Photography

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.

Photography is a course where you can capture the world around you through imagery. If you are interested in the power of imagery you may want a career in media design or just have a strong interest and enjoyment in telling a story with a picture. You want to study Photography because you have an interest in the subject and are keen to do the work.

AS/Year 12 Unit

Unit 1 - Personal Creative Enquiry - The emphasis of this component will be on the development of understanding the skills, using an appropriate range of materials, processes and techniques. Students should produce a collection of materials that exemplifies work carried out. The personal creative enquiry consists of an extended, exploratory project/portfolio and outcomes based on themes and subject matter which are personal and meaningful to the student. The enquiry must integrate critical, practical and theoretical work.

Students are required to work in one or more area(s) of Photography, such as: Portraiture, Landscape Photography (working from the urban, rural and/or coastal environment, Documentary Photography, Photojournalism, Fashion Photography, Experimental Imagery, Multimedia Photographic Installation, Moving Image (video, film, animation).

A2/Year 13 Units

Unit 1 - Personal Investigation - This component consists of a major, in depth, practical, critical and theoretical investigative project/theme-based portfolio and outcomes with integrated extended written critical and contextual analysis (1000 words minimum).

Unit 2 - Externally Set Assignment - Preparatory experimentation time set by your Art teacher, where you will experiment, develop ideas and explore artwork by visiting galleries and exhibitions. A 15-hour timed examination to produce a personal response. The externally set assignment consists of a series of visual and written stimuli set by the exam board. Students are expected to select one of the stimuli and develop it in the form of a personal response, an issue to address, a problem to be considered.

AS Assessment 100% marks for a personal portfolio of work

A Level Assessment 60 % marks for a personal study of work and 40% for an Non Examined Assessment project set externally

A student who enjoys working independently and being responsible for their own ideas, building up a portfolio of photographs would make the ideal candidate.

You do not have to have taken Art GCSE but show keen interest in the subject, by showing us a portfolio of some photographs you have taken

This qualification can give you access to Higher Education for degrees and careers such as: Art Foundation, Graphic Design, Film, Television, Photography, Games Design, Textile and Fashion Design, Interior Design, Architecture, Product Design, Furniture Design, Theatre and Stage Design, Teaching and Lecturing, Museums and Galleries.