It may be the last week of term but ELAM trainees have still been making the most of every opportunity as always! After the excitement of last week’s tour of Universal Music’s Engine room, Games Design trainees kept up the momentum with a trip to ELAM partner, Sports Interactive, the company behind the highly successful Football Manager game, where they were given a tour of the games studio. Trainees got the opportunity to speak to many staff in a range of positions to gain a better understanding of the different roles that exist in a games studio. Following the tour, trainees were set a micro one day brief where they were required to come up with an idea for a mini game that could take place within Football Manager, followed by a pitch to the staff. All trainees impressed the team enormously with their creativity and pitching skills.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday we invited A&Rs from independent record labels to come down to ELAM and watch some of our talent from Years 12 and 13. Rappers, producers, bands and solo performers all got the opportunity to showcase their work.
We also began to get into the festive spirit as we enjoyed a traditional Christmas lunch lovingly prepared by our wonderful Nicola and Georgina in the canteen.
We concluded the week and celebrated the end of term with our Values Award ceremony which saw trainees recognised for demonstrating and embodying our ELAM values of Collaboration, Reflection, Resilience, Independence, Dependability and Inquisitiveness across the term. Well done to all the winners.
And there was more success for our alumni as fresh off the stage at U Music, our beloved Stella and Renee from Flo were special guests on the Graham Norton show where they stunned with another amazing performance.
Wishing everyone who celebrates a wonderful Christmas and new year and a much needed break for all. We’ll be back in January with more news and updates. Happy Christmas everyone!