Rose Bruford College
About
Rose Bruford College has offered performing arts education for nearly 75 years in the London borough of Bexley, located 25 minutes from Central London. The Postgraduate provision at the college operates on a global scale, with spaces in London, Connecticut, Berlin, and more. We aim to achieve social and cultural impact by delivering the highest quality education with specialist courses renowned for their transformational learning experiences.
Introduction
Rose Bruford College has offered performing arts education for nearly 75 years in the London borough of Bexley, located 25 minutes from Central London. The Postgraduate provision at the college operates on a global scale, with spaces in London, Connecticut, Berlin, and more. We aim to achieve social and cultural impact by delivering the highest quality education with specialist courses renowned for their transformational learning experiences. We champion diversity, believing that a global mix of people is integral to making our community a more innovative and inclusive place to study and work. Our learning ethos is anchored in artistry, collaboration, community, discovery, independence, and professionalism in a supportive environment.
Our goal is to inspire, excite, and train you as a creative artist and practitioner who can use reflective practice and research, along with the world-class teaching we provide, as tools to become an independent thinker and a fulfilled and successful working professional.
Our teaching, learning, and training ethos is based on artistry, collaboration, community, discovery, diversity, employability, independence, and professionalism. Students and staff work in collaboration across our campuses to make and produce over 75 shows a year.
Some productions are shown in London, and some are taken on tour in the UK and abroad. Many of our students incorporate an international experience into their studies with us. Out of this lively atmosphere have come generations of performers, designers, technicians, and companies who are changing the face of global theatre and live events.
The best way to learn more about us is to come along for an Open Day or to see one of our shows in action. We perform seasons of work throughout the year where you can see first-hand the work of our talented design, technical, and performance students.
Our Values and Mission
Our mission is to achieve social and cultural impact by delivering the highest quality vocational training and education. Our teaching covers a wide, innovative spectrum of subjects and delivers proactive graduates who are creative, empowered, and employable.
Our behavior is guided and determined by our core values:
- Integrity
- Creativity
- Inclusion
We aspire to our students’ highest achievements and the best possible working environment for our staff. The whole College community – women, men, and non-binary people, younger and older, from different social and ethnic backgrounds, a variety of faiths, cultures, and languages, all sexualities, trans and cis-gendered, disabled and non-disabled – we are all treated with the same respect and entitled to the same support and chances to succeed.
We champion diversity because a rich mix of people makes our College a more productive and creative place to study and work, and we champion equality because it is the right thing to do.
Campus Features
Our student hall of residence Christopher Court has 168 en-suite rooms and is opposite Sidcup train station. It's also only 10 minutes walk away from campus. There are lots of other accommodation options available in the local area.
You will quickly settle into College life at Christopher Court, sharing a kitchen with five other students on a self-catered basis. Rooms are allocated to first-year students on a first-come first-served basis. The cost of the room includes; 24/7 friendly staff and security, energy and water bills, and fast and reliable broadband. There is a Costa located just next door and a launderette on site.
In 2023-24 rooms cost £245 per week and all rooms come with a 4-foot (small double) bed. The standard contract is 40 weeks in length. There is a 30-week contract for Acting Foundation Course students.
Admissions
Applications for Masters Programmes are accepted directly through the college's website via relevant course pages.
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) is the application portal for our full-time undergraduate courses. Applications are submitted online at UCAS. The outcome of your application and audition process will be updated on your UCAS account, so please keep a lookout for any updates.
The UCAS code for Rose Bruford College is R51.