Turning Creativity into Careers
Reigate School of Art is extremely well located to access work opportunities across London and the South East, where 45%* of the 3.3 million creative industry jobs are located.
There has never been a better time to start a career in the creative industries. The UK’s creative industries are now recognised as world leading and are growing faster than the UK economy as a whole with over 1.9 million people working directly in the creative industries:
- £92 billion contributed to the UK economy every year*
- Employment in the UK creative industries is growing at four times
the rate of the UK workforce as a whole* - About 1 in 8 UK businesses are in the creative sector*
*Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) statistics July 2018
Progression
Reigate School of Art students have various routes for progression including:
- Further Education – internal progression at Reigate School of Art
- Higher Education – Reigate School of Art offer a range university level courses, subjects include:
- Graphic & Digital Design
- Make-Up, Special Effects & Hair for Media & Performance
- Photography
- Sound & Music Production - Higher Education – many students progress to prestigious art schools and universities including:
UAL: Central Saint Martin’s, Chelsea, Camberwell, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion
UCA: Epsom, Farnham, Canterbury, Rochester
Other: Glasgow School of Art, Arts University Bournemouth, Oxford, Amsterdam, Nottingham Trent, Falmouth, Leeds, Goldsmiths, Oxford Brookes, Birmingham, Exeter, Edinburgh, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton - Employment in the creative industries – as an alternative to further study, students have also chosen to progress directly into employment or self-employment
- Apprenticeships