Supporting Champions

This week’s guest is Stuart Worden, Principal of the Brit School. The BRIT (British Record Industry Trust) School is a performing arts and technology school in Croydon, South London and free to attend. But this is no ordinary performing arts school. The alumni read like a who’s who of music, dance, film and production; Singers - Adele, The Feeling, Leona Lewis, Katie Melua, Jessie J,  Actors - Cush Jumbo, Tom Holland, Cleve September,  Dancers - Twist and Pulse,  Youtube comedians - Percelle Ascot, Joivan Wade Many more students come through the school who we wouldn’t know, but are the people that set the lighting for concerts or stage shows, write poetry that maybe we haven’t yet read or adapt screen plays that we have yet seen. So how does a performing arts school support the talent that comes through its doors? How do the school teachers select people to attend?  In this discussion with Stuart, he shares the values, philosophies, challenges that he and many of the incredibly talented teachers creat