Pre-Recorded GCSE Photography - 1 block of lessons

-How will the course be taught?
The course will be taught in online written and pre-recorded lessons, with at least 6 lessons in each (some lessons will be recordings, others with PDFs or PDF instructions or a combination of both). Then every half-term we will have a live Zoom tutorial which will be 1-1 between tutor and student in which we discuss your current work and the direction in which you are going. The parent can also be present for this 1-1 Zoom tutorial. After these 1-1 tutorials an action plan and report will be given for the next steps and the next stage of pre-recorded lessons..

-What do I provide when your child becomes part of my GCSE photography online cohort?
-Pre-recorded online lessons, access to online video tutorials on camera skills and editing skills, artist research resources, portfolio template, written resources and templates, personalized feedback each half term to each student.
-I would also like to have a 1-1 online check-in tutorial every half-term for half an hour.
In each half term we will have a 30 minute check which will be one-to-one between tutor and student. This is so I can authenticate your work and also discuss your work with you and give you feedback and ideas relating to your current work– as each child creates a portfolio which is unique to their interests – after each check-in an action plan for their portfolio will be sent to you.

How much will it cost?
You will pay £83 per half-term block paid in advance.
This will cover 6 lessons per half term block and also the 30 minute 1-1 check in each half term.
-There will be a one off charge of £60 for marking and moderation paid for at the time just before the exam in March of whichever year you take it.
This is a total of £890 over the 5 terms (or 10 half terms) to be paid to me as your tutor (plus the exam fee of approx. £500 to be paid to Tutors and Exams)
As an extra cost directly to Tutors and Exams for the Exam. You pay them directly for the exam and this is in addition to the £885 I charge
It is approx. £500 to tutors and exams for the exam paid directly to them

-What will you learn and create for the Photography GCSE?
Through-out the course you will be creating a coursework portfolio which is one project.
It is a digital portfolio on Googleslides.
We are starting on photography skills - composition and camera settings – followed by photography editing skills. This will then lead onto developing your portfolio, you will choose a theme according to your personal interests and will follow the online lessons from there.

GCSE Photography is about more than taking photographs - it is also about looking at the work of other artists and photographers and using that to inspire your own personal style.

There are 4 assessment objectives in Photography GCSE and your work will be marked using these Assessment Objectives:
-Looking at other artists, photographers and sources for inspiration for your own work
-Refining work through experimentation with techniques and processes
-Capturing and recording your ideas through photography, film, drawing and other media.
-Creating final pieces that are personal responses and developed using your own personal style and ideas.

-How much writing is required?
Writing is part of the coursework portfolio for GCSE photography and GCSE art as you analyze other artists' work, evaluate your own work about your aims, what your work means and how you can improve.
I provide writing frameworks for this and the portfolio is digital on Googleslides which means writing will be typed rather than hand written.
The practical GCSE Photography exam requires no writing as it is more practical in that you will be creating a piece of artwork (the exam prep will require some writing in the same way as the coursework portfolio when reflecting on work)

-What equipment will you use?
A phone or camera to take photos on during your lesson. DSLR camera is preferable - you can get one second hand as well
A laptop with wifi that you can use for editing photographs
A camera tripod
A cheap light with different colours
I can email you links to equipment required
Photoshop to edit photos - I can advise you how to get a cheaper subscription for this I you are home educated, you can also get a reduced subscription as a school child.
-For your Zoom check-ins, please have a device with a camera so I can see you and a microphone so we can talk to each other

What is the exam and where will the exam be taken?
OCR will be the awarding body for the GCSE and the coursework and the exam will be marked according to OCR guidelines, marking scheme and specification.
The exam will be a two day practical exam where you will make a final piece. The preparation for this will have been done in the previous term from January to April and you will have a plan of what you are going to do and how you are going to do it.
You will take the GCSE Exam at one of the ‘Tutors and Exams’ Centres, they prefer to have your tutor specialist photography tutor present and as I will be in in Doncaster & Coventry for the exam then I will ask you to book it there.
The fee for the 2 day exam is separately payable to Tutors and Exams and is approx. £450 for two days and you get a ten percent discount booking through me as your tutor.
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