Media Studies
Curriculum Intent
Curriculum Intent
- To engage students and foster a love of English and of reading to improve language skills and ensure those facing disadvantage are lifted from educational poverty
- To inspire an appreciation of our rich and varied literary heritage, and to encourage students to read widely and often by providing access to books that are not widely available to them within the community
- To mitigate against low levels of literacy on entry and provide students with the literacy and communication skills they will need to become useful members of society
- To encourage creativity in order to develop independent, confident and resilient learners
- To create a culture where students take pride in their writing, and can write clearly and accurately, adapting their language and style for a range of contexts
- To grow cultural capital by providing students with a range of opportunities and experiences both within and outside the classroom
- To respond to texts thoughtfully and personally using their widened cultural capital to do so
- To inspire students to be confident in speaking and to learn how to discuss effectively
- To nurture an appreciation and tolerance of the perspectives, experiences and cultures of others and celebrate the rich diversity of our multi-cultural school community
- To nurture students to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially, morally and spiritually
- To ensure that students make excellent progress and achieve the highest possible grades to enable them to realise their aspirations of further education or employment and give them the best life chance possible
Curriculum Overview
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| Y10 |
Print and Television Advertising Learning the history of Television and print advertising. Focus on the conventions of adverts and how the representation of age, gender and ethnicity has changed over time. |
James Bond Spectre and film posters Look at the history of the Bond franchise. Students analyse the film posters, websites and trailers to identify how they target an audience and why they have been so successful. |
Gaming Apps Fortnite Students are to look at the history of video games, consoles and how they are marketed. Look at how Fortnite has used synergy and convergence to become a global phenomenon. |
Crime Drama Luther and The Sweeney Identify the use of narrative structure, representation and technical codes used in two crime dramas. Consider how the context of the dramas influences how they were made.
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Newspapers Tabloid and Broadsheet Students will learn the differences between tabloid and broadsheet newspapers. They will learn about the political bias when comparing The Guardian and The Sun newspaper and online version. |
Music Videos and websites Students will focus on the representation of gender and ethnicity in contemporary and historical music videos and websites. They will learn how a performer creates a star persona. |
| Y11 |
Controlled Assessment Brief from Eduqas Planning and Research - Students choose either to create a new magazine or film. They research their chosen topic to find out the conventions used.
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Controlled Assessment Brief from Eduqas Production of magazine, film. Create either a new front cover and two page spread for a magazine or design a film poster and DVD cover front and back for a new film. |
Radio Drama The Archers Students will learn about the context of Public Service Broadcasting in Britain. They will then study an episode on The Archers and consider the appeal of the soap opera. |
Revision of Paper 1 topics Retrieval practice and exam questions on: Newspaper, Advertising, Film, Gaming, websites, The Archers and magazines. |
Revision of Paper 2 topics Retrieval practice and exam questions on: The Music industry and Crime Dramas. |
Examination |
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