Creative iMedia

Year 10 OCR National IMedia

 

Units Taught 

R093: Creative IMedia in the media industry 

• The media industry 
• Factors influencing product design 
• Pre-production planning 
• Distribution platforms and media to reach audiences 

 

R094: Visual identity and digital graphics 

• Purpose, elements and design of visual identity 
• Plan digital graphics for products 
• Create visual identity and digital graphics 

 

Main Skills Developed 

We will provide students with essential knowledge, transferable skills and tools to improve their learning in other subjects with the aims of enhancing their employability when they leave education, contributing to their personal development and future economic well-being. The qualifications will encourage independence, creativity and awareness of the digital media sector. 

 

The Cambridge Nationals in Creative IMedia will equip students with a range of creative media skills and provide opportunities to develop, in context, desirable, transferable skills such as research, planning, and review, working with others and communicating creative concepts effectively. Through the use of these skills, students will ultimately be creating fit-for-purpose creative media products. 

  

How can parents help to support learning? 

Where possible students will benefit from having adequate ICT access at home so that they can practice and develop the skills taught in the classroom.  Encourage students to take a closer look at the media around them and to consider how the concepts and images were developed.  Students should also be encouraged to view a wide range of media sources so that they can reference a range of materials when producing their work. 

  

Useful Websites 

http://www.ictteacher.co.uk/ocr-imedia 

  

Extra-Curricular opportunities 

Yr10 students have the opportunity to join the ‘ICT club’ to not only further their own studies but take part in regional and national business related competitions. 

  

SMSC & British Values 

Pupils will learn about the world around them and how to ensure that they stay safe and are able to communicate effectively in the digital world. Creating resources suitable for all effectively. Pupils will give opinions and justify their ideas about their own lives and those from different countries on how technology is used in a positive way. Discussions will take place about different moral and ethical issues of using digital technologies. They will use a range of social skills within the classroom when working with others and will hopefully be given the opportunity to use a multitude of pieces of software effectively. They will learn to consider different cultures and the use of technology in those countries, some with less use and others who are at the forefront of this use of technology. They will understand how these cultures use the technology to provide appropriate media.  Students will also consider the impact of new technology and the media on issues such as racism, poverty, equity and the rule of law. 

 

Year 11 OCR National IMedia

  

Units Taught 

R099: Digital games 

• Plan digital games 
• Create digital games 
• Review digital games 

 

Main Skills Developed 

We will provide students with essential knowledge, transferable skills and tools to improve their learning in other subjects with the aims of enhancing their employability when they leave education, contributing to their personal development and future economic well-being. The qualifications will encourage independence, creativity and awareness of the digital media sector. 

 

The Cambridge Nationals in Creative IMedia will equip students with a range of creative media skills and provide opportunities to develop, in context, desirable, transferable skills such as research, planning, and review, working with others and communicating creative concepts effectively. Through the use of these skills, students will ultimately be creating fit-for-purpose creative media products. 

  

How can parents help to support learning? 

Where possible students will benefit from having adequate ICT access at home so that they can practice and develop the skills taught in the classroom.  Encourage students to take a closer look at the media around them and to consider how the concepts and images were developed.  Students should also be encouraged to view a wide range of media sources so that they can reference a range of materials when producing their work. 

  

Useful Websites 

http://www.ictteacher.co.uk/ocr-imedia 

  

Extra-Curricular opportunities 

Yr10 students have the opportunity to join the ‘ICT club’ to not only further their own studies but take part in regional and national business related competitions. 

  

SMSC & British Values 

Pupils will learn about the world around them and how to ensure that they stay safe and are able to communicate effectively in the digital world. Creating resources suitable for all effectively. Pupils will give opinions and justify their ideas about their own lives and those from different countries on how technology is used in a positive way. Discussions will take place about different moral and ethical issues of using digital technologies. They will use a range of social skills within the classroom when working with others and will hopefully be given the opportunity to use a multitude of pieces of software effectively. They will learn to consider different cultures and the use of technology in those countries, some with less use and others who are at the forefront of this use of technology. They will understand how these cultures use the technology to provide appropriate media.  Students will also consider the impact of new technology and the media on issues such as racism, poverty, equity and the rule of law.