The Brand Union backs Creative Excellence Scholarships at Reed’s School

The Brand Union announces today its sponsorship of a series of Creative Excellence Scholarships at Reed's School in Cobham, Surrey.

Reed's School's Art and Graphics Department has enjoyed considerable success under the leadership of teachers Alison Johnson and Malcolm Macdonald. In the light of this success, The Brand Union is sponsoring "Creative Excellence" scholarships in the School in the Lower Sixth Form starting this month.

In September 2008 there will be six scholarships. The launch of these scholarships is perfectly timed as Reed's Graphic Design students have been in the top five in the country at A Level over the last few years. Two students were in the top five again this year; Ollie Gibbs and Sophie Paulides.

The Marketing and Development Director at Reed’s, Richard Garrett, explained that Reed's is keen to develop partnerships with local businesses so that more opportunities are created for the students and for the businesses.

Glenn Tutssel, Executive Creative Director, The Brand Union said:

"This initiative represents an opportunity for real talent to be rewarded and I believe it will create opportunities for the scholars to gain work experience as part of their development at Reed's and both University and Art College."

David Jarrett, Headmaster at Reed’s School, Cobham said:

"The performance in Graphics reflects the achievements of Reed's School academically given that this year, 75% of the A Level grades were at either A or B and the GCSE students achieved a 98% pass rate (A* - C). The breadth of our success was reflected in the fact that one pupil, Ben Palmer, was in the top 10 in the country for GCSE Astronomy. Three students in the Upper Sixth also secured places at Oxford and Cambridge."