BrightonSEO is a free one-day search marketing conference and series of training workshops and brings together some of the best speakers in the world of search. Last week, Charlotte and Lucy from the Dv8 Sussex Live Events Production course provided invaluable support by volunteering at the event. Nicola Potzas from Brighton SEO praised the […]
Women in the music industry “Diversity is a real problem in our industry. Having been in the industry now for 20-odd years, I regret to say that I think it’s no better than when I entered it. If anything, I might go as far as to say that I think it might even be a bit worse.” […]
Creative employers and teachers in Northern Ireland shared their views on how Creative Choices events can help to inspire and support young people to develop creative careers. Sharon McLennan Head of Education at the Playhouse Theatre in Derry/Londonderry “When people think of the arts, they think of people painting on the wall or being on the […]
In a recent Rockschool moderation, the leading accredited provider of rock exams worldwide found Dv8 Sussex’s Level 1 Music Production course to be of the highest standard possible, clocking up top marks across its audio, visual and written sections, in both the depth and quality of assessments. The highlighted areas of good practise included the extremely creative […]
All of our tutors here at Dv8 have hidden talents and hobbies; most of them do fun and exciting things when they aren’t here imparting their knowledge upon our students. One of these is our very own Peter Ogston, who you may have heard on Code South FM. Peter O, as he’s known to his listeners, […]
Friday 22 March saw Bexhill’s historic Victoria Hall play host to two spellbinding shows by DV8 Sussex Performance students. Taking part in the World Stories South East Stage 2 project funded by the Arts Council England Strategic Funds, the students were charged with the challenge of creating an innovative multi-media performance based on stories from […]
Massive congratulations to Billy and Roland for a stunning win at the 2013 Hi5 eLearning Awards Ceremony! The pair were nominated for their innovative use of technology within teaching and learning at post 16, and of the 23 educational institutions nominated for awards, DV8 was the smallest organisation represented at the event. Roland and Billy […]
For their first project, the Dv8 Events & Promotion Course have been designing music festivals for Victoria Gardens in the centre of Brighton, the original site of electronic festival, Loop. Two teams created two very different events – a huge pop party with household names headlining the main stage (notably Rita Ora), the other a […]
Tuggy Fresh, or Eliot as we call him, studied Music and Media Upload right here with us guys at Dv8. After Dv8, his music career took off massively, and now he’s back to give us an insight into what’s going on with him. We’ll let Tuggy take it from here. “Dv8 helped me to get […]
Well, it’s official, now we’ve had the big party, our new Dv8 Brighton centre has truly arrived! Last week guests arrived in their droves and explored our new home in the centre of Brighton, which was looking great with quirky wall art and a photo exhibition made by current learners. But it hasn’t always looked this […]
Free training and paid mentoring work for music industry professionals Thank you for your interest in the Dv8 Sussex Music Industry Mentoring programme. This is a small project funded by Youth Music (www.youthmusic.org.uk) through which Dv8 Sussex is offering 10 music industry professionals the opportunity to undertake full mentoring training – for free […]
Due to suspension of buses in both areas and staff unable to get in, Brighton and Bexhill centres will be closed today. Please stay safe and warm, and we will be back up and running tomorrow all being well.
This year is a very special year to take part in our Live Event Production course because learners will be helping to plan and manage a live night celebrating 10 years of Dv8 Sussex. It’s going to be bigger and better than anything Dv8 has done before, so it’s time to get excited! […]
This article was taken off of Brighton SEO. Click here to view the Original. In recent months I’ve been talking to the lovely people at DV8 Sussex who are a training provider who’ve been working with apprentices to prepare them for the world of digital marketing. I had no idea about some of the great SEO and Social businesses […]
This Article was taken from The Telegraph . Click here to view the Original More teenagers should be encouraged to take work-based apprenticeships as an alternative to university, a major Government review has suggested. The review – led by entrepreneur Doug Richard – said the previous Government’s target to push half of school leavers into university […]
Dv8 Brighton is excited to be moving home! Dv8 Brighton is gearing up to move into our shiny new centre right in the heart of town. Our new home will be right opposite Churchill Square, perfectly situated near the train station and all major bus routes (as well as all those shops!) In Queen’s […]
Dv8 has teamed up with Bexhill Museum for ‘Newsflash!’, a project to bring stories from the past back to life. Performance learners have been exploring the Museum’s newspaper archives from the last hundred years and attending special workshops. They’ve uncovered some juicy stories and have been working to develop these into site specific performances at the Museum on […]
Dv8 Bexhill learners are very excited to have been asked to be radio presenters for one hour on Eastbourne Youth Radio this Friday. Dv8 has taken part in this event for several years and are pulling out all the stops for this year’s installment. The Music and Performance groups will be teaming up to […]
Dv8 are taking part in Movember this year for charity with two of the senior management team, Dan and Rich, getting fully involved and hairy. We’ll be eagerly watching their progress (or should we say mogress) over the month. For those of you not yet in the know about the Mo, every year during November […]
Dv8 is thrilled to have won an award for Services To Education! Managing Director Dan Wallman and Dv8 Sussex were nominated for the honour as part of the Hastings Achievers Awards, held on October 10th at Sussex Coast College. Dan Wallman, Richard Freeman (Operations Manager) and Stacey Beard (Tutor) attended the evening to […]
The Dv8 crew is busy and excited about our next round of courses starting in Bexhill and Brighton. Our Key Stage 4 and Opt-In+ programmes have already kicked off, so WELCOME to our new learners! In the next few weeks we will be opening our doors to the next generation of talent who want […]
Last night saw Dv8 learners from Brighton, Ringmer and Bexhill all come together to put on an amazing evening at The Basement in Brighton. ‘Dv8 Live’ was the brainchild of our Events group and their tutors James and Lee. They successfully coordinated, promoted and produced the whole night, with live music, MCing, a fashion show, […]
The guys on Bexhill’s On2 Music programme have been busy creating brash, bass-heavy banger of a tune ‘Music Is The Bass’ ready for release on iTunes and other download stores on 23rd July. The 8 artists have formed a band called ‘Pure State’, with each member contributing a different skill from rapping, singing and beat-making […]
Yesterday saw Dv8 Bexhill open up for a celebration, as Cllr Dowling from East Sussex County Council came to visit the learners and the centre. Cllr Dowling has recently donated a fantastic £500 to Dv8 Bexhill, as part of his yearly support for community groups. To mark this, Dv8 invited the Cllr and other […]
Dv8 Sussex were chuffed to be given an award for good practice in safeguarding and child protection under the SafetyNet ‘Simple Quality Protects’ programme at an event on June 22nd. Operations Manager Richard Freeman attended the event to give a talk on creative learning for people who are 16 or over. Whilst there he was […]
