Stretch & Challenge

Stretch & Challenge Interested in a particular subject area. Want to Learn more? A booklet of useful resources & starting places to inspire curious minds!

Using The Guide Inside this booklet you will find suggestions of books, films, websites and other starting points to inspire you. This is your own personal guide to further your education and includes all of the subjects on offer here at Pershore High School. We’ve tried to keep it simple so if you want to find out more, stretch your subject knowledge or find new challenges, this is a good place to start. You can use it in school or at home or whenever it suits you. Subjects have been listed in alphabetical order.

Gifted & Talented - Art Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in Art. Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds… http://www.tate.org.uk/ http://kids.tate.org.uk/ http://andreajoseph24.blogspot.com/ http://designmuseum.org/ http://www.photonet.org.uk/ http://www.vam.ac.uk/ http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/ http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/ http://www.ikon-gallery.co.uk/ http://www.banksy.co.uk/ http://www.mauricemagazine.com/ http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/ http://www.lomography.com/ http://www.daydreamlily.com/ http://www.number8.org/ http://www.mikeperrystudio.com/ http://www.pbs.org/art21/

Gifted & Talented - Art Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Books: The Polaroid Book – Taschen Series Drawing From Life, The Journal as Art by Jennifer New By Hand, The use of Craft in Contemporary Art by Joseph Magliaro, Shu Hung Hand Made Graphics, Tools and Techniques beyond the Mouse by Anna Way The Photo Book – Phaidon Series The Art Book – Phaidon Series Dogtown – The Legend of the Z-Boys by Glen E. Freidman Leroy Grannis by Jim Heirman Tim Walker – Fashion Photography Films: David Hockney Grand Canyon Step into Liquid – Surfing Billabong Odyssey – Surfing Guy Denning – You Tube Videos Aardman Animation – Wallace & Gromit The Genius of Photography Key Artists: David Hockney Andy Warhol Peter Blake Damien Hirst Andrea Joseph Louise Bourgeois Tracey Emin Frida Kahlo Francesca Woodman Martin Parr Tim Walker Banksy Sheppard Fairey

Gifted & Talented - Business & Economics Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in Business and Economics. Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds…. www.tutor2u.net www.bized.co.uk/ www.economist.com www.startups.co.uk www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business www.necb.org www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/ www.young-enterprise.org.uk. www.businesslink.gov.uk

Gifted & Talented – Business & Economics Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Books / Magazines: “Anyone Can Do It – My Story” by Duncan Bannatyne “The Armchair Economist” by Steven Landsburg “Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur” by Sir Richard Branson The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder The Economist Business Week Business Review / Economics Review TV / Radio Programmes: Dragons Den The Apprentice Working Lunch The Money Programme Money Box

Gifted & Talented – English Language & Literature • Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in English… • Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestions for curious and inquisitive minds… • www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/.../english/.../index.htm • www.teachingexpertise.com/resources/gifted-talented • www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/.../cpdgifted/cpdresweblinks.html • http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/ • http://www.themanbookerprize.com/ • http://cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature/ • http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/index.html • http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/poetsHome.do • http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/professions/poets.shtml • http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/writing/

Gifted & Talented - English Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Books: Anything in bookshops that comes under the heading ‘Classics’ is generally good to stretch and challenge. There are English reading lists for each year group; so we would supply the reading list for the year above. Films/TV Programmes: The West Wing Frankenstein Any adaptations of novels/plays Talking Heads Other: Join debating society Sixth form – attend Poetry and Pies/Pimms Write to local MP Write articles for local press Write articles/produce copy for newsletter Enter writing competitions Join creative writing club Read a variety of newspapers

Gifted & Talented - History Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in History Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds… www.spartacus.net www.bbc.co.uk/history www.history.org www.32postkarten.com www.plaqueguide.com http://WW2History.com www.hmd.org.uk/resources/survivor-stories/ www.bl.uk/timeline

Gifted & Talented - History Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Books: There are thousands of history books choose a period you are interested and have a look at the British Library website. Here are a selection of some of our favourites; Elizabeth by David Starkey A History of Britain by Simon Schama History of Britain by Andrew Marr The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller by Carlo Ginzburg Russia by AntonChekov War and Peace by Tolstoy Films/TV Programmes: Please check age certification Cecil B. De Mille's Biblical and Roman Empire Epics Ghandi Patton Passage to India The Last Emperor The Killing Fields Nixon Malcolm X Ed Wood Evita

Gifted & Talented - ICT Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in ICT… Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds… http://www.greenfoot.org/ www.bbc.co.uk (various ICT news stories, latest technology, good multimedia product examples) www.teach-ict.co.uk (covers the full ICT syllabus) http://www.xtranormal.com/ (animation) http://scratch.mit.edu/ (programming/animation) http://tv.adobe.com (Adobe tutorials for Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver and Photoshop) http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/ (HTML coding tutorials) http://www.schoolicons.com/eng/index.html (free computer icons) http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/ (various software tutorials) http://www.smartwebby.com/ (loads of web based info and tutorials) http://bestanimations.com/index.html (free animated gifs) http://www.computing.co.uk/ (magazine format for all current ICT news stories) Pivot Stickman Animator (download free from a range of websites) Films/TV Programmes: Click (technology programme available on BBC iPlayer) The Gadget Show – Channel 5

Gifted & Talented - Maths Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in……. Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds…. http://nrich.maths.org/public/index.php http://nrich.maths.org/stemNRICH http://mathschallenge.net/ http://www.mymaths.co.uk/ - A Level section or A to A* booster pack

Gifted & Talented - Maths Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Books: Maths Challenge Book 1-3 - Tony Gardiner Mathematical Challenge – Tony Gardiner More Mathematical Challenges – Tony Gardiner The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers – David Wells Taming the Infinite: The story of Mathematics – Ian Stewart Cows in the Maze and other Mathematical Explorations – Ian Stewart Films/TV Programmes: The story of Maths (TV series) Marcus du Sautoy Good Will Hunting (film) A Beautiful Mind (film)

Gifted & Talented - MFL Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in MFL… Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds… www.france24.com 24 hour news website www.lequipe.fr Sports results and articles www.allocine.fr Trailers of all the latest films www.linguascope.com Games and Puzzles in lots of languages Ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/languages/ Classic fairy tales www.tf1.fr News website similar to the BBC www.atantot-extra.com Games website www.goethe.de German Cultural site www.heute.de - 100 second daily news reports http://german.about.com/ - access to whole range of newspaper, magazine, radio & news links

Gifted & Talented - MFL Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Books: “Le petit prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “Nathan und seine Kinder” by Mirjam Pressler Films/TV Programmes: “Au revoir les enfants” “Mon père ce héros” “Jean de Florette” “Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques” “The Lives of Others” (German) “Sophie Scholl-The Final Days” (German) “The Edukators” 'Goodbye Lenin' 'Lola rennt' 'Der Untergang' 'Das Leben der Anderen' Other: Paris-Match (French) Stern (German) Hola! (Spanish)

Gifted & Talented - Music Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in Music… Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds…

Gifted & Talented - Music Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Books: Grove Dictionary of Music – Copies in the library and PA3 Rhinegold Dictionary of Music in Sound Harmony in Practice – Anna Butterworth An Introduction to Music Technology – Dan Hosken The Pop Music Textbook – Edition Peters A Guide to Music Around the World – Peter Dunbar-Hall Big Bangs – Howard Goodall The Composers Handbook – B Cole Orchestral Technique – G Jacobs Music/TV Programmes/Other: All BBC radio stations and BBC4 TV Classic FM, Jazz FM Classic FM, BBC Music and Sound on Sound magazines There is a whole world of music just waiting to be discovered. Go and watch a live concert, re-tune the radio to a new station, listen to a new band, composer or style of music. Do it with open ears and an open mind!

Gifted & Talented - Drama & Performing Arts Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in Drama & Performing Arts… Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds… http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-4/gifted-students.html = Integrating the Arts into the Curriculum for Gifted Students. www.youngplaywrights101.com www.produceaplay.com http://www.kryingsky.com/Stan/Biography/bot.html http://web.archive.org/web/20040619012630/www.rdg.ac.uk/globe/oldglobe/oldglobe_index.htm http://www.getintotheatre.org/ = BTec Performing Arts http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ = For applying for grants http://www.equity.org.uk/ = To Protect performers in the workplace http://www.gumtree.com/ = Networking and Advertising Shows/Performances/Exhibitions www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk = For a place to perform Shows http://www.festivalofworldcultures.com/ = For Networking and performing shows

Gifted & Talented - Drama & Performing Arts Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Books: Theatre of Cruelty - Artaud The Theatre and its Double - Artaud Theatre of the Oppressed - Boal An Actor Prepares – Stanislavski Plays by: Brecht e.g. Mother Courage Ibsen – A Doll’s House Chekhov – The Seagull Films/TV Programmes: Sky Arts Culture Show BBC modern Shakespeare Series Film adaptations of plays Other: Theatre visits – London and Stratford Join a Drama group – school and locally Take part in the annual Festival Plays

Gifted & Talented - Photography Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in Photography… Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds… http://www.tate.org.uk/ http://www.photonet.org.uk/ http://www.vam.ac.uk/ http://www.lomography.com/ http://www.daydreamlily.com/ http://www.npg.org.uk/ http://www.youngphotographeroftheyear.com/ http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/ http://www.halcyonriverdiaries.co.uk/Site/Welcome.html http://www.charliehamiltonjames.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=13053&Akey=RSHKR8D4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/ http://www.craigjoneswildlifephotography.co.uk/ http://www.ypu.org/ http://www.flickr.com/groups/43116471@N00/ http://www.photography.com/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/photography http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/photographers/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/lomo/ http://tryit.adobe.com/uk/lightroom/tw1/?sdid=EQOWI& http://www.photoshop.com/

Gifted & Talented – Photography Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Other: James Bowden Charlie Hamilton Jones Craig Jones Walker Evans Man Ray Ansel Adams Karl Blossfeldt Andre Kertesz Steve McCurrie Martin Parr Create your own photo book @ http://landing.blurb.com/gpbUK?ce=google_eu_photo&gclid=CPjb787arqQCFRYB4wodekKsyw Books: Digital-Photography-Book-Step-Step Digital Photographer Photography Monthly Photo Icon Practical Photography National Geographic The Photo Book DSLR Photography Magazine The Guardian Photo Competition Photo Icons Black & White Photography Magnum Films/TV Programmes: The Genius of Photography Halcion River Diaries BBC Lomography Documentary Any BBC Wildlife Documentaries Coast

Gifted & Talented - Psychology Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in Psychology… Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds… An interesting blog, run by a clinical psychologist, that focuses on issues associated with clinical neuropsychology.www.clinicalneuropsych.blogspot.comA brilliant new website designed to help anybody looking for informed and detailed information on psychology. Definitions, history, topic areas, theory and practice, careers, psychology Q & A and study skills are all covered in detail. www.all-about-psychology.comA useful site run by chartered psychologists offering products and information designed to enhance how you feel, think and behave.www.psychology4you.comA free, on-line resource for randomly assigning participants to conditions.www.randomizer.orgAn excellent site, packed full with A Level Psychology resources and up to date news of research findings from a variety of journals. www.alevelpsychology.co.ukPsychology blog run by Adrian Frost, Mike Cardwell and Cara Flanagan. www.folensblogs.com/psychcompanion/blogParticipate in on-line research and contribute to the development of psychological knowledge.www.onlinepsychresearch.co.ukA site that provides comprehensive information about the various career options available in Psychology.www.careersinpsychology.co.uk

Gifted & Talented - Psychology Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Books: Eysenck, H.J. (1977) Crime and Personality, 2nd ed/ London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Harrower, J (2003) Applying psychology to crime. London: Hodder and Stoughton Kline, P. (1984) Psychology and Freudian Theory: An introduction: London: Methuen Lange, J. (1929) Crime as Destiny. London: Unwin Maslow, A.H (1962) Toward a Psychology of being. New York: Van Nostrand McGurk, B.J and McDougall, C. (1981) A new approach to the theory of the criminal personality: New York: Academic Pinel, J (2003) Biopsychology, 5th ed: Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Price, J. (1968) The genetics of depressed behaviour: London: Hodder and Stoughton Rokeach, M. (1960) The Open and Closed Mind: New York: Basic Books Sarafino, E. (2006) Health Psychology: New York. Wiley West, A.N (1973) Who Becomes Deliquent?; London: Heineman Films/TV Programmes: Other: CSI The Psychology Review Magazine ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ British Psychological Society Silence of the lambs The Centre for Investigative Psychology Surviving Peter Sutcliffe One year on- Investigation into the Rachel Nickel case Cracker ‘My Mum, Heroin and Me’ ‘Strange phobias’

Gifted & Talented – Philosophy & Ethics Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in Philosophy and Ethics. “Education is what survives when we have forgotten all that we have learned” B. F. Skinner Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds…. http://www.thinkingeducation.co.uk/philo.htm - Will Ord P4C www.philosophyonline.co.uk/A source of information http://www.philosophyofreligion.info/ Pitched at first year degree/A2 level http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/ This can give you headaches! http://www.philosophyexperiments.com/ And this one! http://www.friesian.com/valley/dilemmas.htm Ethical/Moral Dilemmas Practice thinking, it does not really matter what with (apart from your brain of course!)

Gifted & Talented - Philosophy & Ethics Books: Easy reading? Sophie’s World - Jostein Gaarder = Basic introduction to the history of western philosophy The Life of Pi - Molitor Patel = Exploration into the role of faith and perception The Consolation of Philosophy- Alain De Botton = Some people like it! General watered down thought. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance- Robert M. Pirsig = Critique of Western Philosophy Primary sources! The Republic (Book VII) – Plato= Philosophical and political essay concerning state of humanity De anima – Aristotle = Philosophical work on the nature of life the universe and everything including us. Consolation of Philosophy – Boethius = Why dying to think is better than living to consume. Meditations on First Philosophy – Descartes = “I think therefore I am” and other unfortunately illogical gems. Films/TV Programmes: Brazil – Terry Gilliangham Metropolis- Fritz Lang The Matrix- Wachowski s Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Other: Listen to Radio 4 Read a broadsheet newspaper

Gifted & Talented - Science Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in Science… Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds…

Gifted & Talented - Science Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Books: A Short History of Nearly EverythingBill Bryson Highly recommended: a hugely readable introduction to historical developments in many areas of science. Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the PlanetOliver Morton An excellent and thorough treatment of photosynthesis, the evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere and the changes brought about by mankind. Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to AnotherPhilip Ball Can we apply physics to the behaviour of large numbers of people? Gets tricky later on, but fascinating throughout. ChaosJames Gleick A classic. Introducing Chaos Theory and its implications for mathematics and the sciences. Bad Science: Ben Goldacre An expose of poor or downright deceptive science experiments and communication, mostly in medicinal science. Measuring the Universe: The Historical Quest to Quantify SpaceKitty Ferguson A very readable account of the development of our ideas about space. Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Einstein all prominent. Einstein’s UniverseNigel Calder Does what is says on the tin. How did Einstein arrive at his theories of relativity and what implications did they have? Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution Nick Lane A biochemist looks at the evolution of photosynthesis, warm blood, death and other features of living things. Advanced. Bully for Brontosaurus Stephen Jay Gould One chosen more or less at random from the many worthwhile publications of Gould, a master of communicating biological science. This one contains collected essays on a range of topics. The Origins of Virtue Matt Ridley To what extent is “nice” behaviour determined by genes? How do humans benefit from behaving nicely to each other? See also Genome and Nature via Nurture: genes, experience and what makes us human. The Chemistry of Life Steven Rose An introduction to biochemistry. Which molecules are essential for life? What do they look like and what do they do? The Periodic TablePrimo Levi How chemistry became intertwined with the life of a remarkable man who lived through key episodes in history. A classic.

Gifted & Talented - Technology Information and further research to support Gifted & Talented students in Technology… Websites: Please have a look at some our of suggestion for curious and inquisitive minds… www.ted.com www.technologystudent.com www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REVdt.htm www.brainpop.com/ www.design-technology.info/home.htm www.coolmax.invista.com www.vogue.com www.design-council.org.uk www.bbcgoodfood.com - numerous ideas and recipes www.jamieoliver.com–Jamies campaigns, ideas and recipes www.nigella.com -recipes www.foodafactoflife.org.uk –a wide range of information on food and nutrition www.eatwell.gov.uk –the Governments guide to healthy eating, food hygiene, current ideas www.hairybikers.com -recipes www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk –information on all aspects of school meals

Gifted & Talented - Technology Please have a look at some of our suggestions to inspire you. Books: 9 Heads: A guide to fashion drawing by Nancy Riegelman Exploring Textile Arts by Elaine Perry Experimental Textiles by Kim Thittichai Techno Textiles 2 by Sarah E Braddock Clarke and Marie O’Mahony Manual Of Nutrition-HMSO Desserts-James Martin Cooking Explained-Barbara Hammond The Hairy Bikers Family Cookbook (Mum knows best) Si King and Dave Myers Cook With Jamie-Jamie Oliver Jamie’s Dinners Jamie Oliver The Naked Chef-Jamie Oliver How To Eat-Nigella Lawson Complete Cookery Course-Delia Smith The Cookery Year-Readers Digest Real Food-Nigel Slater English Bread and Yeast Cookery-Elizabeth David Best Kept Secrets of the Women’s Institute Series Key Designers: Ross Lovegrove Frank Lloyd Wright Charles Rennie Mackintosh Gerrit Reitveld Vivienne Westwood Matthew Williamson Yohji Yamamoto Yves Saint Laurent Karl Lagerfeld Films/TV Programmes: Blood, Sweat & T-Shirts (BBC) Project Catwalk/Runway (Sky) The Secret World of Haute Couture (BBC) ‘Textiles’ (YouTube) Masterchef Come Dine With Me Celebrity Chef shows (Jamie Oliver etc) River Cottage (Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall) The Hairy Bikers

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