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AS and A Level Media Studies - H009, H409 Teaching from 2017

Media Studies - H009, H409 (from 2017)

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Summer 2021 grading support

  • Grade descriptors guidance DOCX 296KB 3 days ago
  • Grade descriptors DOCX 35KB 19 days ago
  • Grading exemplars System login required

Question papers, mark schemes and reports

2020 - November series

  • Question papers H409 - interchange login required
  • Question papers (Modified) H409 - interchange login required
  • Mark schemes H009/H409 - interchange login required

2019 - June series

  • Question papers H009, H409 - interchange login required
  • Mark schemes H009, H409 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Media messages H409/01 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Evolving media H409/02 - interchange login required
  • Moderators' report - Making media H409/03/04 - interchange login required

Sample assessment materials

  • Marking instructions are included at the beginning of specimen assessment material mark schemes and were accurate at the time of publication. Marking instructions may be revised in live papers as appropriate during the lifetime of the qualification.

    We're currently revising our SAMs to update third-party copyright agreements. For question examples see our question papers, marks schemes and reports.

  • Media messages H409/01 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
  • Media messages - set advertising and marketing products H409/01 - PDF 179KB
  • Media messages - annotated specimen assessment materials H409/01 - PPTX 280KB
  • Evolving media H409/02 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
  • Evolving media - annotated specimen assessment materials H409/02 - PPTX 271KB
  • Making media - non-exam assessment sample briefs H409/03/04 - PDF 331KB

Practice papers and mark schemes

  • H409 practice papers H409 - interchange login required

Candidate exemplars

2019 - June series

  • Evolving media H409/02 - interchange login required
  • Making media H409/03/04 - interchange login required
  • Media messages H409/01 - interchange login required

Candidate style answers

  • Media messages H409/01 - Candidate style answers with examiner commentary relating to the sample assessment material for this component. PDF 361KB
  • Evolving media H409/02 - Candidate style answers with examiner commentary relating to the sample assessment material for this component. PDF 338KB

Additional exemplars

  • Magazine brief H409/03/04 - A resource which exemplifies how the H409/03/04 mark scheme may be applied to the magazine brief, using legacy specification candidate work. PDF 786KB
  • Video brief H409/03/04 - A resource which exemplifies how the H409/03/04 mark scheme may be applied to the video brief, using legacy specification candidate work. PDF 727KB

Pre-release materials

  • Making media NEA briefs – June 2019 H409/03/04 - PDF 15MB
  • Making media NEA briefs - June 2020 H409/03/04 - PDF 7MB
  • Making media NEA briefs - June 2021 H409/03/04 - PDF 1MB
  • Making media NEA briefs - June 2022 H409/03/04 - PDF 804KB

Summer 2021 grading support

  • Grade descriptors guidance DOCX 296KB 3 days ago
  • Grade descriptors DOCX 32KB 19 days ago
  • Grading exemplars System login required

Question papers, mark schemes and reports

2020 - November series

  • Mark schemes H009/H409 - interchange login required

2019 - June series

  • Question papers H009, H409 - interchange login required
  • Mark schemes H009, H409 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Media today H009/01 - interchange login required
  • Moderators' report - Creating media H009/02/03 - interchange login required

2018 - June series

  • Question paper - Media today H009/01 - PDF 8MB
  • Mark scheme - Media today H009/01 - PDF 976KB
  • Modified papers H009/01 - ZIP 16MB
  • Examiners' report H009 - PDF 162KB

Sample assessment materials

  • Marking instructions are included at the beginning of specimen assessment material mark schemes and were accurate at the time of publication. Marking instructions may be revised in live papers as appropriate during the lifetime of the qualification.

    We're currently revising our SAMs to update third-party copyright agreements. For question examples see our question papers, marks schemes and reports.

  • Media today H009/01 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 2MB
  • Media today - annotated specimen assessment materials H009/01 - PPTX 274KB
  • Creating media - non-exam assessment sample briefs H009/02/03 - PDF 365KB

Candidate exemplars

2018 - June series

  • Media today H009/01 - PDF 6MB
  • Creating media H009/02/03 - PDF 5MB
  • Media today H009/01 - Candidate style answers with examiner commentary relating to the sample assessment material for this component. PDF 336KB

Non-exam assessment (NEA)

  • Creating media: Briefs for June 2018 H009/02/03 - PDF 8MB
  • Creating media: Briefs for June 2019 H009/02/03 - PDF 1MB
  • Creating media: Briefs for June 2020 H009/02/03 - PDF 4MB
  • Creating media: Briefs for June 2021 H009/02/03 - PDF 1MB
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