At Key Stage Four, we follow the EDUQAS Media Studies course. GCSE Media requires the students to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and understanding throughout the course in their study of:-
- Media Language and Representation
- Media Industries and Audience
- Media Forms and Products
- The Creation of Media Products
Assessment takes place through two 90 minute terminal examinations. Component 1 – Exploring the Media is 40% of the final qualification. Component 2 – Understanding Media Forms and Products is 30% of the final qualification. Students also undertake a non-examined assessment on the creation of a media product. The unit (Component 3) is worth 30% and is internally marked and externally moderated.
Year 10 – 2023-24
| Term | Topic | Description |
| Autumn 1 | Television and Sitcoms | Students will study “Modern Family’ and Friends |
| Autumn 2 | Music Videos and Online Media | Students study three music videos and the artists websites |
| Spring 1 | Advertising & Marketing | Students will look at representation and media analaysis in adverts from the 1950’s through to the present day |
| Spring 2 | The Newspaper Industry | Students will look at two front pages of newspapers, as well as studying a range of papers and the newspaper industry in depth. |
| Summer 1 | Creating a Media Product to a brief | Students complete component three, where they create a media product based on a brief set by the exam board. |
| Summer 2 | Creating a Media Product to a brief |
Year 11 – 2023 -24
| Term | Topic | Description |
| Autumn 1 | Television and Sitcoms | Students will study “Modern Family’ and Friends |
| Autumn 2 | Music Videos and Online Media | Students study three music videos and the artists websites |
| Spring 1 | The Radio Industry | Students will study ‘The Archers’ and the radio industry |
| Spring 2 | The Film Industry | Students will look at the Bond Franchise, Film posters and marketing. |
| Summer 1 | Exam Preparation & Revision | |
| Summer 2 |