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audition/ workshop, if you wish to appeal. The second
chance is designed for situations where the candidate
believes that they did not do themselves justice first
time (eg due to illness) and firmly believes that they can
improve; the School welcomes such appeals. It should
be noted that the School rigorously quality-assures its
processes so that all panels within each department will
be working to the same standards and criteria both on
the day of the first meeting/audition/workshop and at
any second chance meeting.
We recommend that applicants obtain a proof of
postage when sending an appeal letter as The BRIT
School cannot be held responsible for non-delivery
of appeal letters. Date stamped envelopes will not
be considered proof of postage. We will not accept
verbal requests for appeals.
Second-chance meeting/audition/workshops
are conducted by a teacher from the relevant
department and a member of the Senior Leadership
Team. During the rst and second-chance workshop/
audition/ meeting, the School will use its professional
judgement of applicants, based on the criteria laid out
in the admissions policy. Please note that candidates
from outside the catchment area need to show
unusual merit to be offered a place; this criterion will
be re ected in the decisions made at all stages of the
admissions and appeals procedure. Therefore being
out-of-area does not constitute appropriate grounds
for appeal. The date given for an appeal workshop/
audition/meeting cannot be changed unless it is for
a previously arranged hospital appointment or public
exam (not mocks). Please include any dates and
supporting documentation that you are not available in
your appeals letter. You must be prompt for this meeting
as we are unable to reschedule if you miss the allocated
time slot.
Stage 2:
If, after the second-chance workshop/audition/
meeting, an applicant is not offered a place or
a place with the special conditions referred to in
the General Guidelines of the Admission Policy, an
appeal may be made. The appeal must be made
in writing to the Chair of Governors by sending an
appeal letter to arrive at the School within fourteen
days of the decision being communicated to the
applicant. In the case of KS4 applicants, the parent/
guardian must write the letter. In the case of Post
16 applicants, either the applicant or their parent/
guardian may write the letter. The appeal letter must
state clearly the grounds for appeal.
We recommend you obtain proof of postage for all
appeals correspondence.
The School will then send a letter from the Chair of
Governors acknowledging receipt of the appeal.
Appeals will be considered by a panel of three
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people, including a chair who is independent of the
School, supported by a clerk who is also independent
of the School. The appellant and School will both be
required to submit evidence by a set date ahead of
the meeting, and the panel may restrict the addition
of further evidence after this date. The appellant may
attend the appeal hearing in person.
The appeal panel will in the first instance determine
whether the second chance process was carried out in
a fair, consistent and objective way. If they conclude
that it was, they will dismiss the appeal and uphold the
original decision. If they do not find that the second
chance process was carried out in a fair, consistent
and objective way, they will need to assess whether
sufficient evidence has been presented to them to
demonstrate that the candidate is of the required
artistic standard. The appeal panel will not introduce
its own tests to assess artistic suitability.
After careful consideration the panel will decide either to:
• uphold the original decision or
• uphold the Appeal and admit the candidate to
the School.
The decision of the panel is nal and will be
communicated in writing.
