School Report

 

On Thursday 21^st March, a group of 8 students from Carlton Bolling College travelled to BBC Media City in Salford to participate in the BBC School Report Day. This is a national event in which students across the country leave behind normal lessons and become journalists for the day. Our students, across years 7-11, were offered an incredible opportunity to actually go and work at the BBC.

We travelled from Carlton Bolling early in the morning, keen to arrive and pick up the early breaking news stories. Arriving just after 9.00, the students got straight to work on the news desks, contacting schools across the country to find out what the top stories were. Our students were fantastic- so professional and confident. All of the BBC staff commented on how good their news writing skills were. The students wrote updates that appeared on the BBC website, giving an overview of what students across the country were reporting on.

After a busy shift, the students were then given a behind the scenes look at how the TV news is made. We watched a live sports report being broadcast from the live editing room. This was a fascinating glimpse into the world behind the scenes at the BBC.

It truly was an amazing day and a fantastic opportunity for our students. Congratulations to all involved.

Students involved:

Saqib Ali (Y7)

Jenny Pickering (Y8)

Jodi Parratt (Y8)

Jordan Tasker (Y8)

Aqeela Hussain (Y8)

Shahreen Saleem  (Y9)

Nabila Hussain  (Y11)

Jobe Baker  (Y11)