All documents

Please find listed below all the documents which relate to this qualification.

The document categories available for this qualification are:

• Key documents
• Notices to centres
• Assessment materials
• Forms
• Mark schemes 2010
• Mark schemes 2011
• Legacy qualification - Past paper materials
• Past papers 2010 - January series
• Past papers 2010 - June series
• Past papers 2011 - January series
• Past papers 2011 - June series
• Presentations
• Promotional materials
• Reports 2010
• Reports 2011
• Reports 2012
• Support materials
• Training

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Key documents

• Frequently asked questions - FAQs 5 December 2011PDF, 94 KB
• Guidance for administering internal assessment - 2011/12  PDF, 1 MB
• SpecificationPDF, 215 KB

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Notices to centres

• Notice to centres - Amendment to controlled assessment handbookPDF, 22 KB
• Notice to centres - Changes to the layout of examination papers 25 November 2011PDF, 25 KB
• Notice to centres - Controlled assessment update - October 2009PDF, 27 KB
• Notice to centres - Replacement page for GCSE Media Studies J526PDF, 2 MB
• Notice to centres - Units B321 and B324 - Administration of internal assessments  PDF, 27 KB

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Assessment materials

• Unit B322 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Moving image - Specimen 21 November 2011PDF, 284 KB
• Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Print - Specimen 21 November 2011PDF, 279 KB

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Forms

• Centre authentication form - CCS160 - Interactive 21 December 2011PDF, 564 KB
• Centre authentication form - CCS160 21 December 2011PDF, 420 KB
• Unit B321 - Controlled assessment coversheet - CCS338i - Interactive 23 November 2011PDF, 149 KB
• Unit B321 - Controlled assessment coversheet (CCS338) 23 November 2011PDF, 110 KB
• Unit B324 - Controlled assessment coversheet (CCS339) 23 November 2011PDF, 136 KB
• Unit B324 - Controlled assessment coversheet (interactive - CCS339i) 23 November 2011PDF, 200 KB

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Mark schemes 2010

• Mark scheme - JanuaryPDF, 66 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit B322 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Moving image - June  PDF, 31 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Print - June  PDF, 33 KB

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Mark schemes 2011

• Mark scheme - Unit B322 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Moving image - January  PDF, 97 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit B322 - Textual analysis and media studies topic (moving Image) - June  PDF, 92 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Print - January  PDF, 96 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic (print) - June  PDF, 89 KB

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Legacy qualification - Past paper materials

• Past paper materials - 2010 June - Legacy  ZIP, 28 MB

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Past papers 2010 - January series

• Question paper - Unir B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - PrintPDF, 103 KB
• Question paper - Unit B322 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Moving image - Instructions for teachersPDF, 100 KB
• Question paper - Unit B322 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Moving imagePDF, 112 KB
• Question paper - Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Print - InsertPDF, 544 KB
• Question paper - Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Print - Instructions for teachersPDF, 90 KB

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Past papers 2010 - June series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 42 KB
• Question paper - Unit B322 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Moving image  PDF, 98 KB
• Question paper - Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Print - Insert  PDF, 9 MB
• Question paper - Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Print  PDF, 98 KB

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Past papers 2011 - January series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 42 KB
• Question paper - Unit B322 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Moving image  PDF, 100 KB

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Past papers 2011 - June series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 140 KB
• Question paper - Unit B322 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Moving image - Instructions for teachers  PDF, 95 KB
• Question paper - Unit B322 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Moving image  PDF, 98 KB
• Question paper - Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Print - Insert  PDF, 4 MB
• Question paper - Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Print - Instructions for teachers  PDF, 94 KB
• Question paper - Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Print  PDF, 98 KB

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Presentations

• Introduction to GCSE Media Studies presentationPPT, 11 MB

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Promotional materials

• A4 Media Studies posterPDF, 312 KB
• Summary brochurePDF, 1 MB
• Video case study - Jo BannonWMV, 15 MB

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Reports 2010

• Examiner's report - JanuaryPDF, 93 KB
• Examiner's report - JunePDF, 303 KB

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Reports 2011

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 73 KB
• Examiners' reports - June  PDF, 174 KB

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Reports 2012

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 63 KB

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Support materials

• Guide to basic camera movementsWMV, 22 MB
• Guide to basic camera shotsWMV, 23 MB
• Guide to basic photographyWMV, 27 MB
• Guide to controlled assessment in Media Studies 10 May 2011PDF, 1 MB
• Teacher's handbookPDF, 946 KB
• Unit B321 - Exemplar portfolio - 103 marks  PDF, 1 MB
• Unit B321 - Exemplar portfolio - 113 marks  PDF, 2 MB
• Unit B321 - Exemplar portfolio - 79 marks  PDF, 4 MB
• Unit B321 - Exemplar portfolio - 92 marks  PDF, 1 MB
• Unit B322 and B323 section B - Television comedy - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan booklet Word, 434 KB
• Unit B322 - Candidate style answers - High level responsePDF, 47 KB
• Unit B322 - Candidate style answers - Medium level responsePDF, 45 KB
• Unit B322 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Moving image - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan bookletWord, 507 KB
• Unit B323 - Textual analysis and media studies topic - Print - Sample scheme of work and lesson plan bookletWord, 684 KB
• Unit B324 - Exemplar portfolio - 118 marks (new magazine)  PDF, 11 MB
• Unit B324 - Exemplar portfolio - 91 marks (print advertising)  PDF, 810 KB
• Unit B324 - Extract from a new TV programme - Exemplar - 50 marks - PM commentary  PDF, 21 KB
• Unit B324 - Extract from a new TV programme - Exemplar - 50 marks  WMV, 19 MB
• Units B322/3 - Exemplar answers - June 2010 scripts  ZIP, 79 KB
• Units B322/3 - Exemplar answers - June 2011 scripts  ZIP, 6 MB

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Training

• Media Studies - GCSE (current) - Get ahead
• Media Studies - GCSE (current) - Get started