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.
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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.
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!
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.