The Biggest Pitch of the Year Grand Finals!

On 27 March, we gathered at our partner VCCP's London office to witness the culmination of 6 months of hard work. Sixth-form students from Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Nottingham travelled to London to pitch their final campaign ideas to Gareth Kelly (Rights Management at Music Venue Trust‍) and creative industry judges Jim Thornton (ECD at VCCP & our fearless Co-Founder) and Nick Myers (CSO at OLIVER).

Congratulations to our winners NSCG Stafford! Your team's creativity and execution stood out amongst the other truly inspiring campaigns. And all of the students deserve a massive shout-out for their hard work in developing their innovative Music Venue Trust campaigns over the past 6 months!

At TCA, we believe in closing the gap between education and employment. Ahead of the competition on Friday, students engaged in workshops and learning sessions that included:

🤖 Technical Upskilling: A deep dive into generative AI visuals using Adobe Firefly with the Adobe team.

💪 Professional Development: A workshop on personal branding, CV optimisation, and interview techniques with VCCP Blue's Senior Creative Jo Boyle

🚀 Mentorship: An "Ask Me Anything" lunch session where industry leaders shared authentic insights on breaking into the creative sector.

A huge thank you to OLIVER agency for their instrumental role in driving our programme’s expansion into Nottingham this year.

Finally, thank you to our partners VCCP, Adobe and all the mentors and educators who invest their time and expertise into ensuring these bright students develop the skills they need to thrive in a future career.