16-18 Courses, 16-18: Vocational

Creative Media Practice: TV & Film (BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma)

Course Overview

Entry requirements

GCSE Average Points Score: 3.50, Grade 4 English Language GCSE, Grade 4 Maths GCSE, 5 GCSEs at Grade 4

Course information

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Get Ready to Create for the Future!

The screen industries are exploding – from Netflix to YouTube, TikTok to film studios. Want in? Our Media course gets you hands-on with filmmaking, editing, lighting, photography, graphics, and more. You’ll get stuck into studio and location shoots, work with top kit (cameras, lighting, audio, editing suites with Adobe), and create real projects that build your portfolio. Our TV studios are high spec, industry standard, giving you the full production experience.

Learn from pros who’ve been there and done it. You’ll work on live client briefs, competitions, and even start thinking about your own creative business.

Course Highlights:

  • No exams! All coursework and real-world projects.
  • Equivalent to 3 A-levels (or 1.5 if you do just the first year).
  • Focus on building your creative skills and industry-ready portfolio.
  • End each year with a self-devised Final Major Project (FMP).

Only 4 Units across 2 years – easy to track and focus on what matters. Exclusive access to workshops, masterclasses, work experience and mentoring opportunities thanks to our links with our industry partners

Full access to our Adobe Creative Cloud apps—including Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects and more—at college and at home, so you can keep creating anytime, anywhere.

You’ll develop skills employers want:

  • Creative ideas
  • Problem solving
  • Technical skills
  • Professional Practice
  • Communication

Start creating. Start your future in media!

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What Can This Course Lead To

Higher Education

  • Progress to university to study Film, Media, TV Production, Journalism, Animation, VFX, or Digital Content
  • Apply to specialist institutions like Ravensbourne, UAL and University of Hertfordshire
  • Build a creative portfolio that gives you an edge in competitive degree applications

Industry & Creative Careers

  • Step into entry-level roles like production assistant, camera operator, or editor
  • Go freelance as a filmmaker, content creator, or digital marketer
  • Launch your own creative business on platforms like YouTube, TikTok or freelance sites
  • Explore apprenticeships in media, production and digital content

This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.

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Facilities for Students

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Financial Support

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