Is it too late to change for this year though ?
One of the aspects  I do like  about the AQA spec is that it  has the
potential  to be flexible in the case studies that  you pick,
representationa dn genre topics etc - but as yuo said the difficulty is,
the exam questions do not let students apply their knowledge and
understanding to  their potential. Does the OCR spec enable the same
flexibility of choice of case study ?
I know that our centre is very much AQA with the odd edexcel spec, there
may be some reluctance  to runnning OCR - but I am wondering - esp if the
queries  which I have - esp regarding the coursework are not solved.
Sarah


On Sun, 13 Oct 2002 18:05:51 +0100, Nick Lacey
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>a large number of people are complaining about AQA. The spec is poor and
the
>Board offers virtually no support (check out the website) and deal
>arrogantly with enquiries. The examiners never get involved in debate on
the
>MediaEd forum.
>
>Earlier this year I went to QCA, complaining about the A2 Representation
>questions in January that didn't reflect the specification. The response I
>got can be seen on the MediaEd forum: 'Unit 4 January Exam AQA 28th Jan
>Ailsa Campbell'. They appear to be still doing this: 'Med 4 AQA  john
black
>4  09-27-02 16:28'.
>
>QCA didn't deliver; the Board will not engage in dialogue so I urge all
AQA
>centres to switch Boards. We're now with OCR, it's much better and there
is
>first class support at
>http://ital-dev.ucles-red.cam.ac.uk/listsupport/ocr-mediastudies-a/
>
>Cheers,
>
>Nick Lacey