A Level Film Studies

A Level Film Studies worksheet.

Follow this link to help you gain an insight into what engineering will entail at Furness College:

https://enginuity.org/innovation-lab/skills-miner/?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=skills_miner_launch

To prepare you for A Level physics why not try some online lessons that are designed specifically to help you bridge the gap from your GCSEs to A level.

https://www.gcsephysicsonline.com/session-1

https://www.gcsephysicsonline.com/session-2

https://www.gcsephysicsonline.com/session-3

https://www.gcsephysicsonline.com/session-4

https://www.gcsephysicsonline.com/session-5

Each lesson should take you between 1 and 2 hours and involves three steps

1. LEARN – Watch some videos and test yourself with Quick Questions
2. PRACTISE – Complete the short worksheet
3. REVIEW – Watch the daily livestream at 10 am that will take you through the answers

You can also use the link below to access more lessons to help you brush up on your GCSE physics knowledge if you need to.

https://www.gcsephysicsonline.com/covid-19

Maths A level

Algebra skills are vital for Maths A level. Watch the following videos, attempt the questions and mark your answers using the solutions provided to ensure you are ready to start A level Maths.

To access the questions and answers you will need to follow these links.

Rearranging formula

Watch this:  https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/changing-the-subject2.html

Try these:  https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/changing-the-subject2.html

Self mark:  https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/7-rearranging-harder-formulaans.pdf

The quadratic formula

Watch this:  https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/7-rearranging-harder-formulaans.pdf

Try these questions:  https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/7-quadratic-formula.pdf

Self mark:  https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/7-quadratic-formula.pdf

Factorising harder quadratics

Watch this:  https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/factorising-harder.html

Try these:  https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/factorising-harder.html

Self mark:  https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/7-factorising-harder-quadraticsans.pdf

Algebraic Fractions

Watch this: https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/7-factorising-harder-quadraticsans.pdf

Try these: https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/7-algebraic-fractions.pdf

Self mark: https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/7-algebraic-fractions.pdf

Surds

Watch this: https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/surds.html

Try these: https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/7-surds.pdf

Self mark: https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/7-surds.pdf

Introduction to OCR Law

Activity 1 – Law in the news

Law is part of everyday life. Instructions: Look at the home page of a news website (e.g. BBC News). Try to spot the link that the law has with each story. The purpose of the activity is to show that there is a legal aspect to most, if not all stories in the news every day. Some examples could be e.g. sport – drugs testing, contractual law, international law, corruption

Activity 2 The differences between civil and criminal law. A civil case – Donoghue V Stevenson (1932)

Research this case: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8367223.stm

1.What are the important facts of this case? 2. Who won the case? 3. What did the claimant want from the defendant? 4. What law comes from this case? 5.How does this law affect you?

Activity 3 – A criminal case – R V Dudley & Stephens (1884) Activity 3 – A criminal or Civil Case

Research the above case. There is a short video clip about this case taken from the BBC Coast programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018gjjp

1.What are the important facts of this case? 2. What defence did they raise? 3. What was the verdict?   4. What law comes from this case? 5.What would your decision have been?

Activity 4 – A criminal or civil case

Task: To decide whether each case study is a civil offence or a criminal offence and then to place it in hierarchical format dependant on the seriousness of the case.

Law Extra Reading/Watch List:

• Is Eating People Wrong?: Great Legal Cases and How they Shaped the World, by Allan Hutchinson
• Under the Wig, by William Clegg
• The law’s strangest cases, by Peter Seddon
• The Collected Stories of Rumpole, by John Mortimer
• The Secret Barrister
• Blog – The Secret Barrister

Welcome to A level chemistry at Barrow 6^th Form College

Chemistry is a dynamic and constantly evolving discipline at the forefront of scientific discovery and is of vital importance in today’s modern society.

To give you a feel for the importance of chemistry in the modern industrial world you can visit the following site:

Website: https://www.essentialchemicalindustry.org/

An important aspect of Chemistry is the Periodic table. At the University of Nottingham, they have developed an interactive table, which contains videos of the key chemistry of each element. Click on the link below and explore the richness of the chemistry of the elements.

Web site: http://www.periodicvideos.com/

Molecules are varied and complex in their chemical behaviour in nature. This web site introduces you to the wide diversity of compounds and their chemistry.

Molecules of the month: http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/motm.htm

Preparation for A level chemistry  

The link below contains a compilation of thirty-four MaChemGuy videos which cover many of the introductory topics covered at the beginning of any A level chemistry course. Working through these videos will give you best possible preparation for starting your A level chemistry course.

A useful addition to any budding A level chemistry student.

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi6oabjl6coxUlfu8syK3K0iFXQIjwDUM

Enjoy your exploration of the wonders of chemistry.

A LEVEL BUSINESS – YEAR 11 – RESEARCH TASK

Since the onset of the Coronavirus and the UK lockdown, one topic that has frequented the business pages is cash flow, i.e. do businesses have enough money to pay their day to day expenses?

Cash flow pressures

With all but essential retailers closed, the majority of firms have seen the taps turn off overnight and revenue from cash sales plummet, putting extreme demands on cash reserves and creating cash flow pressures. Those that are reliant on cash sales and those who have money tied up in stock and receivables no doubt felt the pinch quickly. Firms with an online presence will have clearly benefitted but the sudden increase in demand that some have seen, has resulted in websites only offering sales for limited hours in a day or even implementing queuing systems, to manage demand due to a lack of capacity. This in itself still creates a cash flow issue. We have also seen firms cancel dividend payments. This article goes into further detail regarding the insurer Aviva cancelling its 2019 dividend payment.

The impact on high street names

High street retailers were already struggling prior to the crisis. A report by the British Retail Consortium suggested that 2019 was the worse year for retailers in 25 years. Therefore in a sector that was already struggling, the crisis couldn’t have come at a worse time. According to an article in The Times on 10th April, Callum Jones wrote that the projected cash flow of 34 leading retailers was set to fall into negative territory. Some of these retailers include high street names such as: JD Sport, Dixons Carphone and Pets at Home. This was based on modelling from a consultancy firm that forecasted a 70% fall in sales. Post-crisis, what will the high street look like? For those that survive, how will their operations be affected by the lack of cash?

Planes and Automobiles

Airports and airlines have also been some of the hardest hit. As countries closed their borders, fleets of planes were grounded and along with that, revenue streams. In an article in the Economist, it was put forward that three quarters of airlines couldn’t cover costs beyond three months. Some of the biggest airlines have managed to secure credit lines from banks to support their cash flow. This still begs the question, what will the competitive landscape look like in 6 months? Will we see state aid as in the case of the USA? To read more about how the airline industry has been affected click the following links to articles in The Economist and The Guardian.

The unprecedented fiscal interventions by the government aims to prevent industrial scarring and the furloughing of workers via the job retention scheme. This will no doubt prove to be extremely beneficial but some firms will still suffer. Car manufacturers face significant fixed costs which must still be paid regardless of production. One UK firm which has been reportedly ‘scrambling’ to save cash is Jaguar Land Rover. A report in the April 5th edition of the Sunday Times stated that the shutdown of UK operations was estimated to cost £1bn a month. JLR is known for its R&D and has expanded its operations in the UK to support electric car development; fitting with changing market conditions and external pressures.

Research Activity

The new Jaguar XJ is the company’s latest addition to its electric vehicle (EV) portfolio and it is touted as the rival to the Tesla Model S.

When Jaguar’s production facilities reopen, management are faced with two choices:

1) Do they continue development of the car, ready for a launch in 2021?

or

2) Prioritise production of the successful Range Rovers and Land Rover Defenders?

Use the internet to conduct some research. Consider the merits and drawbacks of each option and justify which you think JLR should choose.

https://www.sololearn.com/

Hospitality Industry Research Task

You work in the marketing department of a Lake District hotel.

Using Word, produce an A3 size poster (click on page layout and then size and then select A3) advertising your business to be displayed at a Tourist Information Centre.

Your poster should include:

• An image of the hotel
• Its location
• Facilities available
• Prices
• Details of the menus available
• Star rating and nearby attractions

Below is an example …