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Graphic Design and Communication A Level

Dereham Sixth Form College

Crown Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4AG

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent

Level 3

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Dereham Sixth Form College

2 Year(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

Block D

Please contact the provider directly to apply for this course.

Application Instructions

Please note that applications to the sixth form close on Wednesday 14th January 2026. If you wish to make an application after this date please contact the sixth form office at office@derehamsixthform.norfolk.sch.uk or call 01362 696884.

For more information about a place at Dereham Sixth Form College for September 2026, please visit the website - www.dsfc.org.uk

Course Instructions

Most students will choose the equivalent of 3 A Levels but in some circumstances a maximum of 4. These are subjects that will continue for the full two years. Select only one subject from each option block (choosing more than 1 course from the same block will delay your application as courses from each block are timetabled at the same time). All courses are equivalent to 1 A Level except where specified differently below.

Dereham Education & Soccer Academy Including BTEC Diploma in Sport (equivalent to three A Level subjects, no other subject choices required).

If your choice of subjects are not available due to limitations of the blocks, please email us with the details: office@derehamsixthform.norfolk.sch.uk

Course Details

Graphic Design and Communication is all about creatively designing high quality outcomes to a range of design briefs and in a range of different contexts. Outcomes could be book covers, posters, CD covers, etc and are developed following the design process as you move from concepts to final developed designs.

Graphics can be an excellent subject to study alongside both Photography and art subjects. It develops skills such as creativity, analysis and creative use of ICT. This makes it an excellent subject when applying to university and people with an A Level in Graphics have gone on to study a wide range of subjects – Advertising, Design, Photography and many more. Graphics has been one of the highest attaining courses at the College in recent years. This is a reflection of the quality of teaching and excellent support for students.

We follow the AQA specification.

Year One

Component One: workshop activities followed by a themed project based mainly on taught elements and developing ideas.

Year Two

Component One (continued): personal investigation. A practical unit of work with a written investigation between 1,000 and 3,000 words.
Component Two: controlled assessment – preparation and final piece. A 15 hour supervised period in which you are expected to fully realise your ideas.

Assessment

Both components are centre-assessed and moderated by AQA. You will be expected to demonstrate a response to all of the assessment objectives.

Entry requirements

Minimum 64444 including 6 in GCSE Art.

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Graphic Design and Communication can be an excellent subject to study alongside both Photography and Art subjects. It develops skills such creativity, analysis, and creative use of ICT. This makes it an excellent subject when applying to university and people with an A level in Graphics have gone on to study a wide range of subjects – Advertising, Design, Photography and so on.

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