Carl Frampton visits Glengormley High School for BBC Super Assembly
Fresh off his victory over Nonito Donaire on Saturday night, Carl Frampton is going back to his old school, Glengormley High School, later today to tell the story of how he made it to the top of the boxing world.
Published: 26 April 2018
It will be great to share my experiences with the students, good and bad, and give them some advice to help them reach their potential.
He will be speaking to pupils for BBC Make It: Super Assembly; a series of inspirational talks by well-known figures in schools throughout Northern Ireland. These talks have, to date, featured football’s David Jeffrey, BBC Radio Ulster’s Stephen Nolan and Ulster Rugby captain Rory Best.
During the event the students will pull no punches as they grill Carl about his school days and what it takes to be a winner.
He will be talking to the pupils about the resilience and initiative it takes to reach the top. Carl says: “I’m really looking forward to visit my old school and see some familiar faces. It will be great to share my experiences with the students, good and bad, and give them some advice to help them reach their potential. I just hope they go easy on me with the questions!”
Super Assembly is part of BBC Northern Ireland’s Make It campaign focusing on the educational attainment gap in Northern Ireland. This multi-platform initiative aims to help tackle the educational and aspirational needs of 16-24 year olds in Northern Ireland, particularly those of young males in disadvantaged areas.
With a wide range of activities and content across all platforms Make It aims to raise awareness of the educational attainment gap and its wider impact on society and our economy, while providing opportunities for discussion and debate both on and off the air.
The campaign has been developed as a response to research which shows that Protestant boys from working class areas in Northern Ireland are under achieving at GCSE level. BBC Northern Ireland has also led an extensive piece of research which concluded that there were real issues regarding the aspirations of young men within this group. This led to collaboration with experts, agencies and partners to ensure that Make It plays a significant role in a cross-sector approach to the attainment gap in Northern Ireland.
For more information and to watch Carl Frampton live at 2pm today visit the website: bbc.co.uk/makeit
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