Online Level 3 Foundation Diploma - Graduate Exhibition 2023

Oct 16, 2023

Check out a little walkthrough of our 2023 Exhibition for Level 3 Foundation Diploma Students

If you missed us live, here is a quick walkthrough of our fabulous graduate exhibition 2023 for the Level 3 Foundation Diploma students.


The work is so incredibly varied, showing the diverse opportunities for our students to follow their specific fields.


This course sets up students for such a range of degree courses; from Fashion to Animation, Photography to Fine Art, Graphic Design to Illustration....this is the course that refines that creative process and prepares for a creative future and career. We are so proud of our graduates, many of whom are just embarking on their first Semester at University! Congratulations to you all!


This exhibition shows the extraordinary talents of our students, but let's not forget the months and 100+ pages of portfolio work that comes before this final outcome on display. Students have to really document, reflect, progress and challenge a wide range of skills in order to realise this final element. Foundation Diploma requires a full emersive experience of each unique brief, as written and led by the students. Tutors help to steer, challenge and stretch student responses, but ultimately, this final phase of the course is to show the extent of knowledge, understanding and application of everything they learned before it, and independently present the final work.


This year saw a record number of Distinction Grades with a whopping 33% of students achieving the top recognition for their diploma. With stunning portfolios and top UCAS points achieved, many will continue on to HE courses and pursue their creative futures!


COMING SOON: Blog post with the link to the exhibition so you can look around yourself at the amazing work from 2023. For now, here is a taster :)


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