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GCSE and A Level · NEA · 30%

GCSE and A Level Media and Film coursework

Askel keeps this year’s briefs, each statement of intent, the production credits and a log of material that isn’t the student’s own. NEA (non-exam assessment) is coursework marked in school, then checked by the exam board.

Register interest in Media and Film How it works
Where it is in the build order
Planned Stop 4 of the build order

Planned order, not dates. Pilot schools can move a subject up.

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What the boards ask

Two subjects, three boards.

Which boards offer each, and when the briefs come out.

Media and Film coursework rules by exam board
SubjectGCSE boardsA Level boardsBriefs
Media StudiesAQA, OCR and EduqasAQA, OCR and EduqasReleased on 1 March of the year before
Film StudiesEduqasEduqas and OCRReleased on 1 March of the year before

Media Studies

GCSE boards
AQA, OCR and Eduqas
A Level boards
AQA, OCR and Eduqas
Briefs
Released on 1 March of the year before

Film Studies

GCSE boards
Eduqas
A Level boards
Eduqas and OCR
Briefs
Released on 1 March of the year before
Checked on 1 Nov 2026AQA Media StudiesOCR Media Studies and Film StudiesEduqas Media Studies and Film Studies
Where the admin piles up

The brief changes every year.

01

Briefs that change each year

Students must work to the brief for their exam year.

02

Statements of intent

Each has its own date and word limit.

03

Material that isn’t the student’s own

Music, footage and AI images all have rules.

What Askel records

Built around each board’s rules.

Every feature sits under one of the five steps.

Prepare

A library of briefs, by exam year

Each brief with its versions, and a check that students use the right year.

Show

The statement of intent, as a milestone

Dated, with the board’s limits.

Show

Production credits

Who did what, for group and solo work.

Show

A log of material that isn’t the student’s own

Including any AI images, with where they came from.

Staff view
Brief library across exam years
Briefs across exam years.
Student view
Student production credits
A student’s production credits.
Staff view
Teacher reviewing a statement of intent
Reviewing a statement of intent.
What stays where it is

Films, audio and print products stay where your school keeps them. Askel keeps links, dates and a fingerprint of each file.

Key dates 2026-27

Briefs come out a year ahead.

Board dates are fixed. Your school’s dates are Askel’s defaults, and you can change them.

  1. 1 Mar 2026Briefs released for the 2027 examsExam board · Passed
  2. Autumn 2026Statement of intentYour school · Next date
  3. 1 Mar 2027Briefs released for the 2028 examsExam board
  4. 15 May 2027Marks sent to the exam board, to confirmExam board
AI rules for Media and Film

What each board adds.

AI tools, like ChatGPT, can write or change text for you. JCQ’s rules apply to every board: students say which AI tools they used, and keep their prompts and what the tool gave them. Each board adds its own notes.

AQAAny material that isn’t the student’s own, including AI images, is listed with where it came from.AQA guidance
OCRAny material that isn’t the student’s own, including AI images, is listed with where it came from.OCR guidance
WJEC/EduqasAny material that isn’t the student’s own, including AI images, is listed with where it came from.Eduqas guidance

Askel has no AI in it, and never sends students’ work to AI companies.

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We’ll tell you when Media and Film reaches pilot, and ask what you need first. Pilot schools can move a subject up the order.

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Related guides

Guides for Media and Film.

GuideHow students should acknowledge AIChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideStoring coursework until reviews endChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideGeneral advice or detailed help: what teachers must recordChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide
All guidesSee the build order
Sources
  • AQA GCSE and A Level Media Studies specifications
  • OCR Media Studies and Film Studies specifications
  • Eduqas GCSE and A Level Media Studies and Film Studies specifications
  • JCQ Instructions for conducting non-examination assessments 2026-27
Checked on 1 Nov 2026

We check these again each September, when the JCQ documents change. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

From first idea to hand-in, on the record.

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