Courses

Hastings

Games Art and Animation Level 3 Diploma

Level 3

Course Code: 13193y1

Type: 16-18
Academic Year: 26/27

Lewes

Creative Media Production and Technology UAL Level 3 Diploma

Level 3

Course Code: 60035y1

Type: 16-18
Academic Year: 26/27

Hastings

Game Development Level 3 Diploma

Level 3

Course Code: 61614

Type: 16-18
Academic Year: 26/27

Eastbourne

Geography A Level

Level 3

Course Code: 02124y1

Type: 16-18
Qualification: A Level
Academic Year: 26/27

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Creating the Future of Game Design at East Sussex College

James Adams, a Games, Art & Animation student at East Sussex College, is turning his passion for creativity into real-world skills.

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Student into finals of BAFTA Young Game Designer competition

Erin’s UAL Level 3 Games Art & Animations tutor, Richard Cobbold, was thrilled with her achievements and said, “The competition allows our Year 1 students to put into practice their concept art skills learned earlier in the year, and to explore new skills around ideas development and working within set design parameters.

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Student Designs Marketing Poster for Award-winning Feature Film

“I could sing praises about Animation, Games Art & Film VFX all day, but to keep it short; yes [I’d recommend this course to others]! Over the two years on the course, I have gained so much experience, guidance and motivation toward the creative industry, and some wonderful opportunities - including working on David's ‘Splinter’ film - which I simply couldn't have without my brilliant tutors. The studies cover everything from concept art to 3D modelling, allowing a truly vast toolbox for skills and knowledge to blossom. The creative field that this course represents will continue growing and growing, and diving into it is worth the plunge, no matter how much experience you may have with it.”

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Student wins BAFTA Young Game Designer of the Year Award 2024

Tallulah Martinez, a Year 1 UAL Level 3 Games Art & Animation student at East Sussex College's Hastings campus, has been named the winner of the BAFTA Young Game Designer of the Year Award 2024 for their entry in the Game Concept category.

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Hannah Bishop

I was looking at courses at other colleges involving video games, but they were more art-based and didn’t seem to learn as much. On this course you get to code as well as make the games, art and things like that. You generally learn more skills over the two years than you would at other colleges.

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WynterCon: Award-winning comic con to be hosted at East Sussex College!

Featuring full-sized movie props, animatronics, authors and artists, vendors, cosplay competitions, gaming, photo opportunities, always-popular education workshops, and stars from stage and screen, there’s plenty to do for the whole family.

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ESC Lewes Students Shine at Vibrant Digital Industries Showcase in Brighton

From original short animations, films, and games, to character design, comics, concept art, branding, photography, and marketing projects – the event reflected the diverse strengths of each course.

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Open Events 2025: Your future is closer than you think

Across the Lewes, Eastbourne and Hastings campuses, visitors can look forward to a wide variety of live activities and experiences that bring each subject to life. At Lewes, there’ll be everything from Esports gaming and creative media workshops to animation, art, and design sessions that let you try your hand at new techniques.

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Summer of Gaming

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East Sussex College Home to Wyntercon VI

Also exhibiting will be a number of local businesses showcasing their wares in costume-making, print memorabilia, medieval swords, role-playing games and cosplay. The event will also feature local artists and authors from schools and establishments like the Devonshire Collective.

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Top Teacher

Stephanie has a varied role in the team leading the Lewes campus summer programmes, as well as part time and one to one courses. But she is also one of the senior English language teachers in their outstanding international team and is a frequent contributor to team development activities. Last year she had a feature article published in English Teaching Professional advocating the use of a variety of authentic native-speaker games in the EFL classroom to support the acquisition of language. Recently she has won the monthly lesson share competition on the popular Macmillan One Stop English teaching/resource website. Stephanie’s lesson looked at collocations –words that naturally sit together and help to make an English language learner sound more natural and fluent: eg have a party, do an experiment, take your time, make an excuse. The lesson includes an innovative colouring activity to consolidate mastery of the language point.

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Jal Clarke

A lot of people think fame means wealth and unfortunately it doesn't. It does happen. It’s like Grime is one of the biggest music genres in the UK. The guys that have been the most successful come from a really good family; they went to college, and have university degrees so they know how to use equipment in a recording studio, but they’re not gangsters from off the street. You do get the odd ones, sure, but usually these are on the back of someone who did go to university and became good sound engineers. It’s an act to sell music, pretending to be a gangster. BBC3 programme The Rap Game with five budding rap artists. They’re the nicest guys you’ll meet but their music says something completely different. I was a rap artist in the ‘90s. I had a group called 141st Street, which was quite big in the old days of Kiss FM. We were signed to Virgin Records. I’ve rapped on stage with the Beastie Boys at Reading Festival, and I’m not a gangster.

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Local vegan festival aims to be a game-changer

Setting up stall in the Cliffe building were organisations from across the UK including cosmetic companies, arts and crafts, and clothing manufacturers.

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Art on film

James Dibiase, Fine Art course tutor at East Sussex College Lewes, says, “We are delighted to collaborate with David Blandy on this exhibition. For our students to have the opportunity to work with an internationally acclaimed artist in a gallery voted Art Fund Museum of the Year [2020], and present their work to the wider public, is just incredible. We are fortunate to develop relationships with venues such as The Towner to give students the experience helping to curate an exhibition. They have all worked so hard and should be proud of the outcome.”

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Art Students Collaborate with World-renowned Land Artist for ‘Walk the Chalk’

James DiBiase, Art & Design lecturer at East Sussex College, said, “The students studying Art & Design Extended Diploma at the Lewes campus have been actively involved with this project since June and all their hard work, effort and creativity is now finally on display for this heritage and community arts project.

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East Sussex College student wins top award in Royal Opera House Design Challenge

James DiBiase, Art and Design Course Leader at East Sussex College, said, “I am thrilled to have three finalists in this year’s Royal Opera House Design Challenge, especially as the competition is getting harder and harder each year as more talented students participate.

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Student Success in Community Art Competition

James Dibiaise, Art & Design Lecturer at East Sussex College, said, “Both students were thrilled by their success in this competition and their paintings were excellent. This is a fantastic achievement and a reflection of their hard work, dedication and creativity over the past year. The exhibition space offered from Southern also represents another exciting opportunity for our creative students to be seen beyond the College.”

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Students Bring History to Life with ‘Pop-Up Museum’ Honouring WWI Green Huts in Lewes

James DiBiase, Art & Design Extended Diploma Course Leader at East Sussex College, reflected on the impact of the exhibition: “Hut Stories showcases exceptional work from East Sussex College Art & Design students, taking their creativity beyond the four walls of the studio into an unusual and historic setting.

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Students Raise Money at Art Fair

James Dibiase, Art & Design tutor at East Sussex College, said, “This is a fantastic example of what we do so well at the College - when everyone pulls together and supports each other to champion the creativity of our students.

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The Winter’s Tale Reimagined by Young Artists!

James DiBiase, Art & Design Lecturer at East Sussex College, said, “Gaze in Time, this year's response to the Royal Ballet & Opera Design Challenge, is being shown at the beloved Star Brewery Gallery, Lewes. It provides an invaluable opportunity for Art & Design Extended Diploma students from Lewes to showcase their talents beyond the four walls of their art room and on a national stage.

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Wish You Were Here in Lewes

James DiBiase, Art & Design Course Leader at East Sussex College, says, “This exhibition is a fantastic opportunity for students to show their work to the public. They have worked so hard on these projects and I am incredibly proud of them. They will get the experience of invigilating the exhibition and be prepared to answer visitors’ questions about their work. We can’t wait!”

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A Cut Above - Star Brewery Gallery Exhibition

James DiBiase, the Art & Design Extended Diploma Course Leader, enthuses “This is our eleventh year of working on this competition and the third year we have held the related exhibition at the Star Brewery Gallery. It is the perfect venue for showcasing the work and visitors to the past two shows have been bowled over by the quality and sheer professionalism of the work on display. It will really help the students if you can come and visit as they must also complete a body of work about presenting and exhibiting work. I can assure you; you will be impressed by the students’ sheer dedication, imaginative interpretations and creative skill working on Rossini’s infamous opera buffa.”

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Student success in Royal Opera House Design Challenge 2023!

James DiBiase, Visual Arts Lecturer at East Sussex College, said, “Our students have produced some exceptional responses to this year’s opera ‘The Magic Flute’ by Mozart - with a special mention going to Sam Howard who won the Costume Design Award, a first prize in this category for the College!”

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East Sussex College students on course to keep up winning tradition in Royal Opera House Design Challenge

James DiBiase, A-Level Art tutor, said, “Each year our students really look forward to entering the ROH Design Challenge. They’re given an opera or ballet to work on and a set of four Director’s visions, which they must use as project guidelines. All of the designs and productions are judged against how well they would work in the opera house.

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Student success at ROH Design Challenge for TENTH successive year!

James DiBiase, A-Level Art tutor at East Sussex College, says, “The Royal Opera House Design Challenge is now one of the highlights of the year. It is becoming increasingly more difficult with the high calibre of entries nationwide to believe our students will be among the prizes.

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Three students win top awards in prestigious Design Challenge

James DiBiase, A-Level Art tutor, says, “It’s been another incredible performance by our students in this year’s Design Challenge. Winning three of the five awards is sensational.

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Student Donates Superhero Artwork to Children’s Hospital

James DiBiase, Josh’s tutor and Art & Design Course Leader at East Sussex College, said, “Josh has always had a lot of connection with superheroes and got a lot of solace and comfort from looking at them.”

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Students Honoured at Royal Ballet & Opera House Design Challenge Awards Ceremony

James DiBiase, Course Leader for Art & Design at East Sussex College, said: “It was a fantastic opportunity for our students to be recognised at such a prestigious venue. To see their talent celebrated at the Royal Ballet & Opera, and to witness them receiving awards from Alex Beard himself, made for a truly memorable occasion. We're incredibly proud of all five students for their creativity, commitment and professionalism.”

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Art students paint mural for Rockinghorse Children’s Charity

James DiBiase, course leader of the Art & Design Diploma at the College said of the project, “This is the third year running that Art & Design Diploma students from Sussex Downs College have designed and produced a truly outstanding mural for the Alex. The students worked with a strong level of professionalism, engaging with the whole process with positive energy, enthusiasm and high levels of creativity.

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Creative students win

James DiBiase, Course Leader of Visual Arts at Sussex Downs College, coordinates the project. He said, “The Royal Opera House Design Challenge is a remarkable project. It is an incredible opportunity for our students to engage with a live brief, a real client and design for the most prestigious stage in the country. This year was the added incentive to have their work in the V&A and for us to have three out of eight students with their work in such a pre-eminent museum is indicative of the high levels of creative endeavour and opportunity available to young people who study at Sussex Downs College.”

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Student Art in Festive Fair

James DiBiase, course tutor at East Sussex College, says, “I am so impressed with their desire and determination to try and sell their work to help raise the funds needed for a future exhibition as well as supporting a local primary school. This is the first time that we have participated in the Artists and Makers Fair and hopefully they will be able to sell their wonderful printmaking for two great causes!”

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Home Is Where The Art Is

Course tutor James DiBiase said, “This was a great experience for the students outside the four walls of the classroom, as they were involved in the installation and running of their own exhibition.”

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East Sussex College provides the soundtrack to the South of England Show 2019

On Thursday, artists performing included Stevie Borham, Joel Locke and Fighter of the Nightman with special appearances by Colin James, classical guitarist, and Mark Allen from the band ‘The Kites’.

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Eastbourne Youth Radio Returns to the Airwaves

The packed three-day schedule kicks off on Wednesday 16 November at 10am. ‘Meet the Media’, the flagship show sponsored by East Sussex College, is set to get underway on Thursday at 12pm. Meet the Media provides students with a fantastic opportunity to face a panel of media professionals and receive top tips and advice ahead of potential futures in the industry. Guest names lined up to be quizzed by students about their industry include Yetunde Yusuf, BBC Broadcast Journalist; Peter Lindsey, Bournefree Magazine Editor; Dan Gasser, Radio X Presenter; Rik Scott, Voiceover Artist, and India Wentworth, Eastbourne Herald Trainee Reporter.