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.
UK Educator Standard (non-purchasing) account holders 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 Spring 25 Webinar Package is no longer no sale. The Summer 25 Webinar Package will be on sale 12th March (offering live and on-demand access for the whole department to all our Summer term afternoon and twilight webinars for just £175).
EMC CPD Online: Language, Gender, Sexuality & Identity
An online webinar focused on recent research and thinking on these key areas of language variation and diversity.
28 Feb 2025
EMC CPD Online: Starting to Teach A Level English Literature (6.3.25 Spring 2025)
A one-day course for those new to teaching English Literature at A Level. NB: This is a repeat course.
06 Mar 2025
EMC Face-to-Face: Language Change for A Level English Language
24 Mar 2025
EMC CPD Online: Teaching Poetry at A Level
This short course explores key principles for teaching poetry at A Level. NB: This is a repeat course.
25 Mar 2025
EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Starting to Study A Level Literature – Transition from GCSE
A full-day course exploring how to ensure a successful transition from GCSE to A Level. NB: This is a repeat course.
27 Mar 2025
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. Subscriptions for 25-26 on sale 1 April.
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