A lesson including discussions, questions, activities and resources to teach advertising and adverts in Media Studies Used to teach set products for OCR A Level Media Studies - Old Spice, Lucozade and Shelter Can also be used and adapted for GCSE Media studies or similar qualifications

A lesson including discussions, questions, activities and resources to teach music videos in Media Studies Used to teach set products: Music Videos for OCR A Level Media Studies Can also be used and adapted for GCSE Media studies or similar qualifications

A lesson allowing pupils to design their own game concept for a pitch - also a lesson prompting a design of a poster or video game box when their ideas are finalised. Graphic design software is required for this task. Powerpoint or Google slides is required for the pitch.

A lesson prompting pupils to explore the world of videogame history and research exisint games so they are able to develop their own game concepts

A project based scheme of work and lessons which has pupils investigating and researching types of videogames before designing and creating their own game concept which they can pitch to groups. The tasks include Challenge prompts and can be easily scaled up or down in terms of complexity for different year groups. Suitable for a fun and engaging KS3 or year 9 scheme of work for ICT or computing and digital media. This is excellent preparation for digital media based courses such as the OCR Creative iMedia and units such as R091 : Designing a Game Concept Pupils will need access to PowerPoint or Google Slides to complete the activities

A project based scheme of work which has pupils investigating and researching types of digital graphics before designing and creating their own. The theme is horror films which has proven to be very popular with our pupils and can be easily scaled up or down in terms of complexity for different year groups. Suitable for a fun and engaging KS3 or year 9 scheme of work for ICT or computing and digital media. This is excellent preparation for digital media based courses such as the OCR Creative iMedia and units such as R082 : Creating Digital Graphics. Pupils will need access to a digital graphics editing software such as Photoshop or an onlinefree version.

A lesson covering the theories by Vladimir Propp - Spheres of Action and Tsvetan Todorov - 5 Stage structure. With examples, opportunity for discussion, extended writing task and using Close Study Products from AQA A level specification for Media Studies.

Whole lesson suitable for BTEC L3 Business/Finance or below. Can be adapted to suit any specification covering personal finance • Role of money is affected and influenced by a number of factors: o personal attitudes towards risk and reward, borrowing, spending and saving o life stages (childhood, adolescence, young adult, middle age, old age), key features of each stage, financial needs and implications at each stage o culture, including religious and ethical beliefs o life events can vary the personal life cycle from individual to individual o external influences/trends and the financial-related effects o interest rates, cost of borrowing versus reward of saving. • Planning expenditure, common principles to be considered in planning

Lesson and activity to cover types of finance cards for personal finance.

A whole lesson covering BBFC - British Board of Film Classification. Required for Close Study Products in GCSE AQA specification. Research tasks asks students to research classifications of Close Study Products films Dr Strange and I, Daniel Blake. Discussion can follow this or an extended writing task based on their findings.

Useful for teaching finance to KS4 or an introduction for KS5. Includes cut and stick activity as well as class discussion points and information for teacher to deliver. Students can take notes, discuss the slides before sharing. Suggested questions for discussion have been put on the slides. Includes two Quizlet revision quizzes for Topic 2 and useful for other specifications as well - Types of employment and Benefits/Other types of income.

Useful for BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate Unit 3 - Personal finance but can be used for many other units of work. Includes key words, discussion, activities, extended writing task, revision notes. In detail, this lesson covers: A Understand the importance of managing personal finance A1 Functions and role of money The ability to handle money received, and to control money paid, is a fundamental requirement for personal and business success. This success relies on understanding what ‘money’ is. • Functions of money: o unit of account o means of exchange o store of value o legal tender.

Whole double lesson to cover film industry institutions, globalisation, domination, independent vs blockbuster films. Covers this in conjunction with Close Study Products used as examples - Dr. Strange and I, Daniel Blake. Includes video links, discussion points, discussion tasks, and extended writing opportunity as well as related homework task.

Whole lesson covering important hardware inside the computer and peripherals. Includes video resource (from Youtube), and two worksheets as well as instructional Powerpoint. Useful for independent learning, or video can be shown to whole group and discussions to follow as a whole class. Computing, Computer Science, ICT

Suitable for use as a lesson, handouts and support for practical work. Details camera angles, movement, shot types and editing techniques. Includes examples for each. Practical task involves students making their own Camerawork presentation with their own examples and explanations.

Single lesson - Includes course overview, discussion points and examples to cover different forms of media. Includes extended writing task to invite pupils to question their consumption of media and explore the different issues surrounding them. Video links are on the slides as well as images to promote discussion.

Whole lesson that covers different types of employment - full time, part time, zero hours, shift work. Includes a link to a revision quiz, a worksheet and etended writing task. Good for 1 hour lesson.