Journalism (National Progression Award level 6)
- Are you looking to study media after you leave school?
- Are you looking to study journalism after you leave school?
- Are you considering a career in journalism, advertising, marketing, anything that requires written communication?
- Do you need to stand out from the competition on your UCAS form in terms of your written communication skills?
- Do you want to work with real journalists?
- Do you have Higher English at grade B and above?
Course Overview
| Unit | Description |
| Research & interview skills for journalism. | This is practical unit.
Candidates will have the opportunity to carry out secondary research and primary research in the form of an interview. |
| Feature writing. | Candidates will investigate the key components of feature articles and use this knowledge to research and produce basic feature article. |
| News writing for print. | Candidates will understand the way in which news is gathered and presented.
They will also have the opportunity to produce their own basic news story for print. |
| Page layout & design for print. | This is a practical unit in which candidates will have the opportunity to plan and produce a document suitable for commercial media print. |
Assessment guide
| Assessment |
| Key Elements of Journalism report |
| The News gathering Process report |
| The Key Components of Feature Articles report |
| The Key Features of Print News report |
| The Basic elements of a Range of Page Layouts report |
| Secondary Source Report |
| Interview Report |
| Basic news story (c300 words) |
| Feature Article (800 – 1000 words) |
| Feature article plan |
| Plan for the publication of the News story & Feature Article |
| Draft of 2 page layouts for News story and Feature article |
Ms Ness in collaboration with the Super Power Agency.
