An assembly on the issue of taking control of technology and mobile phone use. Dealing with emerging issues such as social media FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), social media affirmation and gaming/phone addiction, the assembly ends of easy to access top tips that any young person can embrace and take on board. Includes video clip on screen time concerns. Suitable for secondary level.
A revision checklist for the 9-1 Edexcel GCSE Business Studies course including all aspects of Theme 1 [Investigating small business] and Theme 2 [Building a business]. Designed for pupil use, the checklist provides a framework to support pupil revision and self-assessment. Also includes key formula that must be independently memorised and guidance on responses to key command words [Calculate, Outline, Explain, Analyse, Discuss, Justify and Evaluate]. A key resource to support Year 10 and Year 11 revision and progress tracking.
An assembly to support work during Healthy Eating Week in June. This highly dynamic presentation has an assembly plus a range of ideas and resources for follow-up form time activities.
This beautifully-designed and editable 29-slide Powerpoint presentation creatively presents information on this event and can be showcased to any age group and includes specific pages for primary or secondary students. It includes images, dynamic transitions, informative text, video and links for extension work in form time – including extra video and classroom activities.
Slide 1-2: What is healthy eating week? Includes video.
Slide 3: Assembly icebreaker
Slide 4: What problem does unhealthy eating cause?
Slide 5: What are the benefits of healthy eating?
Slide 6: What are the 5 themes of this year’s Healthy Eating Week?
Slide 7: Why should you eat more fibre? Includes video.
Slide 8: Why should you eat 5 a day? Includes video.
Slide 9: Why should you vary your protein?
Slide 10: Why should you stay hydrated? Includes video.
Slide 11: Why should you reduce food waste?#
Slide 12: Closing Thoughts
Slide 13: Follow-up form time activities title screen
Slide 14: Form time activities: Colouring activity
Slide 15-16: Form time activities: More in-depth video support
Slide 17: Form time activities: Wordsearch activity
Slide 18: Form time activities: Wordsearch solution
Slide 19: Form time activities: Write a poem activity
Slides 20-25: Form time activities: Healthy Eating quiz – with answers
Slides 26-29: Other form time ideas to support Healthy Eating strategies.
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A 48-slide revision package written to support the AQA GCSE (9-1) Media Studies course 2023 specification. This can be projected with the class, completed by the pupils in using computers or photocopied onto A4/A5 and used as a homework project.
The package deals with the key media theories outlined by AQA and links to the CSPs. It also covers key media language and terms linked to various CSPs with pupil activity involved. The final slides deal with key terms that may be assessed for 2 mark responses and then more detailed exemplar questions for 6, 8 and 12 mark questions.
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Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2022). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the Newspaper unit on The Daily Mirror and The Times. The 73 slide, 12 lesson resource includes all resources and twelve lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSPs.
Lesson 1: Introduction to The Daily Mirror and The Times. The politics of the press and impact on content.
Lesson 2: Comparing tabloids and broadsheets including key media language terms and analysis of pages.
Lesson 3: Detailed Daily Mirror analysis and media language and representation.
Lesson 4: Detailed Times analysis and media language and representation.
Lesson 5 and 6: A semiotic analysis of The Daily Mirror and The Times using media theories including Propp, Todorov, Barthes and Levi-Strauss.
Lesson 7: Audience analysis of The Daily Mirror and The Times including using media theories such as Blumler and Katz and Stuart Hall.
Lesson 9: How groups, people and events are represented in The Daily Mirror and The Times CSPs and why.
Lesson 10: The changing nature of newspaper circulation and distribution.
Lesson 11: Ownership of The Daily Mirror and The Times and how they have adapted in the light of changing audience habits.
Lesson 12: Press regulation
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Resources for the Close Study Product for the reformed AQA GCSE Media Studies course. Designed for AQA, also applies to Eduqas and anyone discussing the social realism film ‘I, Daniel Blake’. The resources study the Media Industries around the film and how it relates to the global film industry; it compares key points to the other Film CSP, Dr. Strange. The Powerpoint includes all resources and three lessons work (with possible expansion).
Lesson 1: What is ‘I, Daniel Blake’? Who is Ken Loach? Which companies produced ‘I, Daniel Blake’? All linked to video and key statistics.
Lesson 2: What were the production costs for ‘I, Daniel Blake’ and why? How does this compare with major studio films such as Dr. Strange? How was the film marketed? What is guerilla marketing and why was this so important with ‘I, Daniel Blake’? How was the film released and why? Was ‘I, Daniel Blake’ a box office success and how did it compare with ‘Dr. Strange’?
Lesson 3: What film certificate is ‘I, Daniel Blake’ and why? What merchandise has been produced in response to ‘I, Daniel Blake’ and what is the #wearealldanielblake movement? What countries has ‘I, Daniel Blake’ distributed to? What is globalisation in the film industry and how does this impact on film production?
All of the above are linked through activities to ‘I, Daniel Blake’ and could extend into further lessons and discussions. As previous 5-star reviews for other CSPs published on TES have stated ‘these are great starting points’ for lesson delivery.
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An assembly to celebrate the birthday of Florence Nightingale in May. This highly dynamic presentation has an assembly plus a range of ideas and resources for follow-up form time activities.
This beautifully-designed and editable 18-slide Powerpoint presentation creatively presents information on this event and can be showcased to any age group and includes specific pages for primary or secondary students. It includes images, dynamic transitions, informative text, video and links for extension work in form time – including extra video and classroom activities.
Slide 1: Who was Florence Nightingale? Includes video.
Slide 2: Why does Florence Nightingale matter?
Slide 3-4: What did she do to become so famous?
Slide 5: The Lady with the Lamp. Includes video.
Slide 6: Why are the public services so important as a career path?
Slide 7: Why does Florence Nightingale still influence nursing today? Includes video.
Slide 8: What can we all learn from Florence Nightingale?
Slide 9: Form time activities title screen
Slide 10: Form time activities: Art activity
Slide 11: Form time activities: Wordsearch activity
Slide 12: Form time activities: Poetry activity
Slides 13-18: Form time activities: Florence Nightingale quiz – with answers
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An assembly to celebrate International Day of Families in May. This highly dynamic presentation has an assembly plus a range of ideas and resources for follow-up form time activities.
This beautifully-designed and editable 29-slide PowerPoint presentation creatively presents information on this event and can be showcased to any age group and includes specific pages for primary or secondary students. It includes images, dynamic transitions, informative text, video and links for extension work in form time – including extra video and classroom activities.
Slide 1: What is International Day of Families? Includes video.
Slide 2: What is a family?
Slide 3: Families around the world
Slide 4: Why population and demographic change is such an important issue. Includes video.
Slide 5: What is demographic change?
Slide 6: Why has the UN chosen demographic change this year (2023)? Slide 7: What are the advantages of fair-trade shopping for us all?
Slide 7: What are the demographic changes in the UK?
Slides 8-9: How have family structures changed over the last 50 years?
Slide 10-11: How is your school community is just like a family
Slide 12: Final thought
Slide 13: Form time activities title screen
Slide 14: Form time activities: guidance
Slides 15-17: Form time activities: Colouring activity
Slides 18-19: Form time activities: Wordsearch activity
Slide 20: Form time activities: Build a Family Tree activity
Slides 21: Form time activities: Write a family poem
Slides 22-27: Form time activities: Family quiz – with answers
Slides 28-29: Other form time ideas
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A completely adaptabe learning journey that encompasses all aspects of the Edexecl (9-1) GCSE Business Studies qualification. Created using new Ofsted framework in mind, showing 3 year journey from year 9 through to 11 including Year 9 Business Studies taster and options advice and a two-year GCSE delivery model. It highlights the content and sequence for the Edexcel Business Studies course.
This can be used as:
A student as it can be printed large scale and be used as posters in classrooms, as well as given to students as part of their assessment matrix.
A teacher or HOD is used to support curriculum map, detailing lessons and project objectives in more detail, alongside scheme of work overviews and lesson powerpoints for each project.
A parent who can understand the key knowledge that underpins the GCSE and can support Year 9 parents/carers thinking of taking GCSE Business Studies.
Resources for the Close Study Product for the reformed AQA GCSE Media Studies course. Designed for AQA, also applies to Eduqas and anyone discussing the impact of celebrity and monetised apps and their expansion into the media/celebrity landscape. The resources relate to the Kim Kardashian Hollywood app/game, and study the Media Representation, Audiences, Industries and Language around the Kardashian brand, celebrity culture, feminism in gaming, monetisation of apps and game industry regulation. The Powerpoint includes all resources and seven lessons work (with possible expansion).
Lesson 1: Introduction to the game and the Kardashian brand.
Lesson 2: How is the game structured, narrative techniques used.
Lesson 3: Representation of celebrity, uses and gratification theory and marketing of the game.
Lesson 4: Media convergence, gender roles and influence on target audience, gender in the gaming industry.
Lesson 5: Game industry regulation, the canging nature of the gaming industry and monetisation of 'free' apps.
All of the above are linked through activities to Kim Kardashian Hollywood and could extend into further lessons and discussions. As previous 5-star reviews for other CSPs published on TES have stated 'these are great starting points' for lesson delivery.
Powerpoint file contains all resources, along with a Personal Learning Checklist (PLC) for students to RAG-rate their knowledge, skills and understanding.
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Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2021). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the Radio unit on KISS Radio’s Breakfast Show. The 27 slide, 6 lesson resource includes all resources and approximately 6 lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSP.
Lesson 1: What is KISS and the breakfast show? Who are the Bauer Media Group? What Media Products do BMG own? Why are BMGs acquisitions so controversial?
Lesson 2: What is BMG Radio’s audience reach? What advantages does the cross-media ownership benefit KISS and BMG? What synergy exists between BMG brands?
Lesson 3: How is KISS funded? How is radio regulated? What are the broadcasting codes relevant to radio?
Lesson 4: How does KISS target its audience? How successful is KISS in reaching its audience?
Lesson 5: Why do people listen to KISS? What are the audience readings? What do active and passive radio audiences do?
Lesson 6: How has radio changed? How do this CSP and the Radio 1 Launch compare?
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Resources for the Close Study Product 'Represent’for the reformed AQA GCSE Media Studies course. Designed for AQA, also applies to Eduqas and anyone teaching the Advertising and Marketing Close Study Product - NHS Blood and Transplant online campaign video ‘Represent’ featuring Lady Leshurr. Using prompts outlined in the AQA Summer 2017 Ready to Teach resource pack, this intensively-structured 13 slide resource includes:
the social and cultural context of the advert and the niche audience [what is niche, BAME community] with associated external video links.
the Media Language [semiotic analysis of the advert and narrative structures used]. This analyses issues related to hybridity, intertextuality, linear/non-linear narrative and single/multi strand narrative] with associated external video links.
the Media Representations [representations of BAME audience in advert and why, Selection, Mediation and Construction in Media texts, Audience interpretation and response].
Also includes a PLC Personal Learning Checklist for this Close Study Product CSP
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An assembly to support work during the United Nations International Day of Democracy in September. This highly dynamic presentation has an assembly plus a range of ideas and resources for follow-up form time activities.
This beautifully-designed and editable 21-slide Powerpoint presentation creatively presents information on this event and can be showcased to any age group and includes specific pages for primary or secondary students. It includes images, dynamic transitions, informative text, video and links for extension work in form time – including extra video and classroom activities.
Slide 1-2: What is the International Day of Democracy and Freedom of Speech? Includes video.
Slide 3: Why does democracy matter to you? Includes teacher script
Slide 4: Why does access to information matter? Includes video
Slide 5: What are the benefits of a free press? Includes teacher script
Slide 6: What are the problems of not having a free press? Includes teacher script
Slide 7-8: What top 10 tips can you use to support democracy and freedom of speech?
Slide 9: Closing Thoughts
Slide 10: Follow-up form time activities title screen
Slide 11: Form time activities: Colouring activity
Slide 12: Form time activities: More in-depth video support
Slide 13: Form time activities: Write a poem activity
Slides 14-19: Form time activities: Democracy and Free Speech quiz – with answers
Slides 20-21: Other form time ideas to support Democracy awareness in schools
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Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2021). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the Film unit on Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Black Widow. The 27 slide, 6 lesson resource includes all resources and approximately 6 lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSP.
Lesson 1: What is Black Widow and what is the MCU franchise?
Lesson 2: Who owns Marvel [includes conglomerate, vertical and horizontal integration]. Genre analysis and impact on global sales.
Lesson 3: Representation and influence in the production of Black Widow and why. Analysis of Star Power. Examining the costs of production.
Lesson 4: How did Black Widow perform at the box office and why? Distribution channels used and the impact of the COVID pandemic.
Lesson 5: Film certification. The marketing and merchandising of Black Widow.
Lesson 6: Hollywood and the links to globalisation and cultural imperialism.
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Resources for the Close Study Product for the reformed AQA GCSE Media Studies course. Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the Music Video ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ The 16 slide 5 lesson resource and PLC study the Media Audience and Industries around the video and how it relates to the changing nature of the music industry; it also compares key points to the other Music Video CSP, ‘One Direction, History’ . The Powerpoint includes all resources and five lessons work (with possible expansion).
Lesson 1: Who were the Arctic Monkeys and why was their growth a key turning point in the music industry? Compare the Arctic Monkeys with a classic rock band, such as The Beatles.
Lesson 2: Analysis of the video for ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’. How do the band present their image through the video and why? Why do music videos exist?
Lesson 3: What are the demographics and psychographics of the Arctic Monkeys audience (Young and Rubicam)? Why do people watch the Arctic Monkeys (Uses and Gratification)?
Lesson 4: Why was this video a turning point in the music industry? How did P2P file sharing change the music industry? How has changing technology enabled self-production in music and what does this mean for the music industry?
Lesson 5: How are music videos regulated and why? Comparing Arctic Monkeys ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ and One Direction ‘History’.
All of the above are linked through activities to ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ and could extend into further lessons and discussions. As previous 5-star reviews for other CSPs published on TES have stated ‘these are great starting points’ for lesson delivery.
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An assembly to support work during the United Nations International Day of Peace in September. This highly dynamic presentation has an assembly plus a range of ideas and resources for follow-up form time activities.
This beautifully-designed and editable 25-slide Powerpoint presentation creatively presents information on this event and can be showcased to any age group and includes specific pages for primary or secondary students. It includes images, dynamic transitions, informative text, video and links for extension work in form time – including extra video and classroom activities.
Slide 1: What is the International Day of Peace. Includes video.
Slide 2: Why is the theme in 2023.
Slide 3: Why does this matter to us all?
Slide 4: What can you do to support the push for global peace? Includes teacher script.
Slide 5: Can peace come from conflict? Examples from around the world. Includes teacher script
Slide 6-9: Some inspirational Peacemakers. Case studies.
Slide 10: It starts with small steps and it starts with you…
Slide 11: Closing Thoughts
Slide 12: Follow-up form time activities title screen
Slide 13-14: Form time activities: Colouring activity
Slide 15: Form time activities: Design an origami dove of peace. Includes video.
Slide 16: Form time activities: Peace Wordsearch
Slide 17: Form time activities: Write a poem activity
Slides 18-23: Form time activities: Peace quiz – with answers
Slides 24-25: Other form time ideas to support Peace Day awareness in schools
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Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2021). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the Magazine unit on Tatler. The 34 slide, 7 lesson resource includes all resources and seven lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSPs.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Tatler and the nature of its target audience.
Lesson 2 and 3: Completing a detailed semiotic analysis of the Tatler front cover including verbal, non-verbal and technical codes. Also, the codes and conventions of magazine design.
Lesson 4: Modelled semiotic analysis of an unseen magazine media product.
Lesson 5: An analysis of the narrative structures using media theories including Propp, Todorov and Barthes.
Lesson 6: How groups, people and events are represented in Tatler and why.
Lesson 7: Comparing Tatler to Heat. Practice examination questions.
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Resources for the Close Study Product for the reformed AQA GCSE Media Studies course. Designed for AQA, also applies to Eduqas and anyone discussing the launch of Radio 1 in 1967 and the changing radio landscape at this time. The resources study the Media Audiences and Industries around the Radio 1 launch and the social and political aspects of this decision. The Powerpoint includes all resources and four lessons work (with possible expansion).
Lesson 1: The historical development of Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the rationale for this, the growth of pirate radio and the politics of their legal challenge and how BBC radio is funded and the impact on content.
Lesson 2: The Radio 1 presenters on launch and the reasons for their appointment, an examination of the early audience reaction to Radio 1, how ‘needletime’ impacted on the content and success of Radio 1 and the longer term audience response to Radio 1 and its impact on popular culture.
Lesson 3: An analysis of some of the features of the launch programme and how this linked to the target audience. The conflict that emerged after the launch of Radio 1 and beyond and how this links with the BBC public service remit.
Lesson 4: Comparing the way we consumed radio (and music) in 1967 and today. Includes Personal Learning Checklist to review learning.
All of the above are linked through activities to the Radio Launch Show and could extend into further lessons and discussions. As previous 5-star reviews for other CSPs published on TES have stated ‘these are great starting points’ for lesson delivery.
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Resources for the Close Study Product for the AQA GCSE Media Studies course (first teaching September 2021). Designed for AQA, and anyone examining the Magazine unit on Heat. The 48 slide, 7 lesson resource includes all resources and seven lesson’s work (with possible expansion) and pupil questions/activities. Download also includes a knowledge checklist for the CSPs.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Heat and the nature of its target audience. Also, introduction to the celebrities on the cover and the context of the stories.
Lesson 2 and 3: Completing a detailed semiotic analysis of the Heat front cover including verbal, non-verbal and technical codes.
Lesson 4: The values and beliefs of Heat magazine.
Lesson 5: An analysis of the narrative structures using media theories including Propp, Todorov Levi-Strauss and Barthes.
Lesson 6: How groups, people and events are represented in Heat and why.
Lesson 7: Comparing Heat to Tatler. Practice examination questions.
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