Media Studies
Curriculum Intent
Our intent is to enable students to become critical consumers of the media. We seek to foster an understanding of the media’s power to influence, shape and define our values and sense of identity. We want students to interrogate the media and assume responsibility for their media consumption habits, helping them to understand the effects of their choices. Students will develop high order thinking skills that will underpin their performance in subjects across the curriculum. Lastly, we seek to inspire students to be creative and to express themselves through construction of original and thought-provoking media products that are reflective of their own values and ideology.
GCSE: Years 10 and 11
Exam Board: WJEC Eduqas
Year 10
- Advertising: Quality Steet/ NHS 111
- Film Marketing: James Bond Franchise
- Magazines: GQ /Vogue
- Newspapers: The Sun and The Guardian
- Radio: Desert Island Discs
- Video Games: Fortnite
Year 11
- TV: Luther and The Sweeney (2026)/ Modern Family and Friends (2027)
- Music Videos: Duran Duran – Rio/ Taylor Swift – The Man/ Stormzy- Superheroes
- NEA: Film Marketing: theatrical poster and DVD cover.
A Level: Years 12 and 13
Exam Board: WJEC Eduqas
Year 12
- Film Marketing: Kiss of the Vampire/ Black Panther/ I’ Daniel Blake
- Advertising: Tide/ Super.Human
- Newspapers: The Times/ The Mirror
- Music Videos: Beyonce- Formation/ Sam Fender- Seventeen Going Under
- Magazines: The Big Issue/ Vogue
- Video Games: Assassin’s Creed franchise
- Television: Peaky Blinders/ The Bridge
- Radio: Woman’s Hour
Year 13
- NEA: Magazine and podcast production
- Online Media: Attitude online/ KSI