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Learning Outcome Skill (General) Skill (Specific) Description (How did you achieve this PLTS?)

6.1 Independent Enquirers 2: plan and carry out research, appreciating the consequences of decisions.

In order to gain a better understanding of what a festival is and the purpose of them, I undertook various research

6.1 Independent Enquirers 4: Analyse and evaluate information, judging its relevance and value.

I completed various worksheets about festivals and the purpose of them, the artistic policy, the target audience and the programme content. This way I could analyse festivals in detail and judge the relevance of it.

6.1 Reflective Learners 6: Communicate their learning in relevant ways for different audiences.

I used worksheets, power points, a blog, and many other unique ways to present my

6.2 Creative Thinkers 2: ask questions to extend their thinking

In order to understand completely what we wanted our festival to be about and what it was to include, I asked questions about the target audience, the content of the festival etc.

6.2 Team Workers 2: reach agreements, managing discussions to achieve results

We had to make a huge compromise when it came to choosing the name of the festival and in the end we came to an agreement by using elements of each persons idea.

6.2 Creative Thinkers 3: connect their own and others’ ideas and experiences in inventive ways

A lot of people within the group had various ideas about how they wanted the festival to be so I had to reach agreements on how to intertwine them both.

6.3 Creative Thinkers 3: connect their own and others’ ideas and

When promoting the festival I took all of our

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experiences in inventive ways

unique ideas and put them together to create one big idea on the main area of focus.

6.3 Creative Thinkers 5: try out alternatives or new solutions and follow ideas through

When I came to decisions and realised that they didn’t actually work for what we wanted to do or they were unrealistic then I tried out alternatives and followed through with the ideas.

6.3 Creative Thinkers 6: adapt ideas as circumstances change

When I planned to create t-shirts with our names on it but realised that we didn’t have enough time to order them so instead we got t-shirts with the school name on and “helper” written on the back.

6.3 Team Workers 2: reach agreements, managing discussions to achieve results

I had to come to an agreement with everyone else about who will do what as part of the promotion and who will go where. That way we could achieve successful results.

6.3 Team Workers 5: take responsibility, showing confidence in themselves and their contribution

I had to take responsibility for my contribution of the promotion and take a positive, confident approach in order to come across professional and polite.

6.4 Team Workers 6: provide constructive support and feedback to others

On the day of the festival, I had to brief all of our volunteers to make sure that they all new what they needed to do and what was expected of them. Also whilst they managed their areas, I supported

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them and gave constructive advice.

6.4 Self Managers 4: anticipate, take and manage risks

On the day of the festival, I went around the area a few times to identify any safety risks and if any was found then make them seen. Also, I was going to all of the stalls to make sure that all health and safety requirements had been met in terms of volunteers monitoring the bouncy castle with children on etc.