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PROFILEJessica DempseyNational Diploma In Art and Design Year 1 - 2006-07‘The Margateproject wasmy favouriteassignmenton the BTEC.It changedmy opinionof Margateas a townand I haveused Margateas a subjectmatter formy artworksince.’Jess attended King Ethelbert’sSchool in Birchington. Atprimary school she didn’t feelshe did particularly well inacademic subjects, althoughshe always enjoyed creativesubjects like Art and Music,but when she began hersecondary education at KingEthelbert’s School she realisedher full potential, and in Year11 she achieved the highestGCSE results in her year. ‘Thebest thing I learnt at schoolwas the importance of workinghard to achieve your goals, so Isee my school experience as apositive one.’Jess is now studying for a BAHons degree in Fine Art atUCA Canterbury. Neither ofher parents went to universitybut they are really happy thatJess has decided to furtherher studies and are extremelysupportive.‘I have really enjoyed my timeat art school. I am finding mydegree quite challenging, butI still really enjoy studying acreative subject and have a lotof fun. I’m focussing on mylast year at university and hopeto leave with the best resultsthat I can.’30A set of stills from the film which Jess produced, working with MarcusGilham, Katy Duncan and Kat Healy