insideKENT Magazine Issue 47 - February 2016 | Page 131

EDUCATION

Hillview’s new
performing arts studio
set for excellence

New and exclusive funding
solution available for aspiring
pilots training with CTC Aviation

Hillview School for Girls, a recognised leader
in Performing Arts provision, is launching an
exciting new Sixth Form pathway for
September 2016. The Performing Arts
Studio has been devised directly in
partnership with industry experts to equip
students with the skills necessary to thrive
in today’s competitive Performing Arts
environment.

Global airline pilot training and resourcing company CTC
Aviation has announced that a new financial solution is now
exclusively available for those seeking to fund their CTC
WINGS Integrated ATPL or MPL airline pilot career
programme training.
‘Proflight’ loans, provided
by Secure Trust Bank, a
retail and commercial bank
based in the United
Kingdom, are a secured
loan product now available
through ATPL Finance Ltd.

Students have the
opportunity to study BTEC
Level 3 Extended Diploma
in Performing Arts or
Production Arts for the first
time; where modules include
Stage Lighting, Costume
Design, Sound Operations
and Set Design. Both
courses are broadly equivalent to 3 A Levels and will take a
pioneering approach, where professionals are involved directly
in the learning, ensuring that students are industry-ready by the
end of the course.

The new loan offers aspiring
pilots secured funding for
loan amounts ranging from
£25,001 to £125,000,
providing the potential to
fund not only airline pilot
career training, but also
type-rating training should
such funding be required once CTC Aviation has secured airline placement for the
successful graduate pilot.

An Artsmark Platinum Award holder, Hillview has a long history
of working with leading Arts organisations, from prestigious Rose
Bruford College to University of the Creative Arts.

By providing a two-year repayment holiday, ‘Proflight’ loans enable aspiring pilots to
complete their training, secure a position as a co-pilot and start earning a salary before
they need to make any repayments.

Headteacher, Hilary Burkett said: “This is an exciting and unique
opportunity for students interested in careers in the performing
arts and behind the scene 2