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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kevindonkleywood, My Zit 2 did skiing as one of her 4 sports for PE GCSE so we had to make a couple of extra trips to the Alps to get her videoed (by Easiski). It was a tough job to do, but I stepped up to the plate to be the one to take her.
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kevindonkleywood, yes, she's correct to say that skiing can be one of the optional sports presented as part of a GCSE portfolio. You will need to get an instructor to sign off video footage of her skiing against the GCSE criteria. It's been a couple of years since I last looked at those criteria and IIRC they were rather old fashioned in how they described the technical requirements, but I think that the majority of what is required can be done on your local artificial or indoor slope if you're looking to dampen your daughter's enthusiasm 
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The requirement is fairly basic, in that you need to show a series of runs demonstrating progression from snowplough to parallel, showing good technique. I do not recommend doing it on plastic - my daughter tried doing it with me filming, but we abandoned the idea and went back to netball. Indoor might be better - remember you will need to ask the centre for permission to film.
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| beequin wrote: |
| remember you will need to ask the centre for permission to film. |
why?
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I have done a few GCSE assessments in our resort and over in Madonna and Passo Tonale when parents or teachers with groups ask for them.
The kids take them really seriously. Have never been asked to video sessions but just to certify that they can perform various tasks. Just have to run the session then sign off and stamp the card with the ski school stamp.
Strange thing though, each education authority seems to have their own criteria for attaining a mark, so don’t think there is a national standard for this and some of the assessment forms seem designed more to ensure that everyone gets a high mark.
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Just incredible!! "O" levels in PE  What is it with the UK system? In our day the only doss subject was RK (religious knowledge)!
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where have you been the last few years, nbt?
My husband's niece did skiing for an AS level or something. It was I who tried to film her - and was quite useless. She had a ski lesson and got the instructor to do it, which was much more successful.
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| pam w wrote: |
where have you been the last few years, nbt?
My husband's niece did skiing for an AS level or something. It was I who tried to film her - and was quite useless. She had a ski lesson and got the instructor to do it, which was much more successful. |
I am interested why someone would feel the need to ask the centre's permission to film. Just film. You're not doing anything wrong.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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nbt, Kids, CRB an' all that. Anyone with a camera is a kiddy fiddler you know 
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halfhand, precisely my point. CRB has bug all to do with filming. Just get on with life and use some common sense
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You know it makes sense.
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My lad also did skiing as part of his PE GCSE's think it was at the Wycombe ski slope, in the 6th Form College he did Football to NVQ level 3 shame there is not a Higher NVQ in Skiing 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wayne, LOL the NVQ in football took him to Level 3 Coaching for the FA which means he could coach up to Conferance level straight out of 6 th form, some of the kids did go on to do this, he just went skiing!!! (no surprises there)
I was thinking that maybe if there was an NVQ Skiing it could adopt something similar and take kids to a certain level in Ski instruction or coaching etc.
On the football side of things, there are only a hand full of colleges that do it in the UK, my lad got to play football with international players who were doing there full PFA badges
My neice also did the same course (different College) so its not just a boy thing!!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You can't film because it is against the facilities rules. Whether that is sensible of not is another question.
It's worth asking given the curcumstances.
Its not a GCSE in skiing. You have to show a number of sports to a certain level as part of the PE GCSE
It works well doing the assessment on a school skiing trip.
Just make sure your child tells the instructor on the first day.
The number of times I have had a member of staff turn up on the last day with a video camera and say "I need to video johnny doing xyz" & I haven't taught poor Johnny how to do xyz yet !
It also means the instructor can find appropriate terrain to do the video on.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| beequin wrote: |
| remember you will need to ask the centre for permission to film. |
why? |
Because it is their premises and they want to make money out of any filming that goes on.
They can ban all filming or photography if they wish and I would expect most to ban it unless you get permission first (which may well be charged for).
But they may well try to hide behind Child Protection issues, which are actually completely and utterly irrelevant.
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No problem with photos or video at The Snow Centre in Hemel when you're out on the slope, anyone can do it without needing to ask permission. There are signs in the changing area that say no photo or video, but that seems to be observed more in the breach...
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FAQ
We didn't have to get him videoed, but he was assessed by an Instructor at Chill Factor.
