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WELCOME TO THE MEDIA STUDIES DEPARTMENT

A very warm welcome to the Media Studies Department webpage. We hope that you will find the information outlined below useful and please do not hesitate to contact us for further information regarding our curriculum.

In this section, you will find our curriculum intent statement and details of the courses we offer to students as well as links to useful resources

mEET THE TEAM

The department comprises of one specialist teacher. I am happy to help if you have any questions! You can contact me here:

Head of Department: Miss E Cunningham - Emily.Cunningham@hccmac.co.uk

Homework

At KS4, homework is set fortnightly and is completed online. KS5 students are expected to complete five hours of study each week. Students are given tasks that will consolidate learning within lessons.

Equipment AND RESOURCES

At KS4, students will be given a folder to keep their work organised; however, all revision materials and digital resources will also be available on Google Classroom. At KS5, all lesson materials, homework and revision resources will be accessible exclusively via Google Classroom, and students are expected to keep their notes organised digitally.

Useful Links and Resources
 

Revision Resources (Google Classroom):

Year 10 (25-26) - https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/ODAyNzM2ODA3MTAz

Year 11 (25-26) - https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/NzQ2MzA1MzY3NTM2

Year 12 (25-26) - https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/NzcwNzc2Njg3NjQ1

Year 13 (25-26) -https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/NzE0MTk0NjIxMjk3 & https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/Nzg4ODU0ODA3OTkx

Exam Board Support

GCSE: Eduqas Digital Educational Resources

A-Level: Eduqas Digital Educational Resources

The Media Insider: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGXfqzVEZr0XaZLWG3_HniA

Mrs Fisher: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mrs+fisher

GCSE Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/ztnygk7

Edusite: https://media.edusites.co.uk/

 

Key Dates 2025-26
 

Year 11 Exam Dates: 

Component 1 Exam - 18th May 2026

Component 2 Exam - 2nd June 2026

 

Year 13 Exam Dates: 

Component 1 Exam - 14th May 2026

Component 2 Exam - 4th June 2026

 

Careers In media Studies

 

 Useful links for Media Studies careers:

 

Recommended wider reading for media studies

Please click here to view the document

KS4 Information

Students in Years 10 and 11 follow the Eduqas Exam Board and study GCSE Media Studies: https://eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/media-studies/gcse/

KS5 Information

Students in Years 12 and 13 follow the Eduqas Exam Board and study A-Level Media Studies:

https://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/media-studies/as-a-level/

For more information on our curriculum intent and implementation, click on the link below

Link to Media Studies curriculum page