Voicebox: Kickstart your career

What's the best pathway into the arts and media - a creative apprenticeship or a university course? How do I build my experience and contacts, and survive as a young professional? This Voicebox offers ideas about developing your creative career, providing you with insights and opinions from both professionals and peers.
We also have a careers section dedicated to helping you find inspiration on taking that next step!
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18 December 2017
Student, explorer and activist; Meet Georgie Campbell
From food poisoning in South East Asia to volunteering in a migrant camp - we could all learn a thing or two from ambitious student Georgie Campbell.
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14 October 2017
A student Q&A with Katie Pix
Going to university can be a stressful time, and the kind folk at John Lewis have pulled together three influencers – and former students - to answer some of the most frequently asked questions!
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14 October 2017
A student Q&A with Poppy Deyes
Going to university can be a stressful time, and the kind folk at John Lewis have pulled together three influencers – and former students - to answer some of the most frequently asked questions!
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14 October 2017
A student Q&A with Tom Honeyands
Going to university can be a stressful time, and the kind folk at John Lewis have pulled together three influencers – and former students - to answer some of the most frequently asked questions!
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10 October 2017
How to research work placements and training opportunities
A career in the arts is challenging, hard work and really rewarding. Work placements and training opportunities are a great way to test out your desired career, meet people in the industry and develop your skills and experience.
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18 September 2017
Apprenticeships - Why bother?
University is great. Three years of all-nighters, existential crises, ever-looming deadlined, never-ending stress and excessive drinking. Survive that and you come out with a degree and thousands upon thousands of pounds of debt. Compelling, right?
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14 September 2017
University isn't the only way
It is around this time that a number of you will be told to begin your UCAS applications, even if it isn't what you want to do. Don't feel that university is the be all or end all though - there are other options!
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21 August 2017
College is making my writing worse
Being repeatedly told what makes a good piece of writing by school and college has left my writing lifeless. How do i fix this?
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18 May 2017
Getting into the arts with or without a university degree?
Having completed my undergraduate degree in History and my postgraduate degree in Art History I am evidently a big advocate for going to university.
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24 April 2017
I love my art – do I need to go to university?
Choosing between university and the world of work is hard, what are the pros and cons?
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30 September 2015
Creativity vs Education: What have we learnt this month, class?
This month we have discussed the current state of creative education in the UK and it has proved itself to be rather lacking. From interviews with leading demonstrators to creative utopias, here is the best from September.
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28 September 2015
I don't go to school? A vlog by Agi K
We've featured Agi on Voice before, she has completed all of her Arts Award levels (by the age of 11!) and is taught from home. Who better to call on, as we come to the close of creative education month.
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24 September 2015
We need a curriculum that will engage the emotions as well as the intellect
The biggest issue in Education has got to be the large percentage of children still being failed by the system.
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24 September 2015
Is higher education worth the cost?
Now that university fees and living costs have shot up, is higher education worth it?
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21 September 2015
How to...make the most of your academic creativity
This month we have rather naughtily put creativity and education up against one another - but obviously in a dream world they would be best pals. So, how do you really make the most of both?
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18 September 2015
How to...Educate Yourself Creatively Outside School and University
Not getting enough creativity from your school or university? Worry not, there are many different options that can help you unleash your creative potential.
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16 September 2015
Technical Creativity: Using Practical Skills in the Arts
Can technical skill and creative freedom really both be found in the same place?
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14 September 2015
Can young people fully understand the importance of arts in our current system?
Arts education is not effective in demonstrating the value of the arts to young people.