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                                                                                 our students.
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                                           Kingsmedia team were successful
                                                                                 successful in their GCSEs about
                                           Kingsmedia team were successful       successful in their GCSEs about
                                                             o buy some
                                                                                 how they did it. This is then going
                                           in obtaining a bid t
                                           in obtaining a bid to buy some        how they did it.  This is then going
                                                                                  o be used t
                                           equipment and part of that went
                                                                                             o inspire our Y11s as
                                           equipment and par  t of that went     t to be used to inspire our Y11s as
                                                 chase good quality sound
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                                                                                 they decide their future subjects
                                           to purchase good quality sound        they decide their future subjects
                                           recording equipment and a camer
                                           recording equipment and a camera      and career pathways. During
                                                                            a
                                                                                 and career pathways. During
                                           that was robust and portable          those recordings I realised how
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                                                                                 those recordings I realised how
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        KNG – 2020 issue 3 Dec 2020
        KNG – 2020 issue 3 Dec 2020        enough to be quickly, easily and      power ful it would be t o inter view
                                           safely deployed. During the mindful
                                           safely deployed. During the mindful   university students and people
                                                                                 university students and people
                                           Christmas activities recently
                                                                                 in jobs about how they got there,
            v
             ation is one of the key
        Innovation is one of the key       Christmas activities recently         in jobs about how they got there,
        Inno
                                           in school we could despatch a
                                                                                 what they do and what challenges
      values for us at Kingsmead. Every
      v alues for us at Kingsmead. E very   in school we could despatch a        what they do and what challenges
                                           Kingsmedia reporting team to
                                                                                 need to be met by future versions
      time a student does something        Kingsmedia repor  ting team t o       need t o be met by future versions
      time a student does something
                                                                                 of themselves. This will start
                                           gather reactions around school
      for the first time or learns a new
      for the first time or learns a new   gather reactions ar ound school       of themselves.  This will star t
                                           whilst the assembly was recorded
                                                                                 production after Christmas and
      skill or bit of knowledge, they are
      skill or bit of knowledge, they are   whilst the assembly was recorded     pr oduction after Christmas and
                                                                                                            ces that
                                           in the Hall.
                                                                                 build int
                                                                                               ary of resour
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      innovating. Over this last term the
      inno v ating. Over this last term the   in the Hall.                       build into a library of resources that
                                                                                 we could add to every year.
      driving for
      driving force behind some really                                           we could add t o e very year .
               ce behind some really
                                              The department videos and
      interesting Inno v ation has been the   The depar tment videos and
      interesting Innovation has been the
                                           3D photographs that helped bring
                                                                                    I only want to work in a school
      Kingsmedia team. This is a growing
      Kingsmedia team.  This is a gr owing   3D phot ogr aphs that helped bring     I only want t o work in a school
                                           a Virtual Open Evening to life for
                                                                                 where we innovate and improve for
      gr oup of staff and students which    a Vir tual Open E vening t o life for   where we inno v ate and impr o ve for
      group of staff and students which
                                           the Y7 parents all come out of the
                                                                                 the benefit of students. It is more
      star ted with the first issue of     the Y7 parents all come out of the    the benefit of students. It is more
      started with the first issue of
                                                                                 than just teaching, it is inspiring
                                           Kingsmedia pr
                                                         oduction house.
      the KNG-2020 magazine which
      the KNG-2020 magazine which          Kingsmedia production house.          than just teaching, it is inspiring
                                                                                 this generation to go beyond what
      was sent out during the first
      was sent out during the first                                              this gener ation t o go beyond what
                                                                                 is now t
                                                                                                              This
                                              With the need to really focus in
                                                                                         o build a better future.
      lockdown. This was packed full of
      lockdown.  This was packed full of      With the need t o really focus in   is now to build a better future. This
                                                                                 year has obviously been tough for
                                           on key learning and identify gaps
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      amazing ar
      amazing articles and photographs     on key learning and identify gaps     year has ob viously been t ough for
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                                                                                   veryone, but here at Kingsmead
                                           in knowledge there has been a
                                                                                 e
      produced by the students. This
      pr oduced by the students.  This     in knowledge there has been a         everyone, but here at Kingsmead
                                                                                 we are helping our young people
                                           great deal of innovation amongst
      core of students then formed         great deal of inno v ation amongst    we are helping our young people
      core of students then formed
                                           the staff. Zoom meetings and
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                                                                                  o find solutions t
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      the Kingsmedia club that has
      the Kingsmedia club that has         the staff. Z oom meetings and         to find solutions to problems,
                                                                                 care for themselves, each other
                                           lessons, loom recordings, Virtual
                          o work on new
      ‘creative gatherings’ to work on new   lessons, loom recordings, Vir tual   care for themselves, each other
      creative gatherings’ t
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                                                                                 and the world ar
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                                                                                                 ound them.
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      projects whenever we can. It is this
      pr ojects whene ver we can. It is this   Doodly presentations to introduce   and the world around them. They
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      ‘production house’ that produced     A levels, Podcasts going through      will be one of the most resilient
                                                                                 generations we have had for a
                                           past papers and subject content,
      many of the videos that you may
      many of the videos that you may      past papers and subject content,      gener ations we ha ve had for a
                                                                                 while and they will be prepared for
                                           the Blended Learning Platform,
      ha ve seen on F acebook. A second    the Blended Learning Platform,        while and they will be prepared for
      have seen on Facebook. A second
                                           increased use of Show my
                                                                                 the jobs that exist and the jobs that
      issue of the magazine was e ven      increased use of Show my              the jobs that exist and the jobs that
      issue of the magazine was even
                                           Homework, designing tests and
                                                                                 they will design in the future. I hope
      bigger and came out a few weeks
      bigger and came out a few weeks      Homework, designing tests and         they will design in the future. I hope
                                           surveys on Microsoft forms....the
                                                                                 that in this ‘different’ Christmas,
      ago and we have been frantically
      ago and we ha ve been fr antically   sur veys on Micr osoft forms....the   that in this ‘different’ Christmas,
                                           list of skills we have developed as
                                                                                 you can find some peace and joy.
                                o try
      working on this third issue t
      working on this third issue to try   list of skills we ha ve de veloped as   you can find some peace and joy.
                                           staff and students alike is really
      and get it out for Christmas.  This   staff and students alike is really
      and get it out for Christmas. This
                                                          This has opened
                                           quite amazing.
      is such an amazing outlet for our
      is such an amazing outlet for our    quite amazing. This has opened
                                           up learning and made bespoke
      students and the group is growing
      students and the gr oup is gr owing   up learning and made bespoke
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