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WelcomeA Level Media Studies



A LevelMedia Studies

• Introduction to OCR

• Introduction to MediaStudies

• Why change to our

specification?

• Support and training

• Next steps

Contents



About OCR

• Part of Europe’s largestassessment agency, CambridgeAssessment

• UK’s leading awarding body

• Over 13,000 centres choose ourqualifications

• Qualifications are developed inconsultation with teachers



OCR’s Mission

Our commitment is to provide qualifications which engage

learners of all ages whether at school, college, in work and part time training

programmes so they achieve their full potential

make a difference

Practical Accessible Innovative and exciting



Our Credentials

• Leading the way with new ideas

• Dedicated to offering respectedqualifications

• Engaging and relevantqualifications

• Comprehensive supportframework



Media Studies Credentials

• Our Media Studies entries haveincreased by 6% between 2006and 2007

• Leading the way for over 7 years

• Continuous dialogue andconsultation with the industry

• Favoured by specialist mediateachers



Key points of the specification

• Modern content

• Learners are ready for media

industry roles

• Combines theory and practical

work

• Uses the latest technology



Media Studies | AS Structure

G321 Foundation Portfolio in Media In this coursework unit, learners engage with

contemporary media technologies, producing

two paired media artefacts from a series of briefs.

This process involves progression from a pre-production,

preliminary exercise to a more fully realised piece.

The briefs covered print, video, audio and websites

Teaching units

and Assessment

method and

weighting



Media Studies | AS Structure

G322 Key Media Concepts (TV Drama)

G323: Key Media Concepts (Radio Drama) Centres choose one of the two units above/

These papers cover textual analysis andrepresentation alongside institutions andaudiences. In section A, learners answer

questions on an unseen moving image extra(G322) or an unheard audio extract (G323)which is then linked to some aspect of the

representation within the sequence. In sectionB, common to both papers, they study a specific

media industry from a choice of film , music,newspapers, radio, magazines or video games.

Teaching units

and Assessment

method and

weighting



Media Studies | A2 Structure

G324 Advanced Portfolio in Media

In this coursework unit, learners engage with

Contemporary media technologies to produce a media

Portfolio through a combination of two or more media.

Then they present their research, planning and evaluation

in two or more forms including PowerPoint, blog and

podcast. This is a development of the skills they learn in

unit one.

Teaching units

and Assessment

method and

weighting



Media Studies | A2 Structure

G325 Critical Perspectives in Media

This paper covers theoretical evaluation orproduction alongside a study of contemporarymedia issues. In section A, learners describeand evaluate their skills development in their

production work and then select oneproduction to evaluate in relation to a mediaconcept. In section B, they choose one topic

and demonstrate their understanding of a

contemporary issue through a range of texts,institutions, audiences and debates. Examplesof contemporary media issues include global

media, media in the online age, ‘we media’ anddemocracy. Two questions are offered on each

topic.

Teaching units

and Assessment

method and

weighting



Stretch and Challenge

• Stretch and Challenge is a new QCA initiative for A Levels:

• Included in A2 assessment

• Reflected in the style of question asked which invite a greater variety of thinking

• Questions are structured to show more connections between different sections of the

specification

•

Extended writing is encouraged in all subjects (except Maths0• A wider range of question types – like case studies and open ended questions

• More synoptic assessments – exploring connections between different areas and levels of a

subject



What’s in it for you?

• Easy to administer

• Rewarding to deliver

• Flexibility in teaching topics thatmatch your interests



What’s in it for your learners?

• Enjoyable and motivational

• Stretch and challengeopportunities



What’s in it for your school?

• More learner enrolments

• Good progression routes into

HE/FE



Support

• Overarching schemes of work andsample lesson plans

• E-community

• Exemplar candidate work

• Coursework guidance documents

•Past papers online for you todownload

• Exam quest

• More INSET

• Annual Media conference



Support

• Our publishing partner Hodder

Education has produced further

resources to support the

specifications. These booked are

specifically tailored to the new

specification



Next Steps

• Book training events – www.ocr.org.uk/training

• Bookmark website for further information/future updates – www.ocr.org.uk

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Other qualifications•GCSE Media Studies

•iMedia

•Creative and Media Diploma•OCR Nationals in Media

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