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On Tuesday 8th November, GCSE Media Studies students visited Cambridge Arts Picturehouse listen to a lecture about the latest Bond movie Skyfall and the previous Bond movies. In the lecture by Long Road 6th Form College Lecturer, Tanya Jones, they learned about the history of the Bond films and the people involved and also about the profits and the budgets of the major Bond films. The students then discussed the gender roles of women and James Bond himself and were then showed an extract from the ‘worst’ Bond film ever made called Never Say Never Again.

Afterwards they watched the new movie, Skyfall. It was a fun trip and beneficial for all the media students that attended because we learnt a lot about the British film industry. We also got a taster of A level Media Studies and Film Studies as almost all the other students attending were sixth formers! Paige Spranger and Daniel Jones

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On the 16th January representatives from different local companies took time out of their working day to come and explain to the Year 9’s of Melbourn Village College what employers look for in potential employees.

The representatives allowed us to ask questions about what qualifications and skills they look for in a person. Everyone was sorted into groups and moved around the room allowing everyone to ask questions and listen to what they had to say.

The employers provided very useful information of what to expect in later life, we all enjoyed their visit and learned lots from them. Matthew Tegerdine, Tom Jackson, Andrew Houghton

Royal barge, London Docklands

Geography

Docklands 2012

GCSE geography students visited London on Wednesday 10th October as part of our coursework, to look at the areas of Stratford and the London Docklands. We did this so we could see: ‘Is the current quality of life sustainable in built up areas that have been redeveloped?’ We visited both of these areas because they have been redeveloped for different reasons. Stratford has been redeveloped for the 2012 Olympics and the Docklands because it was a derelict area of London close to the city of London. We studied both of these areas so that we could see the different types of regeneration.

The first stop was at the Olympic site and more importantly Westfield shopping centre. From here we were able to see the size of the Olympic Park from the John Lewis shop. After some retail therapy we continued our trip past the city airport and onto the Excel centre. We walked around the Royal Docks and saw the difference between the old docks and the redeveloped areas. After lunch we continued through the dockland region and finally ended up at Katherine dock. Here we saw the Royal barge and a range of very expensive houses. A good day was had by all. We now have to write up the work as part of our controlled assessment. Year 11 Geography.

Visit by Atkins

We are always looking to take advantages of opportunities to enrich the curriculum for our students and relate their learning to the world beyond the college. The drainage works were one such opportunity and so we were delighted to be able to team up with Atkins to give our Construction students an insight into that industry. Towards the end of January, representatives of Atkins visited Yr11 and Yr10 Construction classes, giving a presentation on career paths into the construction industry and the need for health and safety in all aspects of construction. The students were then taken on a tour of the drainage works on the college site. Health and Safety is an area studied within the Construction curriculum and the chance to relate classroom learning to an actual site was very valuable. We are very grateful to Atkins for their time and cooperation in enabling this to happen. Future visits to other sites are being planned and will be undertaken soon. Janine Savage

History

Students Re-enact Battle of Hastings

On Wednesday, 7th November 2012, the armies of all year seven went to war in a huge re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings. War-cries echoed and boomed for miles around, and both ‘Normans’ and ‘English’ were committed to finishing the school day victorious.

The teachers of the Performing Arts Department moved among the troops. Each subject proved vital in helping the troops to tap into their confidence and their creativity. War cries were practiced, strategies considered and then all stood silent, ready for battle.

Suddenly, Mr Tobutt entered the battlefield. What was he doing? He’s crazy! Confidently, he strolled between the two sides clutching a piece of paper. All around him colourful, painted, handmade shields were hiding the two armies. Only

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