An essential companion to help students master one of the most important areas of their Religious Studies course in Philosophy: knowing the key thinkers.
Provides an overview of each thinker’s life and their ideas, with key dates, social context and why they are important.
Helps students understand the thinkers’ main arguments and how they justified their approach to philosophy, allowing students to evaluate the theories them for themselves.
Exam guidance section in each chapter provides a focus for revision and includes advice on how different types of questions could be tackled.
Encourages students to explore each area of scholarly knowledge required by the specification, from grasping key ideas to knowing how to best criticise a thinker’s approach.
Puts ideas and theories into contemporary contexts to help students build their evaluation skills.
Timeline displaying an overview of the key dates for each thinker in relation to world events.
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.
The WJEC/Eduqas Media Studies for A Level Year 1 & AS Student Book has been revised and updated to reflect the latest amendments to the specification. This accessible and engaging resource will support students through their A Level Media Studies course. Endorsed by WJEC/Eduqas it offers high quality support you can trust.
What’s new in the Revised Edition?
Coverage of the new set products for assessment from 2024 onwards.
New examples of contemporary media products across a range of forms.
Updated sections on media contexts to reflect recent developments in culture and society.
Up-to-date statistics and information about media industries and audiences.
New activities to reinforce students’ knowledge and understanding.
Up-to-date information about the exam components including practice questions to help students with the skills they need for assessment.
What have we retained?
Written by experienced Media Studies teachers and examiners, this engaging resource will encourage your students to become confident, independent learners and develop their skills as Media students.
All areas of the specification are covered and supported by numerous highly-illustrated examples taken from the set products and optional choices.
The theoretical framework underpinning media studies is explored and applied to a range of media forms and products.
A dedicated chapter on the Non-Examined Assessment element of the specification provides clear guidance on how students will be assessed.
Exam guidance sections introduce students to practice questions and the assessment objectives helping students with the skills they need for assessment.
The book supports students taking Media Studies for the first time, as well as those who are progressing from GCSE.
Boost eBooks are interactive, accessible and flexible. They use the latest research and technology to provide the very best experience for students and teachers.
The WJEC/Eduqas Media Studies for A Level Year 1 & AS Student Book has been revised and updated to reflect the latest amendments to the specification and is now available as a Boost eBook. This accessible and engaging resource will support students through their A Level Media Studies course.
What’s new in the Revised Edition?
Coverage of the new set products for assessment from 2024 onwards.
New examples of contemporary media products across a range of forms.
Updated sections on media contexts to reflect recent developments in culture and society.
Up-to-date statistics and information about media industries and audiences.
New activities to reinforce students’ knowledge and understanding.
Up-to-date information about the exam components including practice questions to help students with the skills they need for assessment.
What have we retained?
Written by experienced Media Studies teachers and examiners, this engaging resource will encourage your students to become confident, independent learners and develop their skills as Media students.
All areas of the specification are covered and supported by numerous highly-illustrated examples taken from the set products and optional choices.
The theoretical framework underpinning media studies is explored and applied to a range of media forms and products.
A dedicated chapter on the Non-Examined Assessment element of the specification provides clear guidance on how students will be assessed.
Exam guidance sections introduce students to practice questions and the assessment objectives helping students with the skills they need for assessment.
The book supports students taking Media Studies for the first time, as well as those who are progressing from GCSE.
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
Endorsed by WJEC/Eduqas, this Student Book offers high quality support you can trust.
Written by experienced Media Studies teachers and examiners, this engaging resource will encourage your students to become confident, independent learners and develop their skills as Media students.
All areas of the specification are covered and supported by numerous highly-illustrated examples taken from the set products and optional choices.
The theoretical framework underpinning media studies is explored and applied to a range of media forms and products.
A dedicated chapter on the Non-Examined Assessment element of the specification provides clear guidance on how students will be assessed.
Exam guidance sections introduce students to practice questions and the assessment objectives helping students with the skills they need for assessment.
Extension tasks will help to stretch and challenge higher ability students.
The book supports students taking Media Studies for the first time, as well as those who are progressing from GCSE.
Please note: Some of the set products in the Eduqas GCSE, AS and A Level specification have been changed for assessment in 2021 to make them more current, or where support material is no longer available. However, the forms and the elements of the theoretical framework covered remain the same. With regard to newspapers and radio the products have simply been updated. All of the material in the Student Books and Revision Guides continues to be relevant and applicable to the new products.
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 bestselling author Stephen Doyle, this student book will engage and motivate students throughout the course.
Endorsed by WJEC offering high quality support you can trust.
Thorough coverage of all the topics in the AS Level Pure specification.
Extra support for the problem solving and unstructured questions in the specification.
Plenty of examples with worked answers throughout to enable students to check their understanding as they progress through the course.
Answers to questions are provided so students can check their work.
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 bestselling author Stephen Doyle, this student book will engage and motivate students throughout the course.
Endorsed by WJEC offering high quality support you can trust.
Thorough coverage of all the topics in the AS Level Applied specification.
Extra support for the problem solving and unstructured questions in the specification.
Plenty of examples with worked answers throughout to enable students to check their understanding as they progress through the course.
Answers to questions are provided so students can check their work.
Designed to support you planning and delivering this course this is a 2nd edition of the immensely popular web-based resource comprising 2nd Edition Student and Teacher Digital Books for Year 1 and AS.
Each bundle is a one-off price – no annual subscription charges and no price band per size of institution.
Please note that customers of the 1st Edition Digital Book Bundle are entitled to purchase the 2nd Edition at a fantastic discount! Pleaseclick hereto download the offer order form.
If you are an existing customer of the 1st Edition Digital Book Bundles, you will still have access to these for the duration of the specification.
Features of the Digital Book Bundle:
Student Digital Book
Digital version of the 2nd Edition Year 1 & AS Student Book your students can access wherever they are online.
Features linked to every topic and spread in the book which provide invaluable material that enhances the use of the Student Book:
‘Lifelines’ are very straightforward, easy-to-digest key descriptive points for the spread topic. Ideal for students struggling to grasp the essential point
‘Evaluation extra’ provide a slightly elaborated version with a conclusion to model for students how they can extend their points and provide a conclusion.
‘Extensions’ – extra information, studies or activities challenge and stretch higher ability students further / Answers are provided for all the ‘Apply it’ questions in the Student Book
Web links to relevant and useful YouTube videos or other sites
Quizzes – interactive, self-marking quizzes will help to check and reinforce your students’ understanding of a topic
Practice questions – lots of extra questions help your students practise and prepare for their exams
Teacher Digital Book
All the content and functionality of the Student Digital Book plus a rich bank of ready-to-run resources with detailed teacher notes to help you design a scheme of work.
Each topic has a range of supporting activities and resources in PDF and PowerPoint format, for example:
Opportunities to practise AO2 application skills
Practical research activities
Consolidation activities for reflection or revision
Research methods activities
PowerPoint presentations to introduce topics
Presentation tools will help you present the Digital Book to your students in class:
Pen for annotations and a highlighter with a choice of colours
Hide/show feature for annotations
Eraser for deleting any annotation
Page zoom for magnifying selected parts of the page.
Boost eBooks are interactive, accessible and flexible. They use the latest research and technology to provide the very best experience for students and teachers.
The 2nd Edition of this incredibly popular revision guide is now available as a Boost eBook. This portable-sized book is ideal for consolidating knowledge both at home for revision, and at school as a lesson-by-lesson summary as the course progresses.
AO1 Description on the left-hand page: content divided into six points for six AO1 marks in extended writing questions.
AO3 Evaluation is on the right-hand page: three AO3 points plus counterpoint and extra evaluation (discussion) point.
Exam practice questions, including AO2 application questions, are on every spread providing lots of practice.
Research studies have been simplified to help revise and recall the information.
Detailed exam advice section is included, with hints and tips offered throughout the book.
Lots of illustrations and the odd corny joke help make it very user-friendly!
Written by an experienced teacher and author with an in-depth understanding of teaching, learning and assessment at A Level and AS, this endorsed Student Book provides fantastic support for your students.
Endorsed by WJEC/Eduqas, offering you high quality support you can trust.
A skills-based approach to learning, covering content of the specification with examination preparation from the start.
Developing skills feature focuses on what to do with the content and the issues that are raised with a progressive range of AO1 examples and AO2 exam-focused activities.
Questions and Answers section provides practice questions with student answers and examiner commentaries.
It provides a range of specific activities that target each of the Assessment Objectives to build skills of knowledge, understanding and evaluation.
Includes a range of features to encourage you to consolidate and reinforce your learning.
Welsh Language Edition. Comprehensively revised and updated, this 2nd Edition of the Student Book is endorsed by WJEC, offering high quality support you can trust.
Straightforward and concise coverage of the specification, so students can be confident they are covering what’s needed for exam success.
New Test Yourself section at the end of each chapter to reinforce knowledge with answers provided in the book.
Now includes detailed explanations of the Assessment Objectives with examples of how the AOs are approached in exam questions.
New section on Answering exam questions at the end of each unit gives guidance on command words and how to approach each question.
New Exam Practice questions at the end of each unit are taken from actual WJEC past papers with answers provided in the book.
New Theory Check feature accompanies the practical tasks in the book and helps students check their understanding of biology in relation to practical tasks.
Enhanced support for practical skills to enable you to embed your understanding of practical work.
Increased maths support with maths skills and techniques regularly tested throughout.
Welsh Language Edition. The Revision Workbook provides a comprehensive collection of examination-style questions covering each topic from the WJEC Biology for AS Level specification.
Ideal for examination preparation, exam question practice and for improving examination technique.
Enables students to build on their knowledge of key areas of study and develop their confidence in the subject.
Helps students understand what is required in an exam and develop the skills needed to be effective in an exam situation.
Includes advice on how students can refine their exam technique and improve their grade potential.
The helpful write-in format, together with the answers, enables students to check their progress as they work through the course.