MediaEdu provides Media Studies consultancy services to schools, colleges and professional organisations.

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Nicole Ponsford

Nick Lacey

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Chris Bruce

Caroline Bagshaw

Viki Walden

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Half or Full Day Creative Media Production Courses in Your School

Programme Details

Although we have workshops and revision sessions listed below, we would also be thrilled to offer you a more bespoke package. This can be based on year groups, classes or one-to-one student led or can be based on either exam / internal assessment, theory or practical work.

We are also keen to work with teachers and departments and can offer CPD for your subject...

Viki Walden is an experienced Media and Film Studies lecturer and has taught on a range of courses including: Entry Level 3, BTEC Introductory, BTEC First, BTEC National, AS/A2 Media, AS/A2 Film, Extended Project and HNC.

She is a Film specialist with a BA in Media Arts and MA (by research) in Film Studies. She has experience both in inner city further education and suburban sixth forms. She has been a lead teacher for A2 Film and has...

Caroline Bagshaw is an experienced A Level Media Studies teacher, examiner and senior moderator who has been teaching in high-achieving sixth forms for over 10 years.

She has supported other schools, both informally and more formally, offering advice and practical support on setting up and running A Level Media courses, to ensure that teachers are confident in the delivery of the course and students are able to access the highest grades.

She...

Continuing Professional Development - Whole School and Department

So, how do you move from ‘Good To Outstanding’? What is a ‘Dare Devil’ in the class room? In schools, raising the standards of teaching and learning is important to the students, parents and OFSTED, but it can also be a necessary factor in bringing a bit of excitement into the staff room. Based on her experience as an award winning, AST and Senior Leader, Nicole will share...

Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School

Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:

• Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
• Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
• Loop cards with key facts
• Loop cards with relevant theories
• Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
• Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…

We ensure that students get to know the exam structure,...

Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School

Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:

• Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
• Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
• Loop cards with key facts
• Loop cards with relevant theories
• Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
• Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…

We ensure that students get to know the exam structure,...

Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School

Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:

• Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
• Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
• Loop cards with key facts
• Loop cards with relevant theories
• Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
• Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…

We ensure that students get to know the exam structure,...

Chris has been teaching for 18 very successful years; his curriculum responsibilities have included Drama, Theatre Studies, English, Media Studies, Film Studies and Photography. He is an enthusiastic champion of media literacy and the joys that film and media bring to the full range of students in comprehensive, selective and independent education.

Chris is now Head of Media at a school in west London which has a very large media department,...

Skills, Experience & Training

Rob Miller is a Creative Consultant, Freelance Writer and an experienced and successful Media and Film teacher and Curriculum Manager working in the post 14 education sector within Sixth Form, FE and Adult Education. He has also worked in schools facilitating Gifted and Talented projects and Media Excellence Days for Year 9 and Year 10 pupils and worked with Careers Departments and Heads of Media from a number of...

Nick Lacey graduated in Film / Literature at Warwick University and has worked for Times Newspapers, EMAP, Yorkshire Post, and Yorkshire Television.

He is currently Curriculum Leader for Media at Benton Park Technology College and is the author of several Media and Film Studies textbooks and has written for a number of other publications.

His girlfriend sometimes wonders about him.

Training

Nicole Ponsford is an award winning, Advanced Skills Teacher of Media and New Technologies. She has worked in a variety of schools, from leafy Surrey schools to Academies, to inner-City schools on the up to ‘Outstanding’ secondary schools. After setting up Media Studies from scratch in these, she has gone on to advising Principals, schools, LEAs and finally nationally.

Nicole has been nominated twice by her students and staff for...

• We can organise half-day or full day courses on any aspect of Media Studies at your school or college.

• We can also provide keynote speakers for conferences and training events.

Contact MediaEdu

Programme Details

• We come to you.

• Where possible assessors from leading awarding bodies lead our courses.

• Each revision course is 3 hours in length and is delivered in both whole group and seminar-style workshops. We can run a full-day course, if...

• We can organise half-day or full day courses on any aspect of Media Studies or Film Studies at your school or college.

• We can also provide keynote speakers for conferences and training events.

Contact MediaEdu

Programme Details

• We come to you.

• Where possible assessors from leading awarding bodies lead our courses.

• Each revision course is 3 hours in length and is delivered in both whole group and seminar-style workshops. We can run a...

MediaEdu provides Media Studies consultancy services to schools, colleges and professional organisations.

View Profiles

Click on the links below to view a selection of our experts’ profiles:

Nicole Ponsford

Nick Lacey

Rob Miller

Chris Bruce

Caroline Bagshaw

Viki Walden

Make Contact

If you would like to contact one of our experts, our contact details are below.

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Half or Full Day Creative Media Production Courses in Your School

Programme Details

Although we have workshops and revision sessions listed below, we would also be thrilled to offer you a more bespoke package. This can be based on year groups, classes or one-to-one student led or can be based on either exam / internal assessment, theory or practical work.

We are also keen to work with teachers and...

Viki Walden is an experienced Media and Film Studies lecturer and has taught on a range of courses including: Entry Level 3, BTEC Introductory, BTEC First, BTEC National, AS/A2 Media, AS/A2 Film, Extended Project and HNC.

She is a Film specialist with a BA in Media Arts and MA (by research) in Film Studies. She has experience both in inner city further education and suburban sixth forms. She has been a lead...

Caroline Bagshaw is an experienced A Level Media Studies teacher, examiner and senior moderator who has been teaching in high-achieving sixth forms for over 10 years.

She has supported other schools, both informally and more formally, offering advice and practical support on setting up and running A Level Media courses, to ensure that teachers are confident in the delivery of the course and students are able...

Continuing Professional Development - Whole School and Department

So, how do you move from ‘Good To Outstanding’? What is a ‘Dare Devil’ in the class room? In schools, raising the standards of teaching and learning is important to the students, parents and OFSTED, but it can also be a necessary factor in bringing a bit of excitement into the staff room. Based on her experience as an award winning, AST...

Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School

Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:

• Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
• Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
• Loop cards with key facts
• Loop cards with relevant theories
• Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
• Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…

We ensure that...

Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School

Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:

• Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
• Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
• Loop cards with key facts
• Loop cards with relevant theories
• Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
• Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…

We ensure that...

Half or Full Day Revision Courses in Your School

Programme Details

Our practical workshops usually include:

• Investigating genre conventions (cards and games)
• Starter activities, ‘odd one out’ / ‘top n tail’ / connective thinking
• Loop cards with key facts
• Loop cards with relevant theories
• Carousel activities ‘add facts’ and move on….
• Carousel activities…making a storyboard…and move on…

We ensure that...

Chris has been teaching for 18 very successful years; his curriculum responsibilities have included Drama, Theatre Studies, English, Media Studies, Film Studies and Photography. He is an enthusiastic champion of media literacy and the joys that film and media bring to the full range of students in comprehensive, selective and independent education.

Chris is now Head of Media at a school in west London which...

Skills, Experience & Training

Rob Miller is a Creative Consultant, Freelance Writer and an experienced and successful Media and Film teacher and Curriculum Manager working in the post 14 education sector within Sixth Form, FE and Adult Education. He has also worked in schools facilitating Gifted and Talented projects and Media Excellence Days for Year 9 and Year 10 pupils and worked with Careers Departments...

Nick Lacey graduated in Film / Literature at Warwick University and has worked for Times Newspapers, EMAP, Yorkshire Post, and Yorkshire Television.

He is currently Curriculum Leader for Media at Benton Park Technology College and is the author of several Media and Film Studies textbooks and has written for a number of other publications.

His girlfriend sometimes wonders about him.

Training

Nicole Ponsford is an award winning, Advanced Skills Teacher of Media and New Technologies. She has worked in a variety of schools, from leafy Surrey schools to Academies, to inner-City schools on the up to ‘Outstanding’ secondary schools. After setting up Media Studies from scratch in these, she has gone on to advising Principals, schools, LEAs and finally nationally.

Nicole has been nominated...

• We can organise half-day or full day courses on any aspect of Media Studies at your school or college.

• We can also provide keynote speakers for conferences and training events.

Contact MediaEdu

Programme Details

• We come to you.

• Where possible assessors from leading awarding bodies lead our courses.

• Each revision course is 3 hours in length and is delivered in both whole group and seminar-style...

• We can organise half-day or full day courses on any aspect of Media Studies or Film Studies at your school or college.

• We can also provide keynote speakers for conferences and training events.

Contact MediaEdu

Programme Details

• We come to you.

• Where possible assessors from leading awarding bodies lead our courses.

• Each revision course is 3 hours in length and is delivered in both whole group and...