Coatbridge High take part in BBC News School Report event

Mar 17 2010 by Ian Bunting, Airdrie & Coatbridge

COATBRIDGE High pupils proved they have a nose for a story during the first ever BBC News School Report.

The event gave 11 to 14-year-old students in schools across Britain the chance to make their very own news reports for a real nationwide audience.

Coatbridge High’s impressive efforts involved the pupils of S2 English joining others across the UK to simultaneously create their video, audio and text-based reports.

The day proved hectic, but rewarding as roving news crews within the school reported on current and diverse topics such as global warming, crime, school achievement and grumpy teachers.

Under the guidance of English teacher Laura Chalmers, the events were a culmination of the ideas students had conceived a few months ago.

They then researched, filmed and edited their ideas to produce an impressive news report, which was downloaded and published on the school website to which the BBC linked up with.

Laura Chalmers said: “The BBC News Day was a fantastic event.

“The S2 pupils involved had been working on stories for a few months, but only pulled all their work together in the few days leading up to the News Day. They worked very, very hard and not only produced a fantastic piece of work, but did Coatbridge High School proud.”

The BBC News School Report by the Coatbridge High pupils can be viewed on the school website www.coatbridge.n-lanark.sch.uk/contact