Teacher of Media Studies - Part Time, Maternity Contract
Aylesford School Warwick
Warwickshire
- £28,000 - £43,685 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- TMS / UPS with a TLR2a of £3017 per annum pro rata (0.6 FTE)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- February 2023
- Apply by:
- 7 December 2022
Job overview
Teacher of Media Studies at GCSE and A Level
Start Date: February 2023
Contract: Part Time, Maternity Cover
Pay Scale: TMS / UPS with a TLR 2a
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic teacher who will be in charge of Media Studies at GCSE and A Level, to cover the maternity of the substantive post holder. The post is likely to begin in February 2023 and last for a period of 12 months.
The timetable is part time over 3.5 days per week – 0.6 FTE
The timetable for 2023 will involve Tuesdays as the designated day off with early finishes on other days.
Media at A Level - EDUQAS
The aims of this course are to allow candidates to develop their interest and abilities in analysing and creating media texts from differing media sectors. The course integrates theoretical and practical approaches by requiring candidates to apply and evaluate the ideas of a range of media theorists to different texts whilst analysing representation, genre and media language.
Pupils will study a wide range of media forms and industries. In component/exam 1, candidates will analyse the codes and conventions of advertisements, representations in music videos and two newspapers’ differing representations of political events. Candidates will also study the video game, radio and film industries. In component 2, students will compare the representation of subjects within magazines and websites from different eras, as well as in-depth study of two different TV dramas. Students will also have an opportunity to create their own print and online media productions such as magazines or film marketing in the genre of their choice.
We aim to offer a course which is interesting, relevant and rife with opportunities in both further studies and future employment.
The assessment structure of the course is as follows:
Component 1: ‘Media products, industries and audiences’ Exam: 2 hrs 15 mins (35%)
Component 2: ‘Media forms and products in depth’ Exam: 2hrs 30 mins (35%)
Component 3: Cross-media coursework production: one main product with supporting texts (30%)
Media at GCSE
The GCSE Media Studies course allows students to explore a range of media sectors: in this two year course, pupils will study advertisements created in differing historical contexts, newspapers, magazine representations, TV dramas in the crime genre, the radio industry, music videos and video games. Students will consider how media texts create representations of differing social groups and products through their use of media language and camerawork and consider how the intended audiences would interpret these texts.
The course is comprised of two exams, totaling 70% of the course, taken at the end of Year 11. Students will also complete a coursework assignment, individually producing a print media text such as sections of their own magazine, which is equivalent to 30% of the GCSE course.
Component 1: Exploring the Media: 1.5 hours, 40% of course
In this exam component, students will analyse texts from the media sectors of magazines, film marketing, advertising and newspapers. They will explore how the media create stereotypical and subversive representations of social groups - the recent ‘This Girl Can’ Campaign is one of the key campaigns that we will study, alongside Bond film posters. In the examination, students will create written responses analysing how media language is used. The exam will also present students with unseen media texts, requiring students to create an independent analysis of its possible representations. Students will also be expected to answer questions about media industries- the processes of production, distribution and contextual factors influencing media texts.
Component 2: understanding Media forms and products: 1.5 hours, 30% of course
Students will study two media sectors in more depth for this component: the television sector and music/online sector. Pupils will study the development and changes in the crime genre, focusing specifically upon the shows ‘The Sweeney’ and the more contemporary BBC crime drama ‘Luther’. The exam will require students to create a written response to a short excerpt of the set episode that we will study as a class. Pupils will also study the history of music videos, and explore the representations of gender, ethnicity and sexuality created in music videos in contemporary and historical contexts.
Component 3: Creating Media Products, 30% of course
Students will plan and create their own print media product. Pupils need to have the independence, self-management skills and drive to conduct a photo-shoot in their own time, away from lessons, to complete this project. Lesson time will then be given to edit and compile their photography into a print production that constructs representations of people, places, ideas and concepts relevant to their given target audience.
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Please apply using the application form which can be downloaded below:-
- Closing date is Wednesday 7th December 2022
- Shortlisting will take Thursday 8th December 2022
- Interview date to be confirmed
Please email complete application forms to hughes.s@aylesfordschool.org.uk
or post to:-
FAO Samantha Hughes, HR Officer & Headteacher's PA, Aylesford School & Sixth Form College, Tapping Way, Warwick, CV34 6XR
Contact Samantha Hughes, HR Officer & Headteacher's PA for any queries on hughes.s@aylesfordschool.org.uk or telephone 01926 747100
Please note we do not accept CVs - candidates should download and complete the application form available.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to two positive references and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check.
Attached documents
About Aylesford School Warwick
The School’s origins go back to the late nineteenth century. It was moved from Leamington Spa to its present site in 1964 as a response to overcrowding and the need for modernising. It opened as a School for 400, mainly Warwick students. In time it became a six-form entry Comprehensive School, attracting students from a wider area. A large prestigious housing development near the School has increased numbers on roll from approximately 850 to 1,200+. We became an academy on 1st January 2012 as a result of our desire to become more independent and free to control our own destiny. The school, its staff and governors have been supportive and positive in moving to this new status.
From September 2015 we have incorporated a new Primary School Phase into our facilities and now operate as a 4-19 Academy. This is an exciting development as from September 2021 we are now operating as an all-through school with Reception children through to Sixth Form Students.
Headteacher
Mr Tim Hodgson
Vision and values
Aylesford School aims to develop a love of learning in pupils and to continuously develop the teaching and learning experience. Teachers endeavour to consistently raise expectations and aspirations.
The school maintains a strong focus on raising attainment and achievement and strives to develop standards through challenge. Strong emphasis is placed on pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
Ofsted report
Aylesford School was last inspected by OFSTED in April 2018 and received a very good report that was published in early May 2018. It highlighted the good quality of teaching based on the fact that, 'Teachers manage their classes well. They have high expectations of pupils' conduct and behaviour. Classrooms are calm, orderly environments and pupils are on task'. The report notes that, 'Pupils are very proud of their work and their achievements' and the school has a 'relentless focus on improving teaching and outcomes for pupils.’ The full report is available to read on both the school and OFSTED websites.
To improve still further the report recommends that we should:-
- develop a greater strategic oversight as an all- through school, sharing the good practice taking place between phases
- improve the quality of teaching, learning and assessment by making sure that all teachers continue to support disadvantaged pupils.
Leaders and Governors of the school agree with these comments and they will remain in our aims, aspirations and ambitions for the coming years.
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