Lauren

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Lauren
Lauren is a key stage 4 student taking the
Foundation Diploma. Lauren is quiet and a bit
shy. She has always enjoyed art and design and
technology lessons and since she was given a
digital camera for her 14th birthday she has
photographed anything that moves. The Foundation
Diploma in creative and media at key stage 4
gives her the opportunity to explore her
new-found passion while learning about the
creative and media world. She wants to understand
better the way ICT and photography work together.
Lauren attends a specialist language college
which has links with her local church. In her
spare time, she frequently volunteers within her
local community.
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Lauren Foundation Diploma in creative and media
additional and specialist learning 120 GLH
principal learning 240 GLH
generic learning 240 GLH
5 mandatory units
functional skills (120 GLH)
City Guilds Level 1 Award in Darkroom Printing
(30 GLH) Level 2 award in Photo Image
Presentation (30GLH) Art and design GCSE (short
course) (60 GLH)

• Introducing the creative and media world
• Introducing production skills
• Introducing performance skills
• Introducing creative and media skills in a local
  community context
• Using creative and media skills in a local
  community context

project (60 GLH)
minimum 10 days work experience
personal, learning and thinking skills (60 GLH)
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General KS4 courses
Work experience
Project
Lauren decided that she would like to make her
own film and needed to find a suitable context.
Early in the course, she learnt about a plan to
start a childrens class locally to teach
children circus skills. She decided to
investigate the arguments for using people as
opposed to animals in circuses and produced a
short animated film sequence to convey her ideas.
Laurens placement was with a cinema in her town
that had established links with the local
consortium. At her placement she was allowed to
undertake a wide range of tasks with staff
covering a broad range of occupations she
supported the administrative team and during some
afternoon screenings Lauren was able to work with
the Projectionist. She developed an insight into
the distribution of films in the film industry.
English GCSE Maths GCSE Science GCSE Religious
Education GCSE (short course) ASDAN certificate
in community volunteering Level 1 certificate in
French Drama GCSE
Progression route Lauren has been able to pursue
her interest in photography whilst developing her
inter-personal and social skills. Her confidence
has massively increased over the two years and
she now wants to take a qualification in
photography together with ICT and business
studies GCSE. She is also enthused by moving
pictures and thinks that film studies would be
something that she would like to know more about
for the future.
AND... principal learning functional skills
personal, learning and thinking skills ASL
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