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Year 14: We offer a further year of part time study for any students wishing to opt to study Voice in further education. This programme supports all aspects of training including aural skills, sight reading, harmony, voice lessons, languages, choirs, concerts, diplomas, movement class and keyboard skills with a dedicated team of specialists. This will enable students to be guided through auditions to a Conservatoire or University and focus their attention on developing their skills to a high level pre application. Recently we have nurtured students who were awarded scholarships to the Royal College of Music and the Birmingham Conservatoire.
Fergus Segrove
What are your future aspirations?
I want to be an actor. I realise it’s a tough industry but that’s my ultimate dream.
I’d like to take a gap year and then go to drama school – somewhere like Central Saint Martins. LAMDA is really helpful with auditions for that.
How are Seaford helping with your aspirations?
Dr Askew has always encouraged me with regards to my acting. In Year 9 I was really shy – very introverted. I had no idea what I wanted to do.
Now I‘m 100% certain that I want to be an actor. It’s given me my aspiration to be an actor.
Seaford has really built my confidence. It comes from having to make new friends and talk to people. Not just when I started but when there have been other new joiners after me.
Emily Holden
What are your future aspirations?
I’d like to work in the film industry, intheUKortheUS.I’mgoodat organising and also have a creative side so something like directing.
I’m also interested in working in business as I’ve had experience of that from my family.
How are Seaford helping with your aspirations?
The teachers are so attentive. They realise your skills and potential and will suggest things to you that will help. Ms Johnson and Mr Doy; they have given me the confidence to push myself further, Mr Doy has helped me to go for something that I love rather than something that I feel I should do.
Mrs Grantham-Smith has recognised my skills and is giving me opportunities. So are the Marketing team. I’m a Student Content Creator for them and I’ve learnt a lot from the experience; I’ve had experience photographing events and taking video footage.
I now approach an event in a completely different way when I take photos, I’m thinking of the story and what photos I need to tell it in the best way.
Freya Brazier
What are your future aspirations?
I want to work in Marine Biology. I like the sea a lot. The colours and how fish work together.
I’ve looked at Exeter and it would be at the Cornwall campus which is amazing. I’m really drawn to it. Southampton have a really good course too.
It’s an ABB course. I know I’ll need to work hard but I believe in myself. My challenge grades are ABB too. I’m gauging where I’m at and feelingIcandoit. Iwon’tpush myself so much that I breakdown, that wouldn’t be worth it. I find exams quite stressful – it’s the build-up. I want to show what I can do. I need to focus more on what I believe I can do.
After University I’d like to go travelling. I want to experience the world. I’m in a small bubble at the momentIwanttogetoutofit– explore and see everything! I’ll do that for a few years and then settle down.
How does Seaford help?
There are great revision guides and the teachers give advice on how to revise. They support you really well and put on revision sessions.
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