ICT Project

This is slightly off topic but i had to include some of the bands that i have seen :) I love music and so I go to see my favourite bands quite often. When i go to concerts and gigs with my friends we have so much fun! So i have included this in my project as music is a huge part of my life.  

So back to holidays...When i was growing up i watched a lot of cartoons, mostly Disney. I still watch them all the time now even though i am almost 20. Some people find it strange that most of my favourite films are cartoons and animation. The reason i like them so much is because i like the idea of them. I love that no matter what happens there is always a happy ending. I suppose in that sense it reminds me of what my Bampy said, that anything is possible. No matter what the characters are put through, something good always comes from it. I always like to think that life is actually like this. So when things in life are tough, if i keep going and keep trying, everything will be okay.

Alice in Wonderland is my favourite Disney film ever. I remember when i always used to watch it when i went to my Nanny and Bampy's house. The "grown ups" would sit in the kitchen talking and the kids would have to sit in the front room and watch films. There was a pile of Disney Videos next to the T.V and Alice in Wonderland was one of them. I always wanted to watch that but my cousins would always want to watch something else. We took it in turns to pick a video and i looked forward to my turn so much! I'm using this in my sense of place because i feel at home when im at my Nanny's house. There are so many things around her house that remind me of my childhood and visits to see them. For example, she had an amazing patchwork quilt that she kept on the back of one of the chairs in the front room which we all argued over becuase we all wanted to use it.  There was also a special spoon that we all wanted to use. Im not even sure why it was so special or why we all wanted to use it. My Nanny still has the blanket and when we go there now we still use the blanket! She also still has the spoon and at Easter she took it out and we all argued over who got to use it! My Nanny and Bampy are a huge part of my life and definetely make me feel at home. I think the reason i liked Alice in Wonderland is becuase I also love this story becuase Alice goes to this strange place, where everthing is completely different, and she gets involved. When i was a child this encouraged me to branch out and try new things, make new friends and not be afraid to do something new.

 I love the old version of Alice in Wonderland (1951) which is the one i watched as a child, but the new (2010) film was still amazing. This film is about a girl who is pressured into getting married to someone even though she isn't ready for marriage. She runs away into the forest where she goes to Wonderland...where she meets new characters and interesting people. I love the idea of having somewhere to go when times get hard, somewhere away from the stresses of life.

ICT Project

The first page of my scrapbook is something i drew. I found a photo of one of the beaches i visited on holiday and drew it. I've stuck on some pictures of flags of some of the countries i have visited in the past years.

I was looking through my photos of past holidays with my family and i found one of a beach at sunset. It wasn't a very good photo, it was blurry, so i drew it instead. I cannot remember where the photo was taken or what holiday it was, but i can remember the night. It's a night that me and the rest of the family remember and talk about often. We were walking home one night along the beach and the sunset looked amazing. So even though we all had our own plans that night we all sat and watched the sunset. :D It was amazing.

I didn't want my assignment to only be on holidays, because i have been places with my families that i will always remember that were here in Britain. That is why i have included this drawing of a turtle. We went to Western Super Mare one year, and we went to "SeaQuarium". This was a brilliant trip becuase we got to see animals that would not usually be seen here in Britain. I loved watching the fish and other animals, but the Turtle was my favourite. They are so interesting! :)

Another day trip i remember is when my Bampy (Grandad) took me to a flower show in Bristol. He always loved Gardening, and so when he retired he spent a lot of time in his Garden with his plants. He took me to Bristol when i was 11 to see a flower show, i was not looking forward to it! I didn't want to go so i kept trying to think of an excuse to get out of it. When we got there i met a woman who had spent years and years trying to make her Sunflowers grow huge. She always grew the sunflowers and came to the competition but there was always someone with bigger, better flowers so she never won...but she never gave up! The year i went she won 1st prize! My Grandad went to the show every year, so he knew the woman. He was so happy for her. I remember he introduced me to her and said something like "This is why you should never give up, keep trying and you will succeed in everything you do" I have always remembered this, and now whenever i get stuck and am about to give up, i think of this day and it makes me feel better.

When i was 13 my Nan wanted to take me to watch Cinderella on Ice. It was almost Chrismas and she said that it was part of my present. I had always wanted to go so i was reallt excited! Watching the dancers move around so effortlessly was brilliant. The story was nothing like what i expected but i really enjoyed it anyway. It was brilliant, the way there was no speaking, just music and dance, yet we knew what they were feeling! I thought that was mind blowing. This was definetely one of my favourite memories with my Nanny.

This is slightly off topic but i had to include some of the bands that i have seen :) I love music and so I go to see my favourite bands quite often. When i go to concerts and gigs with my friends we have so much fun! So i have included this in my project as music is a huge part of my life.

So back to holidays...When i was growing up i watched a lot of cartoons, mostly Disney. I still watch them all the time now even though i am almost 20. Some people find it strange that most of my favourite films are cartoons and animation. The reason i like them so much is because i like the idea of them. I love that no matter what happens there is always a happy ending. I suppose in that sense it reminds me of what my Bampy said, that anything is possible. No matter what the characters are put through, something good always comes from it. I always like to think that life is actually like this. So when things in life are tough, if i keep going and keep trying, everything will be okay.

Alice in Wonderland is my favourite Disney film ever. I remember when i always used to watch it when i went to my Nanny and Bampy's house. The "grown ups" would sit in the kitchen talking and the kids would have to sit in the front room and watch films. There was a pile of Disney Videos next to the T.V and Alice in Wonderland was one of them. I always wanted to watch that but my cousins would always want to watch something else. We took it in turns to pick a video and i looked forward to my turn so much! I'm using this in my sense of place because i feel at home when im at my Nanny's house. There are so many things around her house that remind me of my childhood and visits to see them. For example, she had an amazing patchwork quilt that she kept on the back of one of the chairs in the front room which we all argued over becuase we all wanted to use it. There was also a special spoon that we all wanted to use. Im not even sure why it was so special or why we all wanted to use it. My Nanny still has the blanket and when we go there now we still use the blanket! She also still has the spoon and at Easter she took it out and we all argued over who got to use it! My Nanny and Bampy are a huge part of my life and definetely make me feel at home. I think the reason i liked Alice in Wonderland is becuase I also love this story becuase Alice goes to this strange place, where everthing is completely different, and she gets involved. When i was a child this encouraged me to branch out and try new things, make new friends and not be afraid to do something new.

I love the old version of Alice in Wonderland (1951) which is the one i watched as a child, but the new (2010) film was still amazing. This film is about a girl who is pressured into getting married to someone even though she isn't ready for marriage. She runs away into the forest where she goes to Wonderland...where she meets new characters and interesting people. I love the idea of having somewhere to go when times get hard, somewhere away from the stresses of life.

ICT Project

I have had many ideas about what to do for this assignment. Originally i was going to do fashion, but then the brief was changed to sense of place so i thought it would be better to do a topic more related to myself. I decided to do Family and places i have been with my family. I chose this topic because i always remember trips with my family to be amazing. The best memories i have of my family are always of trips with my Dad, my Brother and Sister. Every now and again my Aunt and her family would join us and it was always brilliant! Family is a huge part of my life, and i would be lost without them. So, my assignment is going to be on Family, and places we've been together. I will look at past holidays and places we have been and pick out my favourites and put them together in my scrap book.

What is education? Guest speaker (Jane Davidson)

Jane Davidosn was the Minister for Education for 7 years. She talked to us about the changes in education over the years. She started ny saying that the National Curriculum was introduced in the 1980's. This meant that the teachers were no longer in charge of what was taught, as all teachers had to follow the same plan. Teachers at the time were not happy with this as it meant that their freedom and imagination was taken away from them. Margaret Thatcher said that she did not want teachers to have freedom and that all students should learn the same no matter where they were. She explained that when the children were 11 they were split into groups according to their ability. They were moving on to do either OCR's or GSE's. She explained that those who went on to do CSC's were unlikely to get into higher education.
The introduction to the National Curriculum also meant that the children were divided into streams that best suited their abilities. SAT's were introduced for 7 year olds in 1991, for 11 year olds in 1995 and 14 year olds in 1998. This meant that the education system was now structured so all children had a similar experience.

In 1997 there was a change of government to labour. Tony Blair said in his speech "Education, Education, Education" which is still very memorable today. He said that the National Curriculum was too restricted and needed to change. Jane Davidson told us that Education Policy was the same in Wales and England until the Assembly government was introduced.

Jane Davidson was elected Minister of Education in 2000. She introduced a new Foundation Phase for 3-7 year olds.

Highways of Access
More people from poor areas go to University or other higher education than would be expected -21%. This is because there is lots of help offered to make this possible.


Wales - Facts
Wales is more poor than the rest of the UK. On average Wales have lower earning than the rest of the UK, and more Welsh people have less or no qualifications.
Regional Pay - Pay and Wages are a lot less in the Wales than they are in the rest of the UK. Teachers in Wales earn on average 10% less than teachers in England.

Increase Standards of Higher Education
More investments
Foundation Phase for 3-7 year olds
New curriculum which allows teachers to be imaginative
Make class sizes smaller - students benefit because the teacher has more time to focus on each of them
Free breakfasts available to children. This is beneficial to the students who either can't afford to have breakfast in the mornings before school, or for those whose parents work early and have no time to make breakfast in the morning. Breakfast is important as it prepares children for the day ahead, giving them the energy they will be needing.