For each of the last three years, a team of school pupils has had the opportunity to work with David Dimbleby and the Question Time team, producing a special edition of the programme.  The team of student producers with David Dimbleby |
The Schools Question Time Challenge is running for a fourth time, in the academic year 2006-7.
Schools Question Time is the final product of a far wider education initiative with the goal of helping schools nationwide by supporting the citizenship curriculum, helping improve students' public speaking and listening skills, and engaging young people in society and politics.
 | TIMETABLE 30 Nov 2006: Schools who have entered by this date are guaranteed a session with a BBC journalist 5 Jan 2007: Final deadline for entry for the Challenge April 2007: Winning schools announced 5 July 2007: Schools Question Time on BBC One |
The initiative in active citizenship is supported by BT, the Institute for Citizenship and the BBC. The challenge takes part in three stages. Initially schools will be invited to register for a free online education resource pack to support directly the teaching of citizenship for secondary school pupils in the classroom.
Registration for the 2006-7 competition is now open.
Curriculum based work sheets based on speaking and listening, enquiry and debate, teamwork and critical self analysis form the basis of the pack.
The resource pack also provides guidance for taking part in the second part of the challenge in which schools are invited to stage their own debates based upon the popular BBC One Question Time format.
| SCHOOLS QUESTION TIME 2007 Thursday, 5 July, 2007 BBC One 22:35 BST |
Judges will select 12 regional winners and assess the schools as they produce their own Question Time events. Four winning schools from across the UK are then selected to nominate pupils to join the team producing the real BBC Question Time.
Students will have the opportunity to make key editorial decisions as well as taking on production roles, such as editor, audience producers and panel producers.
The Schools Question Time programme for 2007 will be broadcast on Thursday 5 July on BBC One.
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The making of Schools Question Time 2006 
The benefits of entering the Schools Challenge 
