About the redevelopment of Stanton site and its impact on the surrounding area. Essential viewing for Year 10 and good revision for Year 11.
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Archive for the 'My place' Category
Well done Year 10 on making a great start to the My Place coursework, we are looking at cloning in Ilkeston this year, but many of the support resources from last year will be of use to you. Please email me questions on your sampling and introduction if you need help.
Remember to collect your maps before our fieldwork data collection visit on Wednesday.
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What is it?
Every postcode and output area in the UK has a P² type associated with it which reveals what characteristics people who live there are likely to have.
Have a go here, its interesting to put in the school postcode, how far does this agree with your experiences of the local area and our place?
According to the database I’m student in the community. 
New Starters are very interested in politics, and read broadsheet newspapers to keep up with world affairs. They are also very likely to smoke. Grocery shopping is done as cheaply as possible, by visiting chains such as Aldi and Lidl.
Mmm…
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Nearly there, moderator has called for the Year 10 portfolio work…
I’ve now updated the pre-release page. A word document with tasks associated with resource 16, a PowerPoint with two local issues, Stanton and Tesco (Remember our place is Ilkeston),and a shoot the hoop game on Antarctica.
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Despite the credit crunch, I was searching the Internet today for mortgages. I noticed an interesting new account by H.S.B.C. aimed at migrants to the U.K. .What does the image tell us about the nationalities that are coming to live in the U.K.? Can you guess them all? Of course, H.S.B.C. is also a good example of a multi-national corporation.
Also some interesting bits in the news. Nottingham has been slated again for its burglary rate, someone should tell the students not to have their laptops in the bay windows of their rent houses. Also it looks like a major calving event is going to happen in Antarctica.
Year 11 are reminded that their multi-media presentations are due this Friday. 
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An American colleague is wanting our help with this question. He has viewed the Simpsons episode where they come to Britain and has noted
- We use of certain kinds of phrases, i.e. my word, I say, cross the pond
- Big Ben is iconic in terms of Britishness.
- We have a dry wit and humour.
- We are “classy”, everyone wears suits and tuxedos or, when in the Tower of London, are dressed more like the rural people.
- We refer to women of power as “Mum” (Judy Dench and then The Queen)
- Theatres play nothing but Shakespeare.
- People tend to be rich.
How representative is this of Britishness?
Help the ’special relationship’.
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This is a lovely presentation of London, for Year 10 you might want to consider whether this presentation is a true representation of place? Is Year 11 is this a true representation of dominant culture?
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On my travels today I picked up Billy Bragg’s (personal hero) ‘The Progressive Patriot’, his response to what it means to be English. A good little read to inform My Place and our next unit on Cultural Geography. Some nice discussion of place.
Billy Bragg is best know for his song writing and political activism. One of my favourite songs and one of his most known…
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I know that we have a couple of Geographers studying the legend of Robin Hood in Pilot History, this week in briefing Mrs Berry asked people to vote for Sherwood Forest in the People’s 50 million . A worthy project. Also a nice representation of place.
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