When BBC Producer Naomi Kennedy entered Coombeshead College in Newton Abbot her equation was simple: take one group of students, add two celebrities and subtract two newspaper reports and a webpage. The day-long experience was for Year 8 students from Coombeshead College as part of the BBC News School Report project, which sends BBC staff into schools to teach students journalism skills. The project had set up interviews with two of the people instrumental in this year's Children in Need, singer Emma Bunton and CIN managing director Gloria Abramoff. Once the students had their quotes and some background research they set about writing their articles, and the following is the webpage the students wrote. A great way to raise money | | Researching Children in Need |
Did you know Pudsey Bear is an orphan and that the eye patch symbolises ‘need’? Also £33million was raised last year. Is it going to be more this year? Why not do your bit to help? Children in Need all began in a small radio studio. A broadcast took place which told people all about children with diseases, children who were orphans, carers, abused, and bullied. People were asked to donate money to their cause to help these children overcome their difficulties. Decades later, in 2005, the show broke free from previous records raising a staggering £33.2 million. Next week, on Friday, November 17, it will celebrate its 79th year, so do your bit to make it happen and donate now! Coombeshead College had an exclusive interview with Emma Bunton and spoke to the ex-Spice Girl about being chosen to sing this year's Children in Need Single. "Downtown has always been a favourite of mine," she said. "I've been involved with Children in Need for quite a long time and it's a great way to raise money." The managing director of Children in Need, Gloria Abramoff, told Coombeshead students that she was surprised the public was always so generous.  | | The children interview CIN celebrities |
When we asked her why Children in Need had Pudsey Bear, she replied Pudsey Bear was a commercial logo like Comic Relief's red nose. We all know the money goes to Children in Need, but what does this actually mean? What can your money buy? - £5 pays for a Christmas present for a homeless child.
- £75 pays a specialist nurse to look after cancer patients.
- £1,000 buys specialist equipment to enable a group of disabled children to go horse riding.
So imagine what £33.2 million could do ... All over the United Kingdom, people will be fundraising for Children in Need, but here in Devon, Coombeshead College is going wild about fundraising. We are trying to do all we can to raise loads of money to help Children in Need, including holding a Coombeshead inter-house challenge quiz and our own versions of Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Guess the Band Name. | 
