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The media industry is changing. Is your talent strategy keeping up? One week to go until the 2026 BFS Summer School begins! ⏳ Our selection process included: 🔴 250+ applications screened. 🔴 85 one-to-one interviews conducted. 🔴 50 high-potential talents - taking on real-world briefs and tailored learning. 🔴 1 pre-qualified cohort - ready to thrive in media teams. Behind the scenes, our Summer School Leads Clare Chapman, Head of Talent Success and Kandre Aramide Hassan, Programmes Lead are ready to launch our most impactful programme to date! "Kandre and I had the privilege of assigning our 50 students into their ten working groups to work on five amazing brand briefs and I'm so excited for the experience they're about to have. I feel I've got to know each of them a little already... I cannot wait to meet them all in person next week!" What's our strongest proof points? Alumni Michaela Rossides, graduated in 2025 and is a prime example of how enthusiastic, untapped talent creates impact - transitioning into a Social & Community Marketing Executive in only 3 months! “Brixton Finishing School gave me the confidence to see myself in the advertising industry. From agency visits and industry connections to building my skills, it shaped the direction of my career. It’s a full-circle moment now working at BFS and helping create those same opportunities for the next generation of talent.” Partners like G=mc2, who hired 3 analysts from us last year, are also returning this year! Tangible evidence partners value the talent we produce. Quote from Izzi Lambert, Managing Director at G=mc2 "...our partnership with Brixton Finishing School (BFS) matters so much. We’ve hired four outstanding individuals through BFS, and met many more bright sparks through the last two summer schools we’ve been part of. It’s these individuals who represent exactly the kind of diverse, next-generation strategists that our industry needs in order to thrive." What is the single biggest gap in the entry-level talent you are seeing in your media team right now? 👇 Ready to getting involved? Become a 2027 partner: bit.ly/BFS_Support_Partner Apply for the 2027 Summer School: www.theadcademy.org #BFS2026

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