Topic 3

The candidate presents a written analysis of their work focused on bullying, called Traumatised Minds. Throughout the work, the candidate often references the sources they have used. On these pages, the candidate provides a detailed description of different types of bullying. There is a specific focus on schools as an environment where bullying can occur. This attracts marks in AO1.

The candidate decides to investigate reports of bullying in some of the schools in their country. The statistical information provided is arranged by gender and by city. The candidate also notes a rise in cyberbullying. The candidate includes some images of what appears to be press reports about bullying. The short-term and long-term effects of bullying are described.

The candidate organises an online survey using social media and direct contact with friends. The candidate acknowledges a potenial bias towards the particular experience of their own country, and the experience of females. A greater proportion of females were included in the survey. This is recognised in the marking of AO3. The candidate carefully presents the results of their survey in a series of pie charts. Written contributions from individual respondents are also included. These provide a level of authenticity and insite into the candidate's ideas. This is rewarded in AO1. This also brings a degree of focus which is rewarded in AO3.

The candidate goes on to describe the process of making a documentary film based on the ideas raised so far. The candidate recognises that there may be sensitivities involved when interviewing victims of bullying. Some practical arrangements are described such as script production and location selection. The candidate describes how news articles and the results of the survey began to determine the approach to the script and to the interviews. This shows a good ability to review and refine ideas as the candidate's work progresses. This is rewarded in AO2. The candidate also describes how they intend to use the content they have gathered to re-enforce their message about bullying. The candidate appreciates the psychological potential of visual language and this is rewarded in AO2 and AO3.

The candidate has provided a short PowerPoint presentation called Supportive slides. This element is not required by the component but does make a positive contribution to the work. This presentation summarises the candidate's collected data, confirms their concern about bullying and makes reference to a source documentary.