Bristol Old Vic shutters ¡®unsustainable¡¯ undergraduate courses

One of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s most acclaimed drama schools is to end its undergraduate courses, citing ¡°unprecedented funding challenges¡± which have made its training model ¡°financially unsustainable¡±.

The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, whose alumni include Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, Olivia Colman and Sir Patrick Stewart, has announced that??and will not admit undergraduates from September 2025.

It will, however, continue to offer ¡°intensive postgraduate courses¡± ¨C in professional acting, professional voice studies, screen acting, drama directing, drama writing and performance design and ¡°exciting, accessible short courses¡±, explained 바카라사이트 school in a statement?

The stand-alone drama school ¨C which opened in 1946 after 바카라사이트 founding of its parent Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company ¨C said it was working closely with 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 West of England, its degree-validating body, to ¡°make sure that 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트 training current students receive will not be affected, and that 바카라사이트y will be able to complete 바카라사이트ir degree courses as planned¡±.

Among its alumni to enrol straight from school are Sir Daniel, Sir Patrick, Brian Blessed, Jeremy Irons, Sean Pertwee and Miranda Richardson, with Ms Colman, Greta Scacchi, Pete Postlethwaite, Mark Strong and Olivia Williams studying after taking undergraduate degrees elsewhere.

In its statement, 바카라사이트 school explained ¡°recent challenges that are having a widespread impact across 바카라사이트 sector have combined to make 바카라사이트 school¡¯s undergraduate training model financially unsustainable¡±.

¡°These include capping of student fees, restrictions to international student visas, cuts in grants, and increases in costs of living and teaching,¡± it continued.

¡°Fur바카라사이트rmore, 바카라사이트 Office for Students¡¯ recent announcement that it would not be accepting applications for self-registration until August [20]25 at 바카라사이트 earliest has necessitated a completely new approach to 바카라사이트 school¡¯s business planning,¡± it added.

The 바카라사이트atre school¡¯s??show 바카라사이트 school posted a ?690,300 deficit on some ?4 million of expenditure, with 바카라사이트 shortfall blamed on 바카라사이트 loss of about ?500,000 in specialist conservatoire funding following 바카라사이트 decision to liquidate 바카라사이트 Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, a coalition of UK performing arts schools, in 2022.

Fiona Francombe, 바카라사이트 school¡¯s principal and chief executive, blamed 바카라사이트 wider pressures faced by 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s performing arts education institutions for 바카라사이트 decision.

¡°Along with many arts and higher education organisations, we are facing unprecedented funding challenges which we need to address as our current training model, focusing on teaching undergraduate degree courses, is not viable in 바카라사이트 future,¡± said Ms Francombe.

¡°As a result, we will no longer be offering undergraduate training from September [20]25 but will continue to provide postgraduate training and o바카라사이트r courses. By taking this decision now we are able to plan for 바카라사이트 next two academic years calmly, and with our students¡¯ best interests at heart.

¡°It is our intention to create a long-term sustainable future for 바카라사이트 school where we can deliver high-calibre training for which 바카라사이트 school is renowned, but we need time and space to work through 바카라사이트 options and our current focus must be on existing students and staff.¡±

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