LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUAL GRADES FOR EACH SECTION OF THE EXAM/COURSEWORK SO YOU KNOW MORE SPECIFICALLY WHERE TO FOCUS YOUR INTERVENTIONS? I ALSO HAVE A TRACKER AVAILABLE WHICH PROVIDES YOU WITH THIS FOR ONLY £2 MORE. PLEASE SEARCH FOR ‘FULL BREAKDOWN EDUQAS 9-1 TRACKING’ Designed on Microsoft excel, this tracking document will help you keep track of the progress of your KS4 Media Studies students, with specific columns for section of each exam paper and for individual coursework marks. The sheet will auto calculate total marks on each unit - which will be converted into a 9-1 grade as well as totalling overall marks, which then feed into an overall grade prediction. The predictions have been calculated using last year’s WJEC grade boundaries and the % of marks needed for each grade on each unit. This % mark has then been converted for the new weighting on the new spec. All you need to do is add the pupil information and the marks they have achieved for each question and the rest is done for you. Please be aware that these are not official grade boundaries and it is guess work at this stage. I have tried to make my predictions as reliable as possible by converting from old spec boundaries and converting % etc, but cannot guarantee that these will be the exact boundaries provided by the board. I have also created similar spreadsheets for AQA GCSE English 9-1, old spec AQA Media GCSE and Media A level too; check out my shop for these. A Level will too be added in due course - subscribe for notifications! Any problems with this or formula doing strange things, please contact me on steel123@hotmail.com

NEW AND IMPROVED This tracker was designed to enable the most accurate and effective data for your SINGLE AWARD GCSE AQA MEDIA STUDIES groups. Once the data for your group is imputed, the spreadsheet will convert the raw marks given into UMS marks (which vary year on year) and then into grades. Grades will be given for both units separately, as well as an overall grade based on the total marks awarded across the GCSE. NEW FOR SPRING - NOW ALL MARKS ARE CONVERTED TO GRADES FOR EACH PART OF THE COURSEWORK AS WELL; GET THAT INTERVENTION SORTED ASAP! All conversions are based on actual grade boundaries from the JUNE 2017 exam results. Please note - grade boundaries are always subject to change as we have found this year in particular and this should only be used as a guide for making accurate predictions. To ensure ultimate success, add a buffer mark on of around 10% higher than this year’s results as a worst case scenario grade.

Designed on Microsoft excel, this tracking document will help you keep track of the progress of your KS4 Media Studies students, with specific columns for section of each exam paper and for individual coursework marks. This NEW AND IMPROVED sheet will auto calculate total marks on each unit AS WELL AS ESTIMATED GRADES FOR EACH QUESTION - which will be converted into a 9-1 grade as well as totalling overall marks, which then feed into an overall grade prediction. The predictions have been calculated using last year's WJEC grade boundaries and the % of marks needed for each grade on each unit. This % mark has then been converted for the new weighting on the new spec. All you need to do is add the pupil information and the marks they have achieved for each question and the rest is done for you. Please be aware that these are not official grade boundaries and it is guess work at this stage. I have tried to make my predictions as reliable as possible by converting from old spec boundaries and converting % etc, but cannot guarantee that these will be the exact boundaries provided by the board. I have also created similar spreadsheets for AQA GCSE English 9-1, old spec AQA Media GCSE and Media A level too; check out my shop for these. A Level will too be added in due course - subscribe for notifications! For reference - I have mapped an old D grade to a new grade 3, a C to a 4, a B to a 5, an A to a 7 and an A* to an 8. Any problems with this or formula doing strange things, please contact me on steel123@hotmail.com

This unit was designed for year 9 students to complete in English lessons before deciding on options subjects. It covers the key aspects of Eduqas GCSE Film Studies - analysing mise en scene, storyboarding, screenplay writing and evaluations. All resources and lesson plans are included. The Superhero film genre is used as focus.

Focuses on the use of media language in Friends pilot. Please subscribe for updates - lessons to be added as and when planned.

NEW TRACKER USING ACTUAL GRADE BOUNDARIES NOW AVAILABLE IN MY STORE This tracker, as with the others in my store, is designed to make the lives of your A level Media Studies teachers easier, whilst also providing an effective tool for promoting self evaluation in students. The formula is all in place, all you have to do is export the info from SIMS, copy and paste, then enter the marks for your mocks/assessed pieces as they’re done and as you complete each question, a predicted grade will be offered. When completing a component you will be given an overall predicted grade based on the % of marks that students has achieved. I have come to the final grade by calculating the % of marks students required in order to achieve each grade on the old spec (different for exam and coursework components). I have then reweighted this based on the number of marks available in the new spec. This, from what I can tell, is the best way of estimating grades on the new specification. As with all new specifications, this is guesswork. Please approach the grades given with caution and always explain to students/parents/SLT etc that this is simply a best guess until the exam board provide something more conclusive. The spreadsheet calculates grades for each separate component as well as an overall grade for the qualification. Furthermore, I’ve added a 6 mark buffer to account for grade boundary increases Any queries or clarification, or any faults with the spreadsheet, please contact me directly at steel123@hotmail.com and I will happily try to repair or resolve any problems. Happy with your purchase? Please leave a positive review so that this is promoted to others that may benefit!

This particular lesson focuses on the use of sound in the selected episode. Please subscribe for further lessons as these will be added as soon as planned.

Lesson focuses on representation of main characters in Friends. More lessons to follow - subscribe for updates.

This lesson focuses on media language in key scenes. Subscribe for updates when later lessons uploaded.

Something I planned to guide students through the planning stages of their coursework. Takes students up to mock ups for DVD cover and Film Poster (doesn’t cover statement of aims).

A lesson planned to support students in drafting their statement of aims to accompany the film marketing brief; easily adaptable for the other briefs with example band 5 response and criteria from specification.

This booklet breaks the specification down into areas of revision and can be used to create mock papers easily. Students have a page or half page on which to plan responses to each question.

A resource i created to condense down information students needed to learn for the exam. The following texts are summarised: E.T IOTBS Whiplash District 9 Let the Right One In Submarine Contains information from factsheets, the textbook and elsewhere. A link to the original can be sent on request for editing purposes. Please comment if so.

A scheme of work I planned and resourced, including powerpoints and accompanying pdfs and word documents (several pdfs are taken from eduqas and used as part of lessons). Guides students through the entire C3 brief including screenplay, shooting script and evaluation over 25 lessons. Discounts are available on the bundle linked below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12820645

To provide students with feedback, includes model and targets

Accompanying resources are also available. Discounts are available on the bundle linked below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12820645

A scheme of work I planned and resourced, including powerpoints and accompanying pdfs and word documents (several pdfs are taken from eduqas and used as part of lessons). Includes MTP. Guides students through the entire C3 brief including screenplay, shooting script and evaluation over 25 lessons. Discounts are available on the bundle linked below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12820645

A scheme of work I planned and resourced, including powerpoints and accompanying pdfs and word documents (several pdfs are taken from eduqas and used as part of lessons). Includes MTP. Guides students through the entire C3 brief including screenplay, shooting script and evaluation over 25 lessons. Discounts are available on the bundle linked below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12820645

A scheme of work I planned and resourced, including powerpoints and accompanying pdfs and word documents (several pdfs are taken from eduqas and used as part of lessons). Includes MTP. Guides students through the entire C3 brief including screenplay, shooting script and evaluation over 25 lessons. Discounts are available on the bundle linked below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12820645