Clayesmore Sixth Form Prospectus Final

PEARSON BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL EXTENDED CERTIFICATE (601/7467/5) There are four units: Media Representations Externally assessed by exam This unit explores how media representations are constructed and interpreted. You will develop the ability to analyse and evaluate a range of media texts and understand how they reflect and shape our views of the world. Pre-Production Portfolio Internally assessed You will plan a new media product in response to a client brief, developing research, planning and project management skills essential to working in the industry. Responding to a Commission Externally assessed by controlled assessment In this unit you will demonstrate your ability to respond creatively to a set brief. You will research, plan and produce a media product that meets specific client needs and target audiences. Film Production (Fiction) Internally assessed This unit allows you to develop practical skills in film production. You will learn how to generate ideas, develop scripts, shoot and edit footage, working collaboratively to create a finished media product. This course will prepare you for a range of progression routes. Many students go on to study related subjects at university such as Media Production, Film Studies, Journalism, Digital Marketing, Game Design, or Animation. Others move directly into apprenticeships or employment in areas such as film and television production, advertising, social media, content creation, or other roles in the fast-growing creative and digital industries. CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIAPRODUCTION This is a dynamic and hands-on course which is equivalent to one A Level. It will appeal to students who have an interest in digital media, creative industries, and how content is produced for different platforms. The course combines practical production skills with an understanding of the media sector, and it complements A Levels or other BTECs such as Art &Design, Business, or IT. This qualification provides a pathway to Higher Education, apprenticeships or employment in the creative and digital industries. AQA, SPECIFICATION: 7552 YEAR 12 Material, Components and Application The following topics will be covered: the physical and mechanical properties in a broad range of materials and components; the broader issues for the designer including the environmental sustainability of products and their manufacture; methods in which materials and components can be manipulated to manufacture products; Health and Safety issues relevant to working with materials; computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacture (CAM); ergonomics and anthropometrics, inclusive design, and consumer safety, and the life cycle of products including manufacture, use and functional aspects and final disposal. Learning Through Designing and Making Students will apply the theory by completing a number of mini practical projects. YEAR 13 Design and Manufacture The following topics will be covered: classifying materials and identifying, testing and comparing their application to product manufacture; the implications of Health and Safety as an element of design activity; examination of alternative designs and redesigning existing products; use of natural resources, materials utilisation, conservation, waste disposal/management, pollution, recycling; the use of CAM for industrial production; moral, economic, social and environmental responsibilities of the designer and planning production procedures and methods. Non-exam assessment (NEA) Students will complete a substantial design and build project. METHOD OFASSESSMENT Paper 1 – written exam in June of Year 13, 2 hours and 30 mins. 30% of the total. Paper 2 – written exam in June of Year 13, 1 hour and 30 mins. 20% of the total. NEA (Non-exam assessment). 50% of the total. Completed in the spring term of Year 13. Papers 1 and 2 have a 15% maths content to them, so if you have less than a 6 in GCSE Mathematics you will find some of the numerical work a challenge. FURTHER INFORMATION Design and Technology at A Level will develop skills which are of use to you in many careers. Your technical knowledge of commercial practices, materials, processes, 2D and 3D CAD, graphical communication and creative problem solving will be relevant to careers in media, advertising, product design, industrial design, manufacturing, business, theatre, jewellery, automotive and maritime design. Many Architecture and Engineering courses regard an A Level in Design and Technology as a good subject to have studied at school. DESIGN TECHNOLOGY (PRODUCTDESIGN) 17 CLAYESMORE | S I XTH FORM | PROS PECTUS 202 6 / 2 8 16 CLAYESMORE | S I XTH FORM | PROS PECTUS 202 6 / 2 8