Everything you need for advanced level students
On this page, we've gathered together just some of EMC's resources for advanced level students, including publications, online courses for teachers, student conferences, magazines, blogs, videos and projects. Click the links to be taken to the particular publication, course or blog. Or click 'View all' to see more of the resources for 16-18 year olds in each category.
(Teachers with a UK Educator Standard (non-purchasing) account can order EMC_Free downloads. These will be added to your school account.)
Renewing your emagazine or MediaMagazine subscription
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Key EMC texts for A Level
Engage, support and challenge advanced level students
16-19 Courses
In-person and online full-day courses and short online webinars for teachers of advanced level English Literature, English Language, Lang & Lit and Media Studies.
EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Refresh Your Approach to Othello for A Level Literature
Cross-spec course to reinvigorate both your reading of Othello & your teaching strategies. (Includes a digital copy of EMC's photocopiable pack Studying Othello.) NB: This is a repeat course.
08 May 2024
Media and Film Studies Teachmeet and Networking Event (EMC_Free)
15 May 2024
EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Refresh Your Approach to A Streetcar Named Desire
22 May 2024
EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Language Diversity and Discourses for AQA – Manchester
14 Jun 2024
EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Starting to Study A Level Literature – Transition from GCSE
03 Jul 2024
emagazine and MediaMagazine
Quarterly magazines for A Level students (and their teachers!) Click the links below to find out more and download a sample magazine. See under 'Video Collections' for a link to a short video guide to renewing your magazine subscription.
Related 16-19 Projects
Studying English at University
What Jobs Do People With an English Degree End Up Doing?
Related 16-19 Video Collections
Videos for advanced level language and literature students – and a short video guide to renewing your emagazine or MediaMagazine subscription.
Renew your magazine subscription
emagazine 100
Leaping into Language: moving from GCSE to A Level Language study (emagClips)
Child Language Acquisition – The Leonie and Corinne Collection (CLA)
Blogs on 16-19 English and Media Teaching
Low-stakes Practicals in Media Lessons
25 May 2023
Cuttlefish Spurting Out Ink – Literary Terms and Academic Vocabulary
14 Feb 2023
Two Reasons to Be Cheerful – What’s Happening to A Level Students’ Writing
26 Mar 2021
Inua Ellams – Identity, Displacement, Destiny
22 Jun 2020
English and Media Centre survey into A Level recruitment: summary report
09 Dec 2019
Responding to Poetry - lessons learned from Forward/ emagazine Creative Critics 2019
27 Oct 2019
The Literature Reader- A Level student review
12 Jul 2019