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GCE A Level Photography

at Samuel Ward Academy, Haverhill · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level360 hoursFull timeFree

What the college says

This course will provide you with the opportunity to work on a broad study of photographic techniques and learn how to experiment and take photographs in your own personal style. This is an endorsed course run by the AQA examining body and you will learn both digital and darkroom processes while investigating the artistic and technical elements of photography. The course also allows you to look at the work of important photographers and study their techniques with technical support from experienced staff. You will develop practical skills using a variety of film and digital format cameras and learn lighting techniques in our fully equipped studio.

What you need to get on

Entry onto the course will be dependent on attaining a minimum grade 6 in Art or Photography (where possible) or similar through the range of your other subject grades.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Samuel Ward Sixth Form College

    Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, CB9 0LD

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Haverhill

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