LEVEL 3
Practical Experience and A-Levels
Designed for ambitious 16-18 year olds, the LSA Level 3 course is our free, highly-regarded route into the screen industries.
As a student here, you’ll study the UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice. This is a professional qualification equal to three A-Levels and fully recognised by UK universities.
This means you study your qualifications and spend 15 hands-on hours every week honing your craft in a live studio environment.
So what? You build a professional portfolio without sacrificing your academic future. It's the smart move for the student who wants to keep their options open.
Whether you're heading straight to a set or applying to university, you’ll leave LSA with both the technical skills and UCAS points needed to succeed.
BUILD YOUR COURSE
At LSA, we’ve built a three-part professional toolkit designed to launch your career and secure your academic future
Choose Your Passion
Pick the department where you’ll learn your craft.
This is your professional identity.
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Choose Your Power-Up
Pick one Additional Qualification (AdQual) to broaden your education and boost your UCAS points.
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Your Professional Toolkit
No matter your speciality, every student gets these three subjects as standard to ensure they are work-ready from day one.
STEP 1: YOUR MAIN PATHWAY
This is your main area of study.
Post Production→
Master the magic of editing, VFX, and animation to tell your story.
Craft→
Build the worlds and characters you see on screen, from sets to prosthetics.
Technical→
Get hands-on with industry-standard cameras, lighting, and sound gear.
Production Management→
Become the core of the crew. Become the leader who makes big ideas happen.
STEP 2: ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION
All LSA students choose one Additional Qualification to broaden their expertise and supercharge their CV.
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Study masters of storytelling like Shakespeare and Rossetti to find your own creative voice so you build the communication skills and thematic depth required to create screen content that actually matters.
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Build your skills in the technical logic behind trigonometry and statistical analysis.
This is the fast-track to technical and accounts roles; our alumni who took this path have already secured roles on Netflix's accounts programme and the film version of Wicked.
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This is pure creative freedom worth half an A-Level.
You spend your time developing an original script, music video, costume design or miniatures while studying the screen craft of hits like Chernobyl and Small Axe.
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Worth half an A-Level. Develop the real-world financial skills the industry demands, from budgeting and spreadsheets to risk analysis. You get the practical maths skills needed for freelance life.
A Safety Net (GCSE Retakes):
If you haven't hit a Grade 4 in English or Maths yet, you will have to retake when you join.
But don't worry! We provide four hours of intensive weekly support to help you secure those passes so your talent isn't held back.
YOUR CORE SUBJECTS
While your pathway makes you a specialist, these core subjects make you a professional.
As an LSA student, you will practice these three areas to ensure you are ready for whatever next step you take at 18.
Development: The Pitch & The Payoff
You won’t just generate ideas; you’ll learn to test them for real audiences and pitch them to commissioners.
You’ll gain the professional language of the industry, giving you the tools to create stories that actually get backed and made.
Industry Progression: Your Professional Launchpad
This is your bespoke career guide, featuring mock traineeship assessment days, 1:1 interview prep, and specialised VR communication workshops
You will graduate with a professional online identity and the freelance finance skills needed to manage your own career the moment you leave us.
Storytelling: Our Universal Language
We go beyond the screen to look at the psychology of why humans tell stories - from cave walls to campfires to modern cinema.
By learning the timeless emotional triggers that have always moved audiences, you gain the power to hook a viewer on any platform, from TikTok to a feature film.