AQA GCSE Media Studies – Student Book

This title is being replaced by a Revised Edition which reflects the latest amendments to the specification. For details on the new book click here.

Written by practised Media Studies teachers with examining experience, and endorsed by AQA, this student book offers high quality support you can trust.

  • Offering comprehensive coverage of the specification, this highly visual and colourful student book is designed to stimulate and inspire students.
  • Written in clear and accessible language to offer explanations, examples and advice suitable for all GCSE Media Studies students, with extension activities to challenge the more able.
  • Students will engage with the theoretical framework and the social, cultural, historical and political contexts through a variety of case studies.
  • Features sections specifically focusing on media products selected from the first suite of Close Study Products, alongside student-centred guidance on how to approach the study of CSPs.
  • The Non-Examined Assessment is supported with a chapter containing clear, student-focused guidance.
  • A free exam chapter is available to download. It looks at the structure of the exam papers, examples of questions and some ‘right and wrong’ techniques in answering them.

AQA Media Studies for A Level Year 1 & AS – Student Book

A new edition of this Student Book along with a brand new book for the Close Study Products will be available in May, from Hodder Education. Click here for details and to pre-order.

This Student Book offers high quality support you can trust.

  • Approved by AQA
  • Written by experienced Media Studies teachers and examiners.
  • Knowledge, understanding and skills are developed through the textbook and presented in a highly accessible way.
  • Includes practical approaches to developing skills, and contemporary case studies of media industries throughout.
  • The Non-Examined Assessment is supported with a chapter containing clear, student-focused guidance.
  • Contains practical suggestions for effective ways to deliver the subject content.
  • Designed for students of all ability levels with extension questions and tasks to stretch and challenge the most able learners.

NB Revised pages covering the targeted close study product case study The Missing are available to download on the Resources and Downloads tab.

AQA Media Studies for A Level Revision Guide

This combined A Level Revision Guide, covers content for both A Level Year 1 and A Level Year 2.

  • Written by an experienced Media Studies teacher and senior examiner and presented in a clear and straightforward way making it accessible and easy to use.
  • Contains just the right amount of detail students need to recap and revise the key content from the course.
  • Provides examples of detailed analysis across the nine media forms using the theoretical framework and a selection of both the targeted and in-depth CSPs.
  • Offers advice and guidance on approaching the various types of questions students may encounter in the exams.

AQA Media Studies for A Level Year 1 & AS – Revision Guide

Designed to complement the AQA Media Studies for A Level Year 1 and AS Student Book, this practical and concise Revision Guide supports students preparing for their AQA AS Media Studies assessment.

  • Written by an experienced Media Studies teacher and senior examiner and presented in a clear and straightforward way making it accessible and easy to use.
  • Contains just the right amount of detail students need to recap and revise the key content from the course.
  • Provides examples of detailed analysis across the nine media forms using the theoretical framework and a selection of both the targeted and in-depth CSPs.
  • Offers advice and guidance on approaching the various types of questions students may encounter in the exam.

AQA Psychology for A Level & AS: Your Guide to Exam Success!

Whether your students are aiming for an A* or a C this guide is a friend to keep with them from the start to the end of their course.

  • Written by Cara Flanagan, the UK’s leading and most trusted author for A Level Psychology.
  • Put the advice into practice and it will help your students get the grade they deserve.
  • You and your students can use this Guide regardless of your choice of student book.

A message from the author:

“In my life I have been a student, teacher, mother, examiner, speaker and author. All of these have given me ample opportunity to reflect on what to do in exams – I have taken them (with reasonable success), I have taught all sorts of subjects (maths, computer science, psychology) and helped students to exam success, I have guided my own children through them, I have marked thousands of A level papers and also been involved in writing exam papers, I have spoken at student conferences about how to achieve exam success, and I have written many book chapters and magazine articles on exams. In this book I am going to tell you everything I have learned.”

Cara Flanagan

What’s in ‘Your Guide to Exam Success!’?

Chapter 1: The specification
Looking at what the words in the specification actually mean and how they translate into exam questions.

Chapter 2: The exam and skills required
All you need to know about how the different skills are examined and what you need to do to develop these skills.

Chapter 3: Research methods and mathematical content
If you attain full marks on these questions, you have almost achieved a pass mark on this content alone.

Chapter 4: Understanding how exam answers are marked
An insight into the examining process so you can provide the right kind of answers.

Chapter 5: Studying and revising
Little and often. Helping you make a plan that can be adapted and revisited until it works for you.

Chapter 6: Aiming for A*
Life is what you make it.

Chapter 7: Taking the exam
How to use your time wisely in the weeks leading up to the exam, and also in the exam itself.

Chapter 8: Mock exams
One for AS and one for A level.  Mark schemes, suggested answers and examiner comments are provided in the Resources and Downloads tab.

References and answers.

AQA Psychology for A Level Year 1 & AS Student Book – 2nd Edition

Approved by AQA and written by leading psychology authors, Cara Flanagan, Matt Jarvis and Rob Liddle, the 2nd Edition of this popular Student Book will support students through the AS / Year 1 course and help them thoroughly prepare for their exams.

  • Approved by AQA, this book offers high quality support you can trust.
  • The clear and accessible layout will help students engage with and absorb the information.
  • Each topic is presented on one spread to see the whole picture with description and evaluation clearly separated.
  • Evaluation material uses a three-paragraph structure (point, evidence and conclusion) and includes counterpoints to develop discussion skills.
  • ‘Apply it’ activities provide plenty of opportunities to practise application skills.
  • Mathematics and research methods requirements are thoroughly covered with practice questions on most spreads and ideas for research activities in each chapter.
  • Visual summaries of each chapter help ensure a good grasp of the basics.
  • Exam practice, example student answers and skills guidance are provided.

For invaluable revision support it combines brilliantly with the ‘Green-hair Girl’ 2nd Edition Revision Guide and Flashbook as well as the original (and still completely relevant) Revision App.

AQA Psychology for A Level Year 1 & AS Student Book: 2nd Edition Boost eBook

Boost eBooks are interactive, accessible and flexible. They use the latest research and technology to provide the very best experience for students and teachers.

Written by leading psychology authors, Cara Flanagan, Matt Jarvis and Rob Liddle, the 2nd Edition of this popular Student Book is now available as a Boost eBook. It will support students through the AS / Year 1 course and help them thoroughly prepare for their exams.

  • Approved by AQA, this book offers high quality support you can trust.
  • The clear and accessible layout will help students engage with and absorb the information.
  • Each topic is presented on one spread to see the whole picture with description and evaluation clearly separated.
  • Evaluation material uses a three-paragraph structure (point, evidence and conclusion) and includes counterpoints to develop discussion skills.
  • ‘Apply it’ activities provide plenty of opportunities to practise application skills.
  • Mathematics and research methods requirements are thoroughly covered with practice questions on most spreads and ideas for research activities in each chapter.
  • Visual summaries of each chapter help ensure a good grasp of the basics.
  • Exam practice, example student answers and skills guidance are provided.

AQA Psychology for A Level Year 2 Student Book – 2nd Edition

Approved by AQA and written by leading psychology authors, Cara Flanagan, Matt Jarvis and Rob Liddle, the 2nd Edition of this popular Student Book will support students through the A Level Year 2 course and help them thoroughly prepare for their exams.

  • Approved by AQA, this book offers high quality support you can trust.
  • The clear and accessible layout will help students engage with and absorb the information.
  • Each topic is presented on one spread to see the whole picture with description and evaluation clearly separated.
  • Evaluation material uses a three-paragraph structure (point, evidence and conclusion) and includes counterpoints to develop discussion skills.
  • ‘Apply it’ activities provide plenty of opportunities to practise application skills.
  • Mathematics and research methods requirements are thoroughly covered with practice questions on most spreads and ideas for research activities in each chapter.
  • Visual summaries of each chapter help ensure a good grasp of the basics.
  • Exam practice, example student answers and skills guidance are provided.

 

See the Digital Book Bundle page for information on the Student Digital Book which adds even more value to this student book!

For invaluable revision support it combines brilliantly with the ‘Pink-hair Girl’ 2nd Edition Revision Guide and Flashbook as well as the original (and still completely relevant) Revision App.

AQA GCSE Drama Student Book – Revised Edition

This Revised Edition of the popular Student Book covers AQA’s latest GCSE Drama specification. Approved by AQA it provides high quality support you can trust.

  • Covers the new selection of set plays for 2020 in AQA’s updated specification: The Crucible, Blood Brothers, Noughts & Crosses, Things I Know to be True, Around the World in 80 Days, Romeo and Juliet, A Taste of Honey
  • Fully supports the specification assessment objectives and covers the three components: Understanding drama, Devising drama, Texts in practice
  • Includes plenty of practical suggestions for drama activities, and tasks to enable students to develop their performance and design skills
  • Contains many contemporary examples of drama writing, staging, performance and interpretation to allow students to explore key ideas and skills in a relevant context
  • Analysis and evaluation skills are highlighted and practised in all topics
  • Interviews and case studies of key roles such as set designer and performer help improve student understanding
  • Key drama terminology is identified and defined throughout.

AQA Psychology for A Level Year 2 Student Book: 2nd Edition Boost eBook

Boost eBooks are interactive, accessible and flexible. They use the latest research and technology to provide the very best experience for students and teachers.

Approved by AQA and written by leading psychology authors, Cara Flanagan, Matt Jarvis and Rob Liddle, the 2nd Edition of this popular Student Book is now available as a Boost eBook. It will support students through the A Level Year 2 course and help them thoroughly prepare for their exams.

  • Approved by AQA, this book offers high quality support you can trust.
  • The clear and accessible layout will help students engage with and absorb the information.
  • Each topic is presented on one spread to see the whole picture with description and evaluation clearly separated.
  • Evaluation material uses a three-paragraph structure (point, evidence and conclusion) and includes counterpoints to develop discussion skills.
  • ‘Apply it’ activities provide plenty of opportunities to practise application skills.
  • Mathematics and research methods requirements are thoroughly covered with practice questions on most spreads and ideas for research activities in each chapter.
  • Visual summaries of each chapter help ensure a good grasp of the basics.
  • Exam practice, example student answers and skills guidance are provided.

 

 

AQA GCSE Drama – Designing Drama Lighting, Sound, Set, Costume & Puppet Design

This Student Book supports your students through GCSE Drama design options of lighting, sound, set, costume and puppet design.

  • The clear and accessible layout will help students engage with and fully understand key design ideas and information
  • Written by an experienced author and drama teacher in collaboration with expert consultants working professionally in each of the design areas
  • Separate chapters for each of the design elements give a solid foundation on which to develop the required exam skills
  • Numerous diagrams, sketches, plans and photographs help students visualise the practical elements of being a drama designer
  • Provides a range of practice questions with exemplar answers and extensive advice on exam preparation.