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Newvic sixth form College

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Newvic is one of my options because it is near me and students really do well there even though its known to be a awful sixth form, for example: 98% A level pass rate , 65% of all A level entries achieved grades A*-C and 50% of all extended Diploma candidates achieved at least a triple Distinction along with 25 years of success and widening participation at university. Newvic sends more students from disadvantaged backgrounds to university than any other sixth form provider in England. Newvic offer personal and challenging study programmes for students to prepare for work and citizenship as well as they ensure consistently excellent teaching and best practice in an inspiring learning environment and always supporting and developing enquiring, skilled learners who are committed to continuous improvement. The Course i would study is performing and production Arts L3, i will study this course because i'm interested in Drama and always felt like i can become a actor , feel like...

havering sixth form

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My second option is Havering sixth form because the sixth form has 70 courses including over 40 A levels and wide range of Btec course, many of which can be combined with A levels. The College also has wide range of enrichment programmes, additional qualifications and student-led clubs, and high grades on level 3 Btecs is good with 62% of students achieving a Distinction, of which 30% of these achieved a Distinction*. Furthermore havering sixth form college result 2017- their overall A level pass rate, passes at A* and A, high grades A*-B and A-C are all their highest for the last three years. 96% overall pass rate went up 1% on last year. A total of 24 of their A level courses achieved 100% pass rate and over 80% of courses achieved pass rates of 90% or more , the college has virtual learning environment(VLE) the VLE provides resources and activities to support students learning for a wide range of subjects as well as their staff work with a number of organisations to locate work ...

Leyton sixth form

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The First college i choose to go is Leyton sixth form because it has 99% A level pass rate and over half of students achieving top A*,A and B grades , the teachers support students consistently and will give people awards for getting top grades. Also Leyton sixth form offer students Enrichment whether it is football, dance or debating, enrichment gives all student to develop existing interests or develop ones. They will provide a wide range of interesting activities for you to take part in as well as they are always open to new suggestion and ideas of activities you would like to do. Also Leyton Sixth form  college has exceptionally good facilities for students, which are built to ensure that all students have the best working environment. Furthermore dedicated staff will help you to reach your potential by supporting your literacy, numeracy and study skills. You can be referred by your teacher or just ask for whatever help you need, the college has a range of modern faci...

tupac shakur

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Tupac shakur Tupac life began as Lesane Parish Crooks in Harlem, New York, on June 16, 1971. His mother, Afeni Shakur was actively involved with the Black Panther party: she also renamed young Lensane Parish as Tupac Amaru, after an 18 th -century Peruvian revolutionary who was killed by the Spanish. Then she became pregnant with her son in 1970 while on bail after being charged with conspiring to set off a race war. Afeni died in May 2016 at the age of 69, Tupac’s father, Billy Garland, was also a panther but lost contact with Afeni when Tupac was five years old and the rapper would not see his father again until he was 23, also Tupac has a sister two years younger than him, however they didn’t have the same father and Sekiya’s father, Mutulu Shakur, did not stick around. Shakur was raised in Bronx and Harlem, and at the age of 13 he made his acting debut in a production of Raisin in the Sun at an Apollo Theatre for Jesse Jackson’s 1984 presidential campaign. He spent most...

War Games

For this play we had to make our own characters and think about what they want, for example: my character is a fitness freak and womanizer, my character basically joined the army because 9/11 was the only time when he saw his mother cry. The first couple rehearsal did't go well because some student weren't focus at all and was acting immature,eventually  went well because we were focused when we became our characters and we had to perform a scene when we become children and we used physical theatre ,while we were playing with paper air planes creating a gesture , came together making a knot. Also there are aspects of our practical work that need to be improved, for example: projection, our voice need to reach the audience at the back of the theatre as well as feel like I need to change the tone of my voice when I become a child because my voice is really deep. The 4th of January 2018, is when the group started to make progress, I think during this lesson what went well w...