A whole SOW for the Crime Drama unit of study, which is part of the EDUQAS GCSE Media Studies specification. The SOW includes 10 lessons that focuses on the 4 different areas of the theoretical framework; media language, representation, audience and industry. It also includes a mid-term assessment.

This fully editable worksheet is designed to match the specification and is perfect for homework, cover lessons, or independent study. Each task is carefully structured to help students consolidate key content, deepen understanding, and support effective revision. Ideal for home learning, retrieval practice, flipped learning, or in-class support. Ai was used to help create these accessible and engaging, this no-prep resource helps boost progress while saving teacher time.

Resources designed to support the teaching of the 2001 film The Others and a related critical essay. Includes a PowerPoint (also included as a PDF file), worksheets, a talking task and a critical essay plan.

This resource comprises of SOW exploring Theory, Media Language, Representation, Industry, Audiences and Contexts. Each lesson (five in total) is planned for a duration of 80 minutes).

Fortnite - Set Text A complete, fully resourced unit on Fortnite for Eduqas GCSE Media Studies Component 1, Section B. What’s included: Five PowerPoint lessons, each paired with a 27-page pupil booklet (used across all five lessons). Pupil booklet included as a PDF and editable word document. Lesson 1 Industry: Epic Games’ business model, ownership, and production context. Covers free-to-play economics, in-game purchasing, and the media industries framework. Lesson 2 Audiences: Target audiences, audience engagement, and how Fortnite constructs and maintains a global audience through cross-platform play, events, and updates. Lesson 3 Regulation: PEGI ratings, age appropriateness, loot box controversy, and the role of regulatory bodies including ASA and PEGI. Lesson 4 Ethics: Impact on children, social and cultural impacts, moral outrage. **Lesson 5 ** Theory: Application of key media theories including Hall’s Representation, Cultivation Theory, and the Uses and Gratifications framework to Fortnite as a digital media product. Teaching approach: Fully animated PowerPoints, with individual slide teaching notes. Each lesson uses direct instruction methodology informed by Doug Lemov’s Teach Like a Champion, strategies including: Cold Call questioning built into slides to maximise participation and hold students accountable No Opt Out structures so every student engages with the material Check for Understanding checkpoints throughout each lesson I Do / We Do / You Do scaffolding for complex exam skills Stretch It prompts for higher-attaining students Chunked, sequenced content to reduce cognitive overload Exam-style questions with model answers and mark scheme guidance The pupil booklet accompanies all five lessons with structured note-taking frames, key terminology, exam practice questions, and theory application tasks - ready to print or use digitally. Created by an experienced Head of Media Studies with over 25 years in the classroom. This is not a basic lesson plan - it’s a teacher-proof, exam-ready teaching sequence built around evidence-based direct instruction principles. Who is this for? GCSE Media Studies teachers delivering the Eduqas specification, particularly Component 1 (Section B). Suitable for Years 10 and 11. No extra preparation needed - open and teach.

Student work book with questions and information linking to Media Language, Representation, Audience and Industry and Powerpoint of the new curriculum. Extended exam style questions and short knowledge questions. Each lesson has: Date and Title Do now task Questions Key terminology linked to the specification of AQA Pictures/images of the Kim Kardashian Independent tasks Can be used with a power point.

Media theories in a nutshell - A3. Perfect for a classroom display, or can be printed for revision support. Covers all named theorists in Eduqas Media Studies A-Level Specification, as well as relevant Eduqas GCSE theories too. Colour co-ordinated into the different key areas of the specification: Media Language, Audience, Industries, Representation + GCSE. Includes: GCSE: Blumler and Katz Mulvey Propp Dyer Alvarado Goodwin A-Level: Barthes Levi-Strauss Todorov Neale Baudrillard Hall Gilroy van Zoonen hooks Butler Gauntlett Curran and Seaton Livingstone and Lunt Hesmondhalgh Bandura Gerbner Jenkins Shirky Hopefully there are none, but if you spot any errors, please let me know!

These excellent resources work perfectly in any media studies classroom! I have used these posters as wall displays, learning mats and hand outs when students are completing classwork/ coursework. My current head teacher commented on these resources stating they were “the best resources” he has seen in the classroom. My students find them incredibly helpful during lessons especially during assessment/ coursework and revision work. **The documents include: ** An introduction to Audience (Mass, Niche, Primary + Secondary target audience, demographic and psychometrics). A guide to audience theories (VALS and Young and Rubicam). Audience theories (Audience positioning, Stuart Halls Encoding and Decoding theory). A guide to Uses and Gratification Theory A guide to Representation A guide to Todorov’s Narrative Theory (Including clear example, Monsters Inc) A guide to Propp’s Character Theory Magazine Terminology I remember being taught media studies at GCSE and A Level and wished I had resources like this to support me when completing assessment work. I hope your students enjoy them to. Leave a review and any suggestions for new learning mats and I’ll continue to plan and develop these resources.

Scheme of learning for the Online Media unit of study as part of the Eduqas A Level Media Studies Specification. Each lesson is broken down by the key areas of assessment; media language, audience, representation and industry. Each area also covers key theoretical approaches. Content Warning: some of the vidoes and other content taken from KSI’s YouTube and social media channels used in these lessons may be considered racist, homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic, etc. and will need to be shown at your discretion.

A comprehensive 37 slide presentation on the brand new AQA CSP product 'BlackPink The Game (BPTG) added to the course in 2024. This presentation looks exclusively at the game through the theoritical framework of Media REPRESENTATIONS. This resource also contains multiple video files of gameplay. I will be uploading further presentations for the other study areas.

A full SOW covering the Sims Freeplay. All aspects of this in-depth CSP are included. Lessons cover each area that students are required to know for their exam.

Here are four guides on how to answer 20 mark questions typically seen in AQA GCSE media studies exam papers. Each guide breaks the question down in to 5 sections, giving students a structure to follow to ensure they cover all of the important aspects of the question. I have been teaching Media Studies for the last 15 years and have been using these guides with my current year 10 & 11 classes in preparation for exams. I have found that students really like the step-by-step nature of the guides and their confidence is improving as we use them. I have also made a set for A-Level as well. In this pack there are questions on the following topics: Film Industry - Black Widow & I, Daniel Blake TV - Dr Who Radio - Ownership Video Games - Harmful effects

Knowledge Organisers – Complete Specification Coverage Curriculum-Aligned | Revision-Focused | Supports Retrieval and Long-Term Memory These expertly designed knowledge organisers provide concise, high-impact summaries of every topic across the full GCSE and A-Level specification. Ideal for revision, homework, low-stakes quizzing, and independent study, they ensure students have the core content, key terminology, and essential facts at their fingertips. Each organiser is matched directly to the exam board specification, making them perfect for Ofsted evidence, curriculum planning, intervention work, and exam preparation. Ai was used to help create these time saving resources. What’s Included: Knowledge organisers for every specification point or unit Clear layout with tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary Key facts, definitions, quotes, diagrams or examples (where appropriate) Fully editable in Word or Google Docs Designed for quick recall, self-quizzing, and revision sessions Supports retrieval practice, dual coding, and cognitive load theory Ideal For: Embedding in student books or revision packs Setting homework or prep tasks Weekly retrieval or interleaving tasks Use as aide-mémoires during lessons Cover lessons or knowledge gap filling Planning intervention and targeted revision Knowledge orgainsers for the whole specification, great for independent student work, homework, revision.

Perfect for classroom display or student revision! Bring Media Studies to life with this vibrant and accessible set of Media Theory Posters designed specifically for the Eduqas GCSE Media Studies course. These eye-catching posters simplify key media theorists and theories into student-friendly summaries, memorable quotes, and bold visuals – ideal for helping learners understand and recall core concepts. What’s Included: 17 full-colour posters (A4 or A3 printable) Each poster features: • Name of the theory and theorist • Simple one-sentence explanation • Direct quote from the theorist • Bold image for dual coding Covers theories on representation, narrative, identity, media language, gender, race, and audience Theorists Included: Stuart Hall, Roland Barthes, David Gauntlett, Levi-Strauss, Propp, Dyer, Andrew Goodwin, Alvarado, , Dyer, Goodwin, Propp, Todorov, Blumler & Katz, Katz and Lasarsfield, Stanley Cohan, Steve Neale, Levi-Strauss, Mulvey, Van-Zoonan, and more! Designed by a Media Studies teacher with over 25 years teaching experience, for use with mixed-ability groups – perfect for displays, revision walls, theory lessons, or student folders. Printable PDF – ready to download and print at home or school. Aligned with the Eduqas GCSE Media Studies glossary and exam content, but also suitable for other specifications (AQA, OCR) or KS5 introduction. Love this resource? Please leave a review! Massive thank you!

A full unit of teaching resources covering the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show component of the OCR A Level Media Studies course. Lessons included - Unit introduction History of BBC and Radio 1 Ownership and funding Production and distribution Audiences Regulation

Eduqas GCSE Media Studies set texts handout for Component 1 and Component 2, covering both the 2027 and 2028 exam cohorts (current Year 10 and Year 9). Includes the latest set text changes so pupils have the correct, up-to-date list for their exam series. Four pages total, two per cohort, print-ready and ready to slot straight into revision folders or use as a starter activity. Clearly separates Component 1 (Investigating the Media) and Component 2 (Understanding Media Forms and Products) for each year group, so there’s no confusion between cohorts. Great for new staff, cover lessons, or as a quick reference for parents’ evening.

Newly updated Newsbeat Targeted CSP for A Level Media Studies. This is a fully comprehensive SOW with a homework booklet attached. It covers the relevant areas of analysis for this target Media One Product such as: Industry, audience and relevant contexts. It also includes references to a range of media theories such as: Recception, Cultural Industries etc. There are 9 lessons produced, however some could span more than one lesson so may realistically last around 11 lessons. There are relevant interleaving tasks, some focusing on question 5.2 and there is an assessment lesson at the end of the SOW. Newly updated for 2025 teaching. There is special focus on the Izzy Dix series as this was one Newsbeat were critically acclaimed for.

Exam-focused PDF of component 1 and component 2. \2026 AQA A-Level Media Studies prediction papers for Paper 1: Media One and Paper 2: Media Two. Includes full, unofficial revision papers in the style of the real exams, with a wide spread of likely question types across advertising, television, online media, video games, newspapers and radio. This resource is designed for serious revision in the run-up to the exam. It gives students two full practice papers based on the 7572/1 and 7572/2 structure, with realistic timings, mark allocations and question styles. Paper 1 includes media language and representation work, industries and audiences, and longer responses on close study products including Sephora: Black Beauty is Beauty, Old Town Road, The Daily Mail, The War of the Worlds and Newsbeat. Paper 2 includes prediction questions on television, online and participatory media, and video games, with references to products such as Capital and Deutschland 83, The Responder and Lupin, Taylor Swift, The Voice, Horizon Forbidden West and The Sims FreePlay.

An introduction to the media, who controls it, who owns it and the effect it has on our lives. Includes - 1 hour PowerPoint, clip, worksheets, differentiated fully suitable for KS3/4 easily adapted for either. Includes different level tasks for MA,LA or Core. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship GCSE 9-1 and PSHE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)

This resource can be used for students studying Gaming, Media Studies or Creative iMedia. This is just a 1 page resource that encourages students to design a poster for their favourite video game. This resource can be used as an extension task, for substitute teaching or as a fun task for Functional Skills English/Literacy (persuasive text). Suitable for SEN students or Entry Level 3+