Cardinal Newman Catholic School

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 two specialist teachers. We are happy to help if you have any questions! You can contact us here:

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

Teacher of Media and Computer Science: Mr A Nicholls - Aaron.Nicholls@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. At KS5, students are expected to provide their own lever arch folder, to ensure that all work is organised and sequential.

Useful Links and Resources

Revision Resources (Google Classroom):

Year 10 (24-25) - https://classroom.google.com/c/NzQ2MzA1MzY3NTM2?cjc=zoovnz7

Year 11 (24-25) - https://classroom.google.com/c/NzM1NjI2Nzk0OTgy?cjc=ysr3d3k

Year 12 (24-25) - https://classroom.google.com/c/NzE0MTk0NjIxMjk3?cjc=7ojumfv

Year 13 (24-25) - https://classroom.google.com/c/NzIxOTU5Nzk1MDgz?cjc=r3fj2uo

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 2024-25

TBC - Year 12 and 13 Virtual Workshop with the BBFC
Friday 14th March 2025 - KS4 Revision Day at the BFI in Lon

Events

November 2024 - Year 10 Media BBFC Talk
Year 10 Media Studies students had a virtual talk with the BBFC (UK Film Regulators) on Tuesday 5th November 2024 . Students thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of the BBFC and why one of their set texts, No Time to Die, received the age rating it did. Students were absolutely brilliant and are now experts of regulation in the film industry!

KS5 Media - BFI Revision Day in London

On Friday 6th December, KS5 Media Studies students travelled to London for the day to attend a revision session on newspapers at the British Film Institute (BFI). Although it was a very long day (a 6am start), students worked really hard throughout the day, impressed the guest speakers with their answers and had a Q&A session with Joseph Harker, a Senior Editor at The Guardian newspaper! We even had a celebrity appearance in Jo Brand! A great day was had by all!

Careers In media Studies

Careers across the Curriculum Fortnight - December 2023

In the Careers across the Curriculum fortnight (December 4^th - December 15th), Year 10 Media Studies students were tasked to understand the skills that a qualification in Media Studies helps them to develop, such as research, knowledge of the wider world and analytical skills. Students then used a range of platforms to help them research the range of roles and careers that Media can open up to them. The students were shocked at the array of careers Media Studies offers and some are now considering a future career in Media! At CNCS, we endeavour to help our students with the future journey in every possible way to ensure they choose a career path suitable for them.