BBC News School Report
The CLC is looking for a school to join us in delivering a BBC project.
BBC News School Report gives 12- and 13-year-olds from UK schools the chance to make their own TV, radio or online news at school and to broadcast it via the internet.
Using lesson plans and materials from this website, and with support from BBC staff, teachers help students develop their journalistic skills and become School Reporters. News Day On 13 March 2008, schools around the country will take part in a News Day, simultaneously creating news reports and publishing them on their school websites, to which the BBC aim to link.
WHY IS THE BBC RUNNING SCHOOL REPORT?
The main aim of BBC News School Report is to engage students with broadcast journalism by giving them the opportunity to make the news at school. We've learnt from previous school projects that producing the news is fun, engaging and can help students learn across a variety of subject areas. As well as engaging students with broadcast journalism, we also aim to: Interest young audiences in news of all sorts, and the world around them
Support learning in schools by leaving a legacy of skills and understanding relating to journalism, such as critical thinking, research and communication
Provide the opportunity for students to consider the responsibilities involved in producing and publishing/broadcasting their own content
Provide BBC audiences with an opportunity to hear the stories which are important to young people from different parts of the country
Strengthen links between the BBC and local communities
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