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Walthamstow Academy Sixth Form Super-Curricular Booklet 2020 Ambition – Determination - Respect What Are Super-Curricular Activities? “Super-curricular activities are those that take the subjects you study further, beyond that which your teacher has taught you or what you've done for homework” Oxford University At Walthamstow Academy Sixth Form, we believe that subject knowledge and subject expertise are essential in securing the best possible university places. In addition to grade requirements, the most effective way to support you University application is to show that you have worked consistently and autonomously outside of the classroom and beyond the A level and BTEC curriculum, and that you have genuine interest in your chosen subject When applying to Universities and for apprenticeships, students who have completed a range of relevant super-curricular activities are more likely to receive multiple offers or asked to attend interviews. There are many examples of super-curricular activities, including watching and reviewing films, documentaries and TED talks; reading journal articles and books; listening to podcasts; and completing online MOOCS. This link illustrates the vast array of super- curricular activities students could complete to broaden their learning. Walthamstow Academy Summer Super-Curricular Booklet Key Image Description This activity is a film, documentary or mini-series. This activity is a TED talk. TED invites expert speakers to discuss their topics of expertise. This activity is a book or e-book. This activity is an online resource, such as an academic journal, newspaper article or information website. This activity is a podcast. • To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf • The Horse’s Mouth by Joyce Car • The Recognitions by William Gaddis • Portrait of a Man by Georges Perec, translated by David Bellos • How Art technology and design can inform creative leaders - here • Every piece of art you have ever wanted to see up close and searchable - here • The Paintings That Revolutionized Art - Claudia Stauble (Author, Editor) • Ways of Seeing (Penguin Modern Classics) - John Berger • The Art Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained” - DK • Contre-Jour: A Triptych After Pierre Bonnard - Gabriel Josipovici • Art & Design articles – here • A Level Art & Design advice – here • Famous artists information – here • Art Galleries around the World - here • Artists network: 12 Top Art Podcasts to Add to Your List – here Art & Design • What do Artists do all day? – here • ArtCurious – here • Gorillas in the Mist (1988) • Something the Lord Made (2004) • Inherit The Wind (1960) • Andromeda Strain (1971) • A New Superweapon in the Fight Against Cancer – here • Why Bees are Disappearing – here • Why Doctors Don’t Know About the Drugs They Prescribe – here • Growing New Organs – here • Junk DNA – Nessa Carey • The Red Queen – Matt Ridley • Frankenstein’s cat – Emily Athes • A Short History of Nearly Everything – Bill Bryson • Topic 1: The Cell – here Biology • Topic 2: The Immune System – here • Topic 3: Exercise, Energy and Movement – here • The Infinite Monkey Cage Podcast – here • The University of Exeter Biological Research Podcast – here • Capitalism: A love story (2009) Directed by Michael Moore • The Big Short (2015) Directed by Adam McKay • Wall Street (1987) Directed by Oliver Stone • What really motivates people to be honest at work? – here • Management lessons from Chinese business and philosophy – here • 2 questions to uncover your passion – and turn it into a career - here • The Young Entrepreneurs guide to Starting & Running a Business – Steve Mariotti • Moneyball – Michael Lewis • Making your money work for your Future – Paul Lewis • Steve Jobs – Steve Jobs • Business news daily – here • Fundera business articles – here • Economic times – here • Tutor 2 U business resources - here • BBC Business, Finance and Economics podcasts – here BTEC Business BTEC • Top 25 business podcasts - here • Chemistry: A volatile history – here • Fantastic 4 (2015) – Directed by Josh Trank • Michio Kaku explains the “real” science behind fantastic four - here • An introduction to organic chemistry – here • The incredible chemistry powering your smartphone – here • How pollution is changing the ocean’s chemistry – here • How big is a mole? - here • Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements - Hugh Aldersey-Williams. • The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns Light Bulbs Shine - Marty • Bad Science - Ben Goldacre • Elemental: The Periodic Table at 150 – here • New scientist chemistry articles - here • Batteries should not burst into flames – here Chemistry • Oxford University Chemistry Podcasts – here • The Infinite Monkey Cage with Brian Cox and Robin Ince - here • Hackers (1995) – Iain Softley • The Matrix (1999) – Lana and Lily Wachowski • The Imitation Game (2014) – Morten Tyldum • The birth of the computer – here • A computer that works like a brain – here • Shape shifting technology will change how we work – here • How Photosynth can connect the World’s images – here • Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software – Charles Petzold • Cracking the Coding Interview - Gayle Laakmann McDowell • Getting Started with Unity: A Beginner's Guide to game development – Dr Edward Lavieri • Computer science and technology from MIT - here • 600 free coding courses - here • Build your own social media app from scratch - here • Top 10 podcasts for programmers – here Computer Science • Oxford University Computer Science podcasts - here • Margin Call (2011) Directed by J.C. Chandon • Capitalism: A love story (2009) Directed by Michael Moore • The Big Short (2015) Directed by Adam McKay • What is economic value, and who creates it? – here • The paradox of choice – here • How the blockchain will radically transform the economy – here • Capitalism will eat democracy, unless we speak up – here • The Big Short – Michael Lewis • Freakonomics – Stephen J. Dubner & Steven Levitt • Doughnut Economics – Kate Raworth • Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built – Duncan Clark • The coronavirus is our chance to completely rethink what the economy is for – here • Economics online – here • The economy – here • Undergraduate Economics modules - here Economics • EconTalk – here • BBC Business, Finance and Economics podcasts - here • Brave New World vs 1984 (intelligence squared discussion) - here • Hypernormalisation - Adam Curtis Documentary - here • Margaret Atwood – Women in the World Conference - here • What does Orwellian actually mean? - here • Why people need poetry – here • How did English evolve? – here • Building a dystopia to make us click on ads - here • How To Read English Literature - Terry Eagleton • How Fiction Works - James Wood • The Art of Fiction - David Lodge • Doing English: A Guide for Literature Students - Robert Eaglestone • The other side of Black Mirror: literary utopias offer the seeds of better real life – here • The Handmaid's Tale: will the relentlessly menacing dystopian fable lose its way? – here • Dystopian fiction tells a pretty everyday story for many women - here • The Allusionist Podcast – here • Penguin’s guide to the 32 best literary and book podcasts – here English Literature • Player FM English Literature Podcast links - here • The Boy who harnessed the wind • Before the Flood (2016) – Fisher Stevens • An Inconvenient Truth and An Inconvenient Sequel (2006, 2016) – Davis Guggenheim • The Impossible (2012) – J.A. Bayona • Slumdog Millionaire (15) – Danny Boyle • Why you should be a climate activist - here • Mega Cities – here • Maps that show us who were are - here • Asia’s rise: how and when? - here • Prisoners of Geography - Tim Marshall • Brick Lane - Monica Ali • The Happy City - Charles Montgomery • The Power of Place - Harm De Blij • The Conversation – here • BBC News – here • The Guardian online - here Geography • Oxford University Geography Department Podcasts - here • Royal Geographical Society - here • The Documentary podcast - here • The Theory of Everything - James Marsh • Elizabeth is missing - BBC iplayer • Confessions of a Junior Doctor - 4onDemand • Born to be different - 4onDemand • How racism makes us sick - here • Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about this? - here • The pharmacy of the future. Personalised pills, 3D printed at home. - here • Community health heroes - here • The fault in your stars - John Green • The story of Baby P - Ray James • This is going to hurt - Adam Kay • When breathe becomes air - Paul Kalanithi • The importance of the 6 C’s” by Nursing Times – here • “When cyberbullying meets gaming” – here • “Cannabis on trial” by National Health Executive – here • “How working at the Nightingale has changed my student experience” - here • In sickness and in social care - here • Rio and Kate Ferdinad - here BTEC Health & Social Care & Social Health BTEC • Nurse - here • Thatcher: A Very British Revolution: Series 1-5 - here • Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain Series - here • The Suffragettes: Movie - here • "Catastrophe 1914: Europe goes to War“ - here • Celebrating Britain's rich black history: Paul Reid at TEDxBrixton - here • Why the whitewashing of black history should be a major concern for us all - here • History is a curious thing, and Niall Ferguson - here • Cecile Richards: The political progress women have made, and what's next - here • Austerity Britain: 1945-51 - David Kynaston • White Heat: A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties - Dominic Sandbrook • Lovers and Strangers: An Immigrant History of Post-War Britain - Clair Wills