Welcome to Long Road!
Over the next few weeks, you will be completing an induction period, which will allow you to settle in to Long Road life and to learn the basics of your subjects. This is especially important in A-level media, as many of you will never have studied the subject before!
Our A-level Media Studies program is both successful and well established, with experienced teachers who will help you to make the most out of your two years with us.
Expectations
We have the following expectation of A-level media studies students:
- To have a genuine passion for media. You should be watching TV, listening to music and using the internet in various ways each and every day!
- To email your media teacher if you are going to be late. Obviously try not to be late though.
- Try your best at everything, regardless of whether you think you’ll do well. One thing you will discover quite quickly is that A-level is MUCH harder than GCSE. However, we do not expect you to succeed at everything. Remember that failure is an essential part of getting good at something.
Starting your blog
First of all, aside from meeting your classmates, you will need to make a blog. Click here to find instructions on how to do this, and why we don't use workbooks.
Familiarise yourself with the course
You will also want to read up on what you are going to be doing. This post is a good start, but click around the blog for a more general overview. You will find every PowerPoint from every lesson, as well as a wide range of excellent previous student work. The blog is also used to set cover work if your teacher is ill, and to make announcements about enrichment opportunities. Basically, you need to read the blog!Thirty second suspense project
Finally, your induction task will be started and completed in the first full week. It's called the thirty second suspense task. We've been running it for years, because it's an excellent way to get hands on with the equipment, and to make lots and lots of mistakes very early on.
We hope you have fun over the next two years, meeting new people, making mistakes, getting over your mistakes and doing it again only better, and changing the way in which you think about what you watch and the world that you live in.