Post 16 & Creative Careers
For young people moving beyond school-age music-making toward further study, apprenticeships or a creative industry career and for the college staff, careers advisers and youth workers supporting them.
Who’s funded to deliver it here
A small but distinct part of OMH’s funded activity – industry masterclasses that put young people face-to-face with working music professionals, dedicated industry-routes strands for 16–25s, and a college partnership building post-16 careers content directly into curriculum.
Regional post-16 progression routes: Somerset
Richard Huish College, Taunton — A-Level Music (Eduqas); BTEC L3 Music Performance; BTEC L3 Music Production; combined Triple Vocational award.
Bridgwater & Taunton College / Strode (Street) — RSL L3 Music Technology & Performance; BTEC L3 Music Performance & Production; UAL L3 Performing & Production Arts; BTEC L3 Musical Theatre / Dance / Acting pathways.
Regional post-16 progression routes: Dorset
Bournemouth and Poole College, Poole – UAL L3 Diploma/Extended Diploma in Music Performance and Production; UAL L3 Performing and Production Arts.
Coastland College, Weymouth (formerly Weymouth College + Kingston Maurward College- one of OMH’s own Lead Schools)- BTEC L3 Music (performance); BTEC L3 Music Production; BTEC L3 Performing Arts (Dance/Acting/Musical Theatre pathways).
Bournemouth School sixth form – A-Level Music (Edexcel 9MU0).
Brockenhurst College (Hampshire, just over the border – serves Christchurch/Dorset students) – BTEC L3 Music Extended Diploma; separate Music Performance and Music Production certificates.
Budmouth Academy sixth form, Weymouth – has a KS5 Performing Arts offer
Bridgwater & Taunton College / Strode (Street) — RSL L3 Music Technology & Performance; BTEC L3 Music Performance & Production; UAL L3 Performing & Production Arts; BTEC L3 Musical Theatre / Dance / Acting pathways.
SPECIALIST & NATIONAL ROUTES
South West Music School × Trinity Laban — a genuine Edexcel A-Level Music, distance-learning, accessed via SWMS’s “Advancing Programme” (not a direct application); blended small-group video sessions plus two in-person days a year at Greenwich; a student keeps their own instrumental teacher throughout.
NYO Inspire (ages 13–18) – free, no audition – see OMH Events Page for details.wn Lead Schools)- BTEC L3 Music (performance); BTEC L3 Music Production; BTEC L3 Performing Arts (Dance/Acting/Musical Theatre pathways).