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An Insight into work-based learning at Speed Motion Films, Using Gibb’s reflective model
“work experience can be for a short space of time, it can be with any size or status of employer or freelancer, and it can be arranged with a well-planned telephone call, email, or letter. […] There is no point spending a lot of time and energy on getting yourself work experience in something that…
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A Reel Adventure
My First Day In PR Approaching the door of the office I was more scared and nervous than I ever had been before, here I was meeting Conor the Videographer for the PR company Lighthouse Communications. I had faced job interviews many times, events where I spoke to complete strangers, even first dates, and yet…
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The Work Placement Blogs
A Blog Entry by Ciara Captain I’ve always been told that I ‘land in muck and come up smelling of roses’ in relation to my patterns with luck. This was one of those moments. I had only gone and secured my work placement. When I reflect over the past few weeks, I find myself using…
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What to say when you aren’t being listened to.
“Seventy-seven percent of teachers admit that their teaching would be more effective if they did not have to spend so much time dealing with disruptive students.” [1] Canter; 2004 In the final weeks of August 2023, I had the privilege of participating in two weeks of classroom assistant training with Assumption Grammar Schoolhttps://www.assumptiongrammar.org.uk/ . This course…
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“Those who can, do: those who can’t, teach”; Listen here, George Bernard Shaw…
When I tell people of my dream vocation, a secondary school teacher, they often scoff the stereotypical George Bernard Shaw quote, “Those who can, do: those who can’t, teach”[1]. I wish Shaw, and all those who scoff at my career aspirations had stood beside me in my fifth week of placement in St. Malachy’s College,…
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Love, Laugh, Live Sound
“They tend not to be looking specifically for great engineers, rather good all-rounders with a broad set of skills.” Jon Burton. (2012). How To Become A Pro Live Sound Engineer- Sex, Lies & Gaffer Tape. [Online]. SoundOnSound. Last Updated: Nov. Available at: https://www.soundonsound.com/people/how-become-pro-live-sound-engineer [Accessed 16 November 2023]. I like the above quotation that I came across…
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Awkward Firsts, Promising Nexts.
Reflection of starting placement: The First Day at 3D Animation Studio – Humain. by Allyshea Vanalli. As I anxiously approached the building of my placement, I had realized that through the brief emails exchanged the past couple weeks with my employer, that there had been no mention of the 2 different passcodes required to enter…