Matters
“We are so grateful to East Surrey College staff and students for sharing their considerable expertise to help us create film, animation and sound for a unique project. We hope it will help to reduce the discrimination and inequalities faced by people with understanding and speaking disabilities.”
Alix Lewer
“The Piecing Together puzzles have been delivered and they look great! They’ve also gone down really well with customers.”
Emily Charles, Gibsons Product Development Manager
Partnerships
We are proud to work in partnership with a range of awarding bodies and universities supporting a wider range of learning and progression opportunities.
Reigate School of Art is an approved centre for UAL Awarding Body; a specialist awarding body offering creative arts qualifications in Art and Design, Fashion Business and Retail, Creative Media Production and Technology, Music Performance and Production, and Performing and Production Arts. Their qualifications are designed with education and industry partners, so they provide students with the latest knowledge and skills.
“Reigate School of Art Level 4 Foundation Diploma Art & Design gained the highest Distinction grade profile of all the UAL Foundation Diploma Art & Design courses across the country.”
External Examiner, UAL
Our students also benefit from our Creative Business Partnership with University for the Creative Arts (UCA). The close working relationship supports the development of students in to creative careers, allowing them to show both their creativity and innovation. This partnership guarantees conditional offers of places to our students who meet the criteria. We are also provided with taster days, creative careers events, workshops and presentations plus exhibiting opportunities.
The College works in partnership with the University of Chichester (UoC) on our university level programmes which means that students are awarded their foundation degree from the University upon graduating.
The College also offers BTEC Higher National qualifications, awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body.
