DIGITAL & CREATIVE STUDIES

Art and Design

The GCSE Art and Design curriculum covers 3 projects across 2 years.  Students will be introduced to 2 ‘Coursework’ projects in Year 10 led by specialist staff and a final ‘Examination’ project in year 11, where students have the chance to demonstrate all the creative knowledge and skills acquired across their creative Academy journey. 

Students work towards 4 main creative ‘Assessment Objectives’ focusing on project research, artist samples, Ideas development, and a final outcome each worth 25% of their final grade.

Coursework projects are worth 60% of the final GCSE grade.

Photography

The GCSE Photography curriculum covers 3 projects across 2 years, which are very similar in style and assessment to the GCSE Art and Design course except that all experiments are carried out digitally or lens-based.  Students will be introduced to 2 ‘Coursework’ projects in year 10 led by specialist staff and to a final ‘Examination’ project in year 11, which will be an externally set topic, where students have the chance to digitally explore new creative skills. 

Students work towards 4 main creative ‘Assessment Objectives’ focusing on project research, artist samples, Ideas development, and a final outcome each worth 25% of their final grade.

Coursework projects are worth 60% of the final GCSE grade.

iMedia

OCR Creative iMedia offers a curriculum that will provide opportunities for students to think creatively, innovatively and develop independence and confidence in the planning and development of digital media.  Building on skills developed in Key Stage 3 but also in their own personal development becoming more self, culturally and globally aware.  

Course components:

• 2 internal assessed controlled assessments 

• 1 externally assessed exam 

• 120 GLH - 4 lessons per fortnight in Year 10 and Year 11

In the first year of implementation R094 (Visual Identity) and R097 (Interactive Digital Media).

R094: In this unit students will learn how to develop visual identities for clients. They will learn to apply the concepts of graphic design to create original digital graphics that incorporate a visual identity to engage a target audience. Completing this unit will introduce the foundations for further study or a wide range of job roles within the media industry.

R097: In this unit students will learn to design and create interactive digital media products for chosen platforms. They will learn to select, edit and repurpose multimedia content of different kinds and create the structure and interactive elements necessary for an effective user experience. Completing this unit will provide students with the basic skills for further study or a range of creative and technical job roles within the media industry.

R093: A written exam 1 hour and 30 minutes. Worth 70 Marks. 40% of the Qualification

Specification coverage:

• Topic 1 - The Media Industry

• Topic 2 - Factors influencing product design

• Topic 3 - Pre-production planning

• Topic 4 - Distribution considerations 

BTEC Media

The Level 2 BTEC Tech Award in Creative Media Production curriculum covers 2 internally assessed components completed across 2 years and an externally assessed component that students will complete in Y11. The course develops students’ ability to analyse different media products and put their understanding into practice by creating their own whilst developing a range of technical media production skills. 

Internally Assessed Components 1 & 2 are worth 60% of the final grade.

Externally Assessed Component 3 is worth 40% of the final grade.