The St Thomas More Catholic School Podcast

Media Studies: Year 13: Ep 8 - I, Daniel Blake

In the latest Media Studies podcast, Mr Richards looks at the importance of Ken Loach’s 2016 award winning film ‘I, Daniel Blake’ to consider the important ideas that would be useful for the Component One exam.

Media Studies: Year 13: Ep 7 - Black Panther

This week’s STM Media Studies podcast takes a look at Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ to consider the Media Context and Media Industries which went into the making and promotion of the film.

Geography: Year 11: Social Development

The Geography team discuss key aspects of unit 7 including health, child labour, and efforts to tackle Malaria.

Geography: Year 11: Ecosystem

Mr Virgo leads a discussion on the Savanna, Peat Bogs, the Amazon forest . . . and Nottingham Forest!

Media Studies: Year 13: Ep 6 - Newspaper

Mr Richards and special guest Mr Hanna breakdown the importance of The Mirror and The Times within the newspaper industry.

Media Studies: Year 13: Ep 5 - Riptide

Mr Richards and two Y13 students interrogate the platinum selling song 'Riptide' by Vance Joy and the music video

Media Studies: Year 13: Ep 4 - Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’

In Episode Four of the STM Media Studies podcast, Mr Richards is joined by two of our Year 13 students to discuss the importance of Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’ video and the wider social impact that Beyonce looked to achieve through the release of the song.

Media Studies: Year 13: Ep 3 - Water Aid

In Episode Three of the STM Media Studies podcast, the Water Aid charity advertisement from 2016 is analysed by Mr Richards to consider key ideas that can be discussed in the Component One exam.