Delivering Innovation in Qualifications

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Delivering Innovation in Qualifications

InspirationalAccessibleEasy to teachTakes initiative

Why come to OCR?

“We design 21st Century

qualifications”

Latest informationSwitch processSupportGo the extra mile

We’re making GCSE changeseasier for you

“We take careand understand

your needsand demands”

Course content is up to dateFlexible assessmentControlled assessmentExtended writing in examinationsDisability Discriminationact requirements

What are thechanges?

“We welcome and make the

most of change”

PressureMotivationLearning approachesRe-sitsTime management

Flexibleassessment

“Curriculumoptions increased

and improved”

Fitting assessments inLevels of controlReplacement to courseworkStraightforward markingAuthenticating learners work

Controlledassessment

“Formativeand summative

assessment”

ProgressionAlternate ways ofpresenting evaluations

Emphasis on practical tasksDevelopment into

media specialists

Disability Discriminationact requirements

Media Studies

“We’ve updatedthe content and

added interestingtopics”

Media StudiesContent

B321: Individual Media Studies Portfolio• Focuses on key concepts of media

language and representation• Opportunity to demonstrate skills in planning,

construction and evaluation through the production exercise• Briefs include: popular music, celebrity, soap opera,

and video games

B322: Textual Analysis and Media Studies Topic (Moving Image) or

B323: Textual Analysis and Media Studies Topic (Print)• First section: Analysis and response to a short unseen moving image orprint extract to demonstrate understanding of key media concepts. The

following are covered – action adventure Films and lifestyle magazines.• Second section: Based on a media topic – tests candidates’

understanding of institutions and audiences. The following topics are covered: TV comedy and/or radio comedy. These topics will

remain for at least three years

B324: Production Portfolio in Media Studies

• Opportunity to demonstrate skills in research, planning, construction and evaluation

• Develop understanding of the following key concepts: audience, institutions, media language, and genre

• The following briefs are offered: print, video, audio, website, and cross-media

• Presentation of evaluation can be a written commentary, PowerPoint presentation,

podcast, or DVD with extras

Knowledge of skillsProgressionKey conceptsWide range of media

Media StudiesSummary

ExamQuestSchemes of workLesson plansPublishing partners

Support

“We provide thetools you need”

Get Started eventsGet Ahead eventsLead the Way eventsGet Ready events

Training

“Timely and local training”

What’s in it for you?What’s in it for your students?What’s in it for your school?

Summary

Questions

Delivering Innovation in Qualifications

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