School Reporters at Waldegrave School in Twickenham took part in a practice News Day on Thursday 25 February. Teachers and students taking part in the UK-wide News Day on 11 March might find this gallery a useful guide.
0900 Groups of students gather together possible stories from a variety of sources including local and national newspapers and web sites. At 0945 an editorial meeting will decide on a small number of stories to cover in the bulletin.
1015 Small teams of students research facts and write scripts for a number of stories which cover both national and community news. They have chosen stories that best suit their chosen media - television - because of the availability of visual material.
1030 Checking the running order, anchor Mia gathers information which she will use in her script. She will introduce the news bulletin and link each package to the next.
1100 - School Reporters film video packages around the school. For interviews, students write a variety of open questions that allow the guests to give full answers about the most important aspects of each story.
1145 School Reporter's gather digital media, in the form of vox pops, to use in their reports. They use a variety of opinions to balance their reports.
1215 Student reporters use a variety of techniques to illustrate the stories that they have chosen to cover. Reporters have to speak slowly and clearly, taking care to project their voice so they can be heard.
1330 As the 1400 deadline approaches School Reporters edit their packages so they are ready to broadcast.
1400 The young journalists meet the final deadline, successfully producing their bulletin on time. But before they go home, the School Reporters take the time to reflect on the stories they have covered.
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