Digital Media - Specialist Qualification

Please apply for all courses via the Sixth Form's website, which will go live on Thursday 15 October.

In order to ensure success in the Sixth Form, we have designed different pathways to suit your individual needs. Please see below for the specific entry criteria. In addition to this, students will need to check the specific entry criteria for their chosen subjects by checking each course description.

The General Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure about which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible by gaining UCAS points with their Module Two Option.

Module One: three A Levels

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Combined Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible.

Module One – either one of the three below options:

Two A-levels and one specialist/V Level qualification (equivalent to one A Level)

One A-level and two specialist/V Level qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Three specialist/V Level qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Module Two: Enrichment Course

Module Three: Academic Coaching

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Specialist Pathway

This pathway is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take. Please refer to our on offer to view the range.

Module One: Advanced Specialist Qualification

Module Two: Work Placement

Module Three: Enrichment Course

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Extended Pathway

This pathway is for students aspiring to study at Oxbridge or one of the Russell Group Universities or who want to follow a high-demand course such as Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Law or Engineering.

Module One: Three A Levels

Module Two: One Advanced Subsidiary Level

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 5 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 5 or above.

The T Level Pathway

This course is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take.

Module One: T Level Course

Module Two: Industry Placement

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

This digital media course offers a wide range of units to reflect the range of opportunities available within the digital media sector. It is an ideal foundation for students interested in a career in digital media, providing them with understanding of media through the use and creation of media products, production processes and technologies. This leads to the application of practical and creative skills that transfer easily into the workplace or further education.

AS/Lower Sixth

Media products and audiences

The aim of this unit is for you to develop your understanding of how different media institutions operate in order to create products that will appeal to specific target audiences. This is an external examination.

Create a media product

This unit you will plan and produce a media product using the Adobe design suite. This is an internally set assignment unit.

Deliver a pitch (Specialist)

You’ll generate ideas for your own media product based on a client brief, pitch your ideas to a client, and be able to respond to feedback to prepare your idea for pre-production. This is an internally set assignment unit

A level/Upper Sixth

Pre-production and planning (Mandatory)

By completing this unit, you will understand the pre-production process that the creative media industry follows when creating a product. This is an external examination.

Advertising media (Specialist)

In this unit you’ll plan an advertising campaign for a product or service, selecting the appropriate media components to produce it. This is an internally set assignment unit.

Create a personal media profile (Specialist)

This unit will be a showcase of the work you have created, supported by a personal media profile. This is an internally set assignment unit.

The course comprises six units, two external examinations and four internally assessed units.

You will need to achieve the pathway criteria, please see the prospectus for further information.

One of the five to be GCSE Mathematics or English at Grade 4 or above.

This course can lead to careers in digital publishing/design, interface design (UI/UX), advertising/branding creative, product manager. Other options include apprenticeships, employment or Higher Education.