OCR Nationals in Creative iMedia

The Appleton School. OCR Creative iMedia

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OCR Nationals in Creative iMedia The Appleton School.

Review July 2020



Subject: OCR Nationals in Creative iMedia

Curriculum Intent (Covering Year 9 to 11)

The aim of the Creative iMedia curriculum is for all students to feel empowered by what they study, developing both written and research

skills as well as the use of digital software such as Dreamweaver (to create website), Fireworks (to create graphics), Windows Movie

Maker (to create movies) and Audacity (to edit sound). It will develop young people who are digitally literate, resilient and have problem

solving skills. Students will be also develop transferable skills to use across the curriculum and in the wider world context.

A successful student will develop research skills and also be able to create a media product based on the demands of a client’s brief. At

The Appleton School an iMedia student will develop skills that will be relevant in the media industry and will also be useful in other fields

of employment. Students will be able to manipulate complex computer software and work independently to complete a media task to a

set brief.

Students Vision

to develop your media skills and knowledge as potential future media developers

to provide you with a key understanding of media terminology, concepts, objectives

to allow you to explore real life media projects and scenarios (through assignments from the exam boards)

to provide you with an insight future career paths. to compliment your employability skills

to prepare you for the everyday life of working with or developing your own media products.

What are your aims linked to the curriculum (National Curriculum and Specification criteria)

The vision and aims of the iMedia qualification at the Appleton School has been influenced by the Purpose and Aims of the National Curriculum (DfE 2013)

and the OCR Specifications that we follow at GCSE Level, which highlight areas that we feel particularly important in the 21st Century.



How is the curriculum delivered?

The iMedia qualification is divided into four units, two of which are compulsory and two are selected for range of optional units. (Depending on

the strength of the teaching staff we would save ourselves a lot of work is we all did the same topics and trained staff to deliver them. Cab we

discuss this please). All students will start with compulsory units before they move on to optional further units. If students are completing the

qualification in one year (i.e. fat course), all four units are delivered in the same year where two units are completed in term 1 and the remaining

two units are completed in term 2 and 3. Students will take their exam for R081in January series and re-sit the exam in June series. Where

students are completing the qualification over three years, students will complete one of the units (Theory unit: R081) in the first year. They will

sit their exam for Unit R081 in June series and re-sit the exam in the following academic year in January series. In the second year students will

complete one of the optional unit R085 as well as re-sit the exam if necessary. In the third year students will complete the final compulsory unit R082 as well as one more optional unit R091.

This is explained in greater depth in our scheme of work. The curriculum has been developed so that skills and knowledge are revisited

continuously throughout Key Stage four until external examinations are completed and the students are fully prepared for their next steps in

their education.

How is the curriculum assessed?

Assessments are completed at the end of the delivery of each theory section where students key knowledge and skills that have been developed

through the topics area are assessed through the completion of an end of section assessment. All of the assessment data is collected on a

departmental mark book and individualised teachers’ data tracking system and will inform future teaching and learning. As well as these end of

topic assessments, we also have feedback and mini assessments where students are given feedback on how to develop specific knowledge or

skills and required to then respond by working on the question again or an extended stretch and challenge question. At key points throughout

the academic year (determined by the school) mock examinations will take place. These examinations will test knowledge and skills across

modules and assessed using examination mark schemes and grade boundaries (KS4). This data is recorded on the central school system (SIMS).

How is the curriculum enriched (through speakers/visits/clubs) to generate a love of learning?

The curriculum is enriched predominately through the application of real life links to Media. Students are encouraged to keep up with the news

and teachers are expected to bring real life media examples into their lesson delivery. External speakers or visits are being currently planned to



provide students with an insight into how media projects are handle in the real life scenarios. External visits to theme parks takes place, so that

student can attend lectures and experience on how theme parks create their graphics and website for marketing purpose. We have a business

and enterprise department that focuses on running carers talks for students who are interested in Media.

What skills and knowledge do students bring with them from Key Stage 3 to Year 9?

Student’s first exposure to the media skills in year 8, where they complete range of units that prepares them for iMedia qualification such as

Audacity ( term 1) Graphics ( term 2) , HTML (term 3), and therefore they have some basic skills and knowledge that they can bring with them

into year 9. Key concepts and terminology are introduced to the students in KS3 where possible and relevant regarding the media related

software. The skills bring to Year 9 are:

Name the major Acts concerning computer use – Computer Misuse Act, Data Protection Act and GDPR, Copyright Law, Health and Safety

Skills in design, photo-editing and image manipulation to create graphics for a given audience and purpose

Binary – data representation of sound

Skills in sound editing, mixing and sound manipulation to create a radio advert / podcast for a given audience and purpose

How sound effects are created

Describe the Internet and the World Wide Web and the difference between them

Communication over networks and security of communications – encryption

Investigating business opportunities, location, markets, competitors using the World Wide Web

Design and create a questionnaire to collect information and process / analyse results

Design and create marketing materials for a given purpose and audience

Skills in HTML and CSS to create a basic but responsive website in a text editor, designing the website

Design and create a website for a given audience and purpose

How websites use forms to collect data and the privacy issues relating to data collection and use

What skills and knowledge do students develop in Year 9?

Within year 9 students will cover the theory unit R081: Pre-Production Skills of the OCR course. The knowledge and skills within this unit

focuses on a range of essential pre-production techniques used in creative and digital media, including client briefs, time frames, deadlines and



preparation techniques. Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding on pre-production skills and techniques used in the sector, as

well as gain the knowledge and skills to create digital media products and explore their application.


Within year 10, students will cover unit R085: Designing a Website, within the OCR course. This unit builds on units R081: Pre-Production Skills

and students will be able to apply skills, knowledge and understanding gained in those unit, i.e. produce pre-production documents such as mind-

maps, time plan, etc. Multipage websites are the basis of internet content and are therefore used extensively in the creative digital media sector,

whether for mobile phones or computers in all their forms. This unit will enable students to understand the basics of creating multipage websites.

It will enable students to demonstrate their creativity by combining components to create a functional, intuitive and aesthetically pleasing website.

It will allow learners to interpret a client brief and to use planning and preparation techniques when developing a multipage website. On

completion of this unit, students will be able to explore and understand the different properties, purposes and features of multipage websites,

plan and create a multipage website and review and evaluate the final website against a specific brief.


Within year 11, students will cover units R082 Designing a Graphic and Unit R09: Desigining a Game Concept, within the OCR iMedia course.

The unit R082, Digital graphics feature in many areas of our lives, and play a very important part in today’s world. The digital media sector relies

heavily on these visual stimulants within products to communicate messages effectively. The aim of this unit is for students to understand the

basics of digital graphics editing for the creative and digital media sector. This unit builds on Unit R08: Pre-Production Skills.

Unit R091 Designing a game concept, builds on units R081: Pre-Production Skills and students will be able to apply the skills, knowledge and

understanding gained in those units. This unit will enable students to understand the capabilities and limitations of a range of platforms. They will

be able to identify core features of digital games and gain the knowledge to create a games design concept proposal that can be presented to a

client for critical review. This unit will also enable students to understand the basics of planning and designing digital games for the creative digital

media sector. On completion of this unit, students will know about different types of digital games and where they are used, be able to plan and

design a digital game concept and present a game proposal to a client or focus group.



Future progression from this course

Students can progress from this qualification to a number of different academic and vocational qualifications at Level 3, including OCR Nationals

in Creative iMedia and BTEC Nationals in IT. The knowledge and skills gained from OCR Creative iMedia support students’ entry into

employment or other training in specific aspects of media, such as Web Design, Digital Media Development, Video Games Design and many

other fields such as apprenticeships and vocational qualifications which focus on more specialised media areas.

What will students study?

Years Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

9 (1 Year fat course only)

Unit R081: Pre-Production Skills Unit R082: Creating Graphics

Unit R085: Creating Website Unit R091: Designing a Game Concept

Unit R085: Creating Website (Until 15 May) Unit R091: Designing a Game Concept (Until 15 May) Unit R081: Re-sit exam

9 Unit R081: Pre-Production Skills

Unit R081: Pre-Production Skills

Unit R081: Pre-Production Skills (until 1st week of June) Unit R085: Creating Website

10 Unit R085: Creating Website Resit exam Unit R081

Unit R085: Creating Website Unit R082: Creating Graphics

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Unit R082: Creating Graphics R091: Designing a Game Concept External Exams Module tests

This is either one or three year course. If it is one year course, students will complete all four units in one year. They will study Unit R081: Pre-

production skills, which include the external examination during term 1 and sit the external exam in January series. They will also get the opportunity to re-sit the exam at the end of year 9 if required. If the qualification is to be completed over the three years, students will sit the

external exam at the end of year 9 and will get the opportunity to re-sit the exam in year 10 during January series. In year 10, students will then

predominately focus on the second unit, R085 on developing website. In year 11, students will complete further two units which includes R082



on developing Digital graphics and R091 focusing on Designing a game concept. For an in depth view on what the students will cover please see

the GCSE scheme of work.

Why has learning been sequenced in this way (3 years course)?

Week Year 9 (New group) Year 10 Year 11

1Introduction to the qualification & Expectation Welcome back and recap of the previous learning

Introduction to Unit R091

2 Reminder and pracice of the Dreamweaver skills. Introduction to Unit R091 Pracice assignment Task 1: Carry out research

3 Introduction to Unit R085 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out researchIntroduction to Unit R091 Pracice assignment Task 1: Carry out research

4 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out researchIntroduction to Unit R091 Pracice assignment Task 1: Carry out research

5 Live assginment: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning Practice assignment R091: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning



8Section A Assessment including feedback and review

Live assginment: Task 3 - Produce a website & screenshots Practice assignment R091: Task 3 - Develop idea

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Half-termHalf-term (for those students re-sitting R081 exam, intervention after school

must start after half-term)Half-term

10 Live assginment: Task 3 - Produce a website & screenshots Practice assignment R091: Task 3 - Develop idea



13 Live assginment: Task 4 Review website and the project Practice assignment R091: Task 4 - Review the proposal

14 Live assginment: Task 4 Review website and the project Practice assignment R091: Task 4 - Review the proposal

15 Contengency time and final submissionIntroduction to Unit R091 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out research

16Section B Assessment including feedback and review

Contengency time and final submissionIntroduction to Unit R091 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out research

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Main class teachers will teach topics 1 to 3 from section A and ensure students have

completed all the classwork and homework worksheets. Teacher’s will ensure that students

have completed class test on each topic as well as practiced at least one discussion style

exam question on each topic generally worth 10 or 12 marks. Lesson time will be used to

provide feedback on student’s work and exam questions. Students will be provided

opportunity to reflect on the feedback and improve their work, especially the practice exam

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questions.

Main class teachers will teach topics 1 to 3 from section B and ensure students have






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questions.

Christmas BreakChristmas BreakChristmas Break



19Mock Exam 1 including feedback and review Re-sit External Exam External Exam + submit R085 unit

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Revise topics 1 to 3 of section A for the 40 minutes of each lesson, students must

complete online test/quiz during the last 20 minutes of each lesson. Introduction to Unit R082 & Practice assignment Task 1: Carry out researchIntroduction to Unit R091 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out research

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Revise topics 4 to 6 of section A, for the 40 minutes of each lesson, students must

complete online test/quiz during the last 20 minutes of each lesson. Practice assignment Task 1: Carry out research Live assignment R091: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning

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Revise topics 1 to 3 of section B, for the 40 minutes of each lesson, students must

complete online test/quiz during the last 20 minutes of each lesson. Practice assginment: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning Live assignment R091: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning

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Revise topics 4 to 6 of section B, for the 40 minutes of each lesson, students must

complete online test/quiz during the last 20 minutes of each lesson. Practice assginment: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning Live assignment R091: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning

24Revist, Revise & Review

Practice assginment: Task 3 Practice Fireworks skills and produce a graphic Live assignment R091: Task 3 - Develop idea

25Mock Exam 2 including feedback and review

Practice assginment: Task 3 Practice Fireworks skills and produce a graphics Live assignment R091: Task 3 - Develop idea

26Half-term Half-term Half-term

27Focus on exam technique and past paper practice : January 2017 (lesson 1 of the week)

including peer or self assessment (Lesson 2) and teacher's feedback and revision (lesson 3) Practice assginment: Task 3 Practice Fireworks skills and produce a graphics Live assignment R091: Task 3 - Develop idea

28Focus on exam technique and past paper practice : June 2017 (lesson 1 of the week)





including peer or self assessment (Lesson 2) and teacher's feedback and revision (lesson 3) Practice assginment: Task 4 Review website and the project Live assignment R091: Task 4 - Review the proposal


including peer or self assessment (Lesson 2) and teacher's feedback and revision (lesson 3) Practice assginment: Task 4 Review website and the project Live assignment R091: Task 4 - Review the proposal

32Mock Exam 3 including feedback and review Revist, Revise & Review

Contingency time and final submission

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35Revist, Revise & Review

Introduction to Unit R082 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out research Contingency time and final submission for all the units

36External Exam

Live assignment Task 1: Carry out research Contingency time and final submission for all the units

37 Introduction to Unit R085 Live assginment: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning

38Practice assginment: Task 1 Carry out the research

Live assginment: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning

39Practice assginment: Task 1 Carry out the research

Live assginment: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning

40Half-term Half-term

41Practice assginment: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning

Live assginment: Task 3 - Produce a Graphic & screenshots

42Practice assginment: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning


43Practice assginment: Task 3 Practice dreamweaver skills and produce a website





Live assginment: Task 4 Review Graphic


Live assginment: Task 4 Review Graphic

47Practice assginment: Task 4 Review website and the project

Contengency time and final submission

Easter BreakEaster BreakEaster Break



Students in Yr. 9 will start with the compulsory unit R081: Pre-production document allowing them to prepare for the skills they require for the

remaining three units. It also gives them the opportunity to re-sit the exam the following year if they have failed to perform well against their

target grades.

In Yr. 10, students will be focusing on the unit R085: Creating Website unit. This unit is easier than any other practical units. It is creative and

students relates to the unit (i.e. creating the website) more easily. After the theory unit R081: Pre-Production Skills, it is important to select and deliver the unit that will help students to continue with the course with enthusiasm and motivation. Towards the end of Yr. 10, students are

introduced to their third unit R082: Creating Graphics. This requires them to learn a little bit more challenging skills using Fireworks software.

By this time, students are bit more matured enough to learn the complex skills required.

Finally in Yr 11, students are introduced to their last practical unit R091: Designing a Game proposal. This unit has been introduce last as students

really need to be more creative and more matured to design and present their game ideas. This units need lots of background research and

needs students to think more creatively than any other unit. They need to produce designs and game proposals in detail which they would be

able to do better in Yr. 11.



Why has learning been sequenced in this way (1 years course)?

Week Term 1: Teacher 1 Term 1: Teacher 2

1Introduction to the qualification & Expectation Introduction to the qualification & Expectation

2 Introduction to Unit R082 & Practice graphic skills using fireworks

3 Practice graphic skills using fireworks

4 Practice graphic skills using fireworks

5 Introduction to Unit R082 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out research

6 Live assignment R082 Task 1: Carry out research

7 Live assignment R082: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning


Live assignment R082: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning



including peer or self assessment (Lesson 2) and teacher's feedback and revision (lesson 3) Live assignment R082: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning


including peer or self assessment (Lesson 2) and teacher's feedback and revision (lesson 3) Live assignment R082: Task 3 - Produce a Graphic & screenshots






including peer or self assessment (Lesson 2) and teacher's feedback and revision (lesson 3) Live assignment R082: Task 4 Review graphics and the project


including peer or self assessment (Lesson 2) and teacher's feedback and revision (lesson 3) Contingency time and final submission


Contingency time and final submission

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questions. Teacher will also complete section A assessment task.







questions. Teacher will also complete section B assessment task.

Christmas Break Christmas Break



19External Exam External Exam

20 Introduction to Unit R085 & Practice Dreamweaver skills Introduction to Unit R091

21 Introduction to Unit R085 & Practice Dreamweaver skillsIntroduction to Unit R091 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out research

22Introduction to Unit R085 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out research Introduction to Unit R091 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out research

23Introduction to Unit R085 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out research Introduction to Unit R091 Live assignment Task 1: Carry out research

24 Live assignment R085: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning Live assignment R091: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning

25 Live assignment R085: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning Live assignment R091: Task 2 Pre-production documents & planning


27 Live assignment R085: Task 3 - Produce a website & screenshots Live assignment R091: Task 3 - Develop idea



30 Live assignment R085: Task 4 Review website and the project Live assignment R091: Task 4 - Review the proposal

31 Live assignment R085: Task 4 Review website and the project Live assignment R091: Task 4 - Review the proposal

32 Contingency time and final submission Contingency time and final submission

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35Revisit, Revise & Review Revisit, Revise & Review

36Re-sit External Exam Re-sit External Exam

37 Contingency time and final marks submitted to the exam board for R085 Contingency time and final marks submitted to the exam board for R091

38 R085 Sample submission to the exam board R091 Sample submission to the exam board

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Easter Break (Intervention for Re-sit) Easter Break (Intervention for Re-sit)



As this is one year course, students will be introduced to both the compulsory units R081 and R082 at the same time. This allows students to

sit their first exam in January for unit R081: Pre-Production skills and if necessary re-sit the exam towards the end of the academic year in June

series. It will also allow students to ensure they have all the necessary skills of producing pre-production documents for the remaining three

units.

What cross-curricular themes have been identified? The main cross curricular links that are present throughout this course are English, Mathematics and IT. A number of written skills are required throughout

the course when answering exam questions and quantitative skills are included through calculations and interpretations of data. There are topic areas

throughout the qualification that have heavy focus on IT skills such as using Microsoft office packages, Internet, etc.



How will this be assessed to show that students have learnt and remembered what they have been taught?

Years Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

9 (1 Year fat course)

Topic test for Unit R081 Section test for Unit R081 Mock exams for Unit R081 Practice assignment for Unit R082 Live assignment for Unit R082

Practice assignment for Unit R085 and R091. Live assignment for Unit R085 and R091.

If students are re-siting the exam: Topic test for Unit R081 Section test for Unit R081 Mock exams for Unit R081

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Topic test for Unit R081 Section test for Unit R081

Topic test for Unit R081 Section test for Unit R081 Mock exams for Unit R081

External Exams Practice assignment for Unit R085

10 If students are re-siting the exam: Topic test for Unit R081 Section test for Unit R081 Mock exams for Unit R081

Live assignment for Unit R085

Live assignment for Unit R085 Practice assignment for Unit R082


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Practice assignment for Unit R091




What will students be expected to know and remember? For an in depth view on what the students will be expected to know and remember in regards to knowledge and skills please see the GCSE scheme of work.

Units Skills expected to develop and remembered

R081: Pre-Production Skills – Understanding the purpose and content of pre-production – Being able to plan pre-production – Being able to produce and review pre-production documents. – Be able to review pre-production documents

R082: Creating a Graphic – Understanding the purpose and properties of digital graphics and knowing where and how they are used

– Being able to plan the creation of a digital graphic – Having the knowledge to create new digital graphics, using a range of editing techniques – Being able to review a digital graphic against a specific brief

R085: Creating a Website – Understand the properties and features of multipage websites – Be able to plan a multipage website – Be able to create multipage websites using multimedia components – Be able to review a multipage website

R091: Designing a Game Concept

– Understand digital game types and platforms – Be able to plan a digital game concept – Be able to design a digital game proposal – Be able to review a digital game proposal



What skills and knowledge do students bring with them from Key Stage 4 to Year 12?

1. Understanding of the purpose and content of pre-production

2. Being able to plan pre-production

3. Being able to produce and review pre-production documents.

4. Being able to review pre-production documents

5. Understanding of the purpose and properties of digital graphics and knowing where and how they are used

6. Being able to plan the creation of a digital graphic

7. Having the knowledge to create new digital graphics, using a range of editing techniques

8. Being able to review a digital graphic against a specific brief

9. Understand the properties and features of multipage websites

10. Being able to plan a multipage website

11. Being able to create multipage websites using multimedia components

12. Being able to review a multipage website

13. Understand digital game types and platforms

14. Being able to plan a digital game concept

15. Being able to design a digital game proposal

16. Being able to review a digital game proposal

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