Our version of the BBC’s The Apprentice is already well under way with one challenge complete and the next about to start. One of the teams has already lost a team member and after allegations of cheating were unproven the two teams ended the first challenge with a margin of just £1.85 between them.
Cake sale
The first challenge saw 16 students split into two teams, the A-Team and The Super Seven. Both teams were very enthusiastic and got stuck in right away with meetings and one group spent lots of time baking their own cakes in the school kitchens. On challenge day both teams ran their own separate cake sale and one group sold raffle tickets (allegedly before challenge day!). However, despite all these efforts, Emily's team lost by just £1.85 and Jack was fired after receiving the most votes and not turning up for the board room meeting. Their team captain, away sick on the day, was not able to defend herself so continues to the next challenge.
30 second advert
The challenge for term two is to create a 30 second advert for Mangotsfield Sixth Form with a pair of media students as their camera crew and technical support. They will film and edit on Challenge day which is Wednesday 17th November. They have a media brief and have to submit their story board on Wednesday 10th November. We will wait and see what this brings!
Moving images
This challenge asks the apprentices to use moving images to represent a key idea or concept - in this case the Sixth Form at Mangotsfield. They will need to think about what they are filming and also how they wish to film it, so that their finished product has the desired effect on the viewer. This is very similar to what GCSE students will be doing over their two year course. KS4 Media Studies asks students to analyse how media texts - from TV adverts to comic books - are created to appeal to audiences. They also apply these ideas to their own productions.
Fired!
The second challenge will be followed up by another boardroom meeting at the end of term where three members of the losing team will be fired! |
