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Media Studies GCE A Level

at Sir John Lawes School, Harpenden · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Learn how media texts use media language, construct representations as well as the contexts of texts. They will cover contemporary identities in the media across music videos and video games; changing gender representations in advertising and film marketing; the representation and context of issues and events in the news. Study 3 areas of the media in depth; TV in the global Age, Magazines (Mainstream vs. alternative) and Media in the Online Age.

What you need to get on

Grade 6 in GCSE Media Studies or grade 6 English (if Media has not previously been studied). All students must have an APS of 4.5 or above.

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

  • Sir John Lawes School

    Manland Way, Harpenden, AL5 4QP

    DaytimeClassroom based
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