This course is largely practical and focuses on visual communication skills, encouraging students to develop creative, innovative methods of expressing their personal vision. Students will carry out projects, in-depth research and critical analysis of the work of other photographers, designers and artists and will also work with a variety of both analogue and digital photographic techniques. All work is based on set projects which are carefully designed to encourage students to achieve the assessment levels set by the exam board. As students will be working on individual projects, lessons tend to involve different activities for each student. Much of the teaching is focused on one-to-one tutorials, although there are also regular whole-class sessions. Reigate College is fortunate to have extremely talented teaching staff who are equipped with the specialist photographic knowledge necessary to both inspire students and help them reach their full potential.
All students need to have at least five GCSEs at Grade 4 or above (and a satisfactory school reference) in order to be accepted on an A Level/BTEC Level 3 Programme. In addition, students should meet the following minimum requirements: Grade 5 in GCSE Photography, Art, Graphics or Textiles, if any of these subjects were taken OR Students without a GCSE in any of the Art & Design subjects will be considered on the basis of their own photography portfolio. Students will need full-time access to both a 35 mm film SLR camera and a Digital SLR (DSLR) camera.
Assessment There is an exam project worth 40% of the grade and the remaining 60% is coursework. The exam board for A Level Photography is Pearson Edexcel.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Surrey |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Castlefield Road, Reigate, RH2 0SD |
This course is largely practical and focuses on visual communication skills, encouraging students to develop creative, innovative methods of expressing their personal vision. Students will carry out projects, in-depth research and critical analysis of the work of other photographers, designers and artists and will also work with a variety of both analogue and digital photographic techniques. All work is based on set projects which are carefully designed to encourage students to achieve the assessment levels set by the exam board. As students will be working on individual projects, lessons tend to involve different activities for each student. Much of the teaching is focused on one-to-one tutorials, although there are also regular whole-class sessions. Reigate College is fortunate to have extremely talented teaching staff who are equipped with the specialist photographic knowledge necessary to both inspire students and help them reach their full potential.
All students need to have at least five GCSEs at Grade 4 or above (and a satisfactory school reference) in order to be accepted on an A Level/BTEC Level 3 Programme. In addition, students should meet the following minimum requirements: Grade 5 in GCSE Photography, Art, Graphics or Textiles, if any of these subjects were taken OR Students without a GCSE in any of the Art & Design subjects will be considered on the basis of their own photography portfolio. Students will need full-time access to both a 35 mm film SLR camera and a Digital SLR (DSLR) camera.
Assessment There is an exam project worth 40% of the grade and the remaining 60% is coursework. The exam board for A Level Photography is Pearson Edexcel.