Join us at 16 - Sixth Form Curriculum – Global Academy, London

Kickstart your career in media after your GCSEs

Join us at 16 - Sixth Form Curriculum

Looking to join us in Year 12 this September? Take a look below at what your new Sixth Form could mean for you.

Industry Based Pathways

The following courses are based 80% at Global Academy and 20% within a Industry Placement in your first and second year.

Content Production Pathway

Media and Production T Level

Content Production

Technical Media and Broadcast Pathway

Technical Media and Broadcast UAL

Technical Broadcast

Digital Development and Production Pathway

Digital Development and Production T Level

Digital T Level

College Based Pathways

The following courses are based 100% at Global Academy with lots of work experience opportunities in industry.

Art, Design and Media Pathway

Art, Design and Media UAL

Art, Design and Media

Media Business Pathway

Media Business UAL

Media Business

Journalism Pathway

Journalism UAL

Journalism

Esports Production Pathway

Esports Production UAL

Esports

Looking to enroll in a new college this September? Discover why Global Academy is London’s most exciting media and creative sixth form and learn how we can help you kickstart your career in the industry.

Join Global Academy and receive industry-standard media qualifications and opportunities while studying for a Level 3 qualification. With strong links to employers and universities, our students stand out in the job market, with potential employers already knowing who you are when you apply.

Our Sixth Form offers a wide range of industry-focused qualifications designed to help you kickstart your career in media – our programmes are designed in conjunction with the world’s biggest media employers ensuring you are connected to the industry from your first day.

At Global Academy, we understand that the digital revolution has changed the skills required in the industry. That’s why our lessons focus on creative learning, technical entrepreneurial skills, and personal and collaborative skills to future-proof your career.

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Positive destinations into industry, higher education or freelance

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unique media qualifications available to kickstart your career

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media industry and career engagements per year

Life at Global Academy Sixth Form

🧰 Whatever route you take to begin with – you will be taught the basics of each pathway when you join our Sixth Form in September– we call this your ‘Media Toolbox’.

✨After this – it’s time to get practical and you’ll get real life experience to work on projects with an industry-focused. You’ll get the chance to go through the whole production experience (research, planning, pre-production, production and post-production). During the lessons – you’ll spend time with our experienced media staff who will guide you on how to use industry-standard equipment and software. We also work with real-life clients and industry partners – so you never know who will be seeing your work (and could possibly employ you in the future!).

👉 In your second year – you’ll get the chance to specialise your study to really hone your skills and craft as well as make sure you’re armed with all the knowledge needed to progress into the industry or further education when you leave. Finally, you’ll work on your Final Major Project. The Final Major Project is the culmination of your Global Academy training and showcases all the skills you have learned at Global.

☑️ Alongside studying your course – students will get the chance to take part in a wide variety of career and work experience opportunities with industry leading professionals and our own in house careers team. One minute you could be spending the day with the team at TikTok learning the craft behind creating digital content and the next you could be hearing from a producer from a BAFTA awarding film – we call it #OnlyAtGlobal.

📍 As well as that – there is a wide variety of in house clubs, classes and projects for Sixth Form students to be involved in such as Youths Choice, Film Club, Art Club and more.

What else happens in Global Academy Sixth Form? 🤷‍♀️

Guest Speakers and Workshops

Throughout your time at Sixth Form – you’ll get the chance to hear from and work with guest speakers or attend workshops and classroom drop-ins led by someone in the industry – previous companies have included Canon, ITV, Sky, Grayson Perry, the Director of D&AD creative, BBC, Channel 4, Global and many more. You never know which guest will walk through the door each week!

As well as that, once a week, we’ll spend some time together to learn about issues that affect us as young citizens about to enter the world of work with our Global Cultural Learning Programme.

G:Prepare and Careers Guidance

Each week during Year 12, you’ll spend one hour of your timetable in a dedicated workshop to help develop your media industry employability skills in a session delivered by the Global Academy team. This session will ensure you have all the skills, knowledge and behaviours to land your first job in the industry once you leave the Academy.

You’ll also get access to Unifrog software for FREE during your time here at Global Academy which offers a plethora of careers advice and guidance at the touch of the button, as well as access to an industry mentor from Global during Year 12.

We also have our own dedicated Careers Advisor office who meets with students for one to one careers guidance support and a dedicated team working directly with industry to arrange work experience, insight days, employer visits and more!

Enrichment, Work Experience and Trips

All students will get access to work on real-life client projects, undergo work experience at some of the top media companies and get to meet industry leaders in workshops and insight days. There are also a wide range of trips and visits available during the sixth form to support your course and pathway routes – from visits to ad agencies, TV studios, radio companies and galleries!

To top that off, there are plenty of chances to develop your content and design skills by being involved in the Global Academy’s in house content production company – Youths Choice and produce creative work for the brand.

Finally, there’s a wide range of after school clubs and classes and enrichment opportunities including our annual trip to Hollywood in Year 13.

FREE Adobe Software

All students in Global Academy Sixth Form get access both on campus and home-use to the Adobe Creative Cloud software packages including Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Audition, and Illustrator as well as Canva Premieum to ensure work completed can be to a high standard. The Academy will give you access to this software on your personal devices during your time in the Sixth Form (valued at £600+ per year).

Where Are They Now?

Check out some of the Media Companies our graduates have gone on to work for!

Students have graduated from our course into top media employers including Global Radio, BBC, Facebook, TikTok, Google and more. Click here to find out more about Global Academy alumni.

Read our Alumni Stories

Getting Involved

Want to know what life is like for a Year 12 or 13 student at Global Academy? Here are some of our Sixth Form students talking about their time with us.

You In?

If you want to kickstart your career in the creative industry – then click the link below and apply now to join us in September.

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Kickstart your career in media after your GCSEs