Chesterfield College students have won places at prestigious drama schools across the country.

Jennifer Anthony
Jennifer Anthony from Sheffield is going to LIPA (Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts). She has just completed her BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts Jun 09 with triple Distinctions.

Jennie Dunn
Jennie Dunn from Coal Aston is going to The Bridge Theatre Training Company in London. She has just completed her BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts Jun 09 with triple Distinctions.

Connor Macnamara
Connor Macnamara from Dronfield is going to The Guildford School of Acting Conservatoire. He completed his BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts with triple Distinctions in Jun 08.

Eleanor Bown
Eleanor Bown from Pilsley is going to ALRA (The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts) in London. She has just completed her National Diploma in Performing Arts in June 09. Ellie actually did three years at College and was on the First Diploma in Performing Arts then moved up to the National Diploma.

One of the tutors said: “We are just so pleased and proud of our students for achieving a place at such prestigious drama schools which are not only very difficult to get into but also extremely expensive. These students will be receiving a DADA (Dance and Drama award or similar to pay for the (approx £10,000 a year) fees. Not all students going to Drama School are lucky enough to get one of these, students are selected for the awards. All of them are thoroughly deserving of their success.”

Many other students who completed their BTEC National Diploma in June are going to universities this year including Liverpool John Moores, Lincoln, Salford, Derby and Anglia Ruskin, Central Lancashire and Cumbria.