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Music
Last year four pupils went on to study music at university. This year pupils pursued a new OCR music A-level course which allowed them
a greater degree of choice between composition and performance
as part of their coursework. It also offered them a broader variety of musical genres to study, from baroque choral works through to jazz
and other 20th century music. Those studying music technology A-level had access to the College’s state-of-the art recording studio utilising Slate Raven MTi multi-touch mixing surfaces, a high spec Apple Mac
Pro running industry standard music production software Pro Tools
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by Universal Audio Apollo16. GCSE and A-level pupils attended workshops with Brighton Institute of Media and Music. Fifty Year 9 pupils opted for music as one of their creative courses though, owing
to Covid-19, they were unable to perform their iPad orchestra piece as the previous Year 9 had done in a recital referenced in a House of Lords debate.
Recording studio state-of-the-art control room
PE
The A-level cohort was an exceptionally talented group with several gaining regional and national honours in their chosen sports. A number are looking to study sports psychology, sports science, physiotherapy and other related fields. As part of their revision they attended a conference run by PE practitioners, and during the summer term they received support from physiotherapist Amelia Planterose OE.
Pupils continued to benefit from teachers’ close links with the University of Brighton whose sports department, based in Eastbourne, is ranked in the top 100 in the world.
Philosophy and RS
Years 9 and 10 RS pupils developed dialectic skills which many of them put into great effect in the Debating Society. The online Philosophy Society in the summer term was very active with discussions ranging from Marxism and private property to the right of ‘anti-Vaxers’ to send their children to school. Year 13 particularly enjoyed their study of Sartre and JS Mill this year.
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