Elisabeth Bunce's EPQ

Starting November I have 2 blog posts this week and I have added them to my source sheet. I am still on the schedule of 3 hours a week, however I'm hoping to boost this in the next month to increase the workload and hopefully finish before my deadline, At the start of next year I have mock exams and will want to push to revise for them over Christmas break and through January to achieve good grades, therefore when those subjects die down I can pick up my EPQ where I left off, This would be helpful because balancing my other 3 A levels (Psychology, Sociology and Photography) all the deadlines are close together with my photography course work deadline on the 11th of may and my other A level exams starting the last week of may.  End of November I have managed 5 hours this last week and have produced more research and completed my mid point review, whilst still updating my blog regularly. My EPQ is going well and I can tell my skills have improved such as time management and sticking ...

local livelihood in Portugal   The main industries in Portugal are textiles , clothing, footwear, wood and cork, paper, chemicals, auto-parts manufacturing, base metals, dairy products, wine and other foods, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; ship construction and refurbishment; tourism. Portugal is known for having a hot climate which makes it a great place for growing exotic fruits. These often get exported to places like England and America for resale in supermarkets. Portugal is also one of the only places where cork oak trees grow this makes Portugal the largest manufacturer of wine corks and corks boards all things that are made from the bark and trunk of the cork oak tree. In Portugal there is a lot of ‘dead space’ this is just fields of unused soil a lot in which have ruins that are older than 1920. This dead space often appeals to people who have plans to be self-sustainable and the kinds of people who are looking for a peaceful ret...

Work in Portugal Working in Portugal is similar to having a job in England for example the shifts in Portugal tend to be 9am till 6pm Mondays to Friday this is your average work week. “The current minimum wage in Portugal is €740.80 per month (£646), which works out at €8,889.60 per year (£7,750).” The minimum wage in Portugal is based on a salary per month calculation. In 2019, employees on minimum wage who are paid 12 times a year can expect an hourly salary of €4.38." This is based on a 40-hour working week and is for adults over the age of 18.  Source: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/working-abroad/work-in-portugal Website Updated 3 December 2020 assessed 13/10/21 Reliability: a job finding website with open opportunities and statistics on most jobs and useful skills needed and appreciated in Portugal. Work in Portugal is often agricultural based and often self sustained, however Portugal has a high popularity for tourism and the hospitality sector...

 I have been looking at what my final piece for EPQ will be. Considering that I will be informing and advising people of the pros and cons of moving to Portugal a guide book seems like a positive choice. other options that I have been contemplating are: travel brochure  tv episode of moving abroad  written dissertation  magazine  vlog /podcast  I have researched many guide books and travel magazines. what I have found id that they all have an index with the roughly the same content. They all have a page on the country as well as house prices, language and leisure activities