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Graduates

The Spotlight Graduate membership is our unique discounted membership tailored especially for students in their final year of study, and is the stamp of approval you need to begin promoting yourself as a professional performer.

 

Please note that not all schools are eligible for the Graduate membership. Scroll down to find out more about our eligibility requirements.

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Spotlight Graduates is now open.

Graduate Membership

Annual Subscription

£134.70 (£112.25 + 20% VAT)

 

Subscriptions where billing address is outside the UK
Ireland example €155.90 (€126.75 + 23% Irish VAT)*

*Your exact VAT rate will be applied at checkout based on your billing address.

 

Monthly Subscription

£12.18 (£10.15 + 20% VAT)

 

Subscriptions where billing address is outside the UK
Ireland example €14.22 (€11.56 + 23% Irish VAT)*

*Your exact VAT rate will be applied at checkout based on your billing address.

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* Membership discounts are available to performers who identify as deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent. You can apply for this by emailing questions@spotlight.com. Deaf and disabled performers are also invited to join www.profileperformers.com – a free video database service (both for actors and industry users) hosted by Spotlight and the National Theatre, designed to champion and showcase Deaf and disabled talent.

Graduate Course Criteria

Membership Criteria - Experience
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New graduate courses on the Spotlight graduate membership need to meet a certain criteria in order to be accepted.

For new courses to meet our criteria they must be at the level of RQF 6/SCQF 9.

 

Outlined below are some of the key requirements that these courses need to meet in order for their students to qualify for this membership.

 

  • Vocational training courses for performers – practical rather than theoretical.
  • Equivalent to RQF 6/SCQF 9 or above qualification issued by a recognised body
  • Contact hours in excess of 30 hours per week
  • No more than 22 students in a class, and 30 weeks in a year of instruction
  • Courses that offer a professional showcase opportunity, attended by industry
  • Courses that offer professional development programme with industry engagement
  • Access to professional facilities
  • Clear commitments on safeguarding, bullying and harassment, and diversity

 

If you think the course you are teaching is eligible, please complete this form.

 

Only the course leader can apply for course recognition from Spotlight. We do not accept applications from students.

 

Applications made now will be considered for the graduate year 2024/25.