1. Ros Smith Deputy Editor BBC News School Report rosalind.smith@bbc.co.uk

2. What is BBC News School Report?

3. School Report is an annual project run by BBC News to help secondary schools in the UK make the news for real. The BBC runs School Report to: engage young people with the News bring their voices and stories to a wider audience get them to think about the values and ethics behind news production and distribution

4. School Report website bbc.co.uk/schoolreport

5. Teacher Resources

6. 6 Lesson plans – Lesson 1

7. What do teachers and pupils think? “As a teacher the skills we require the pupils to use; researching, summarising, preparing reports, interviewing, are ones which usually take hard slog in getting across - but today I had a whole year group confidently researching, making decisions, summarising to a brief - and having lots of fun while doing them - Brilliant.” Teacher “I enjoyed the experience much more than my usual English lessons because we were working towards something real that was going to be broadcast” Pupil “I have gained confidence in front of the camera and confidence in talking to people generally” Pupil

8. Validation

9. International Connections Iraq Haiti Afghanistan Kenya South Africa Tanzania Ghana Zambia Nigeria China St Helena Singapore Pakistan Hungary Canada USA

10. Link-up between Bristol and Kabul “Talking to the children in Kabul is life changing and eye- opening. I have now made six new friends, who are halfway round the world, and I will never forget this experience.” Emily, School Reporter, Bristol “I had never thought one day I would be able to sit with British kids and speak with them and share with them in such a friendly manner and with that much brotherhood.” Yasin, School Reporter, Kabul

11. What is BBC News School Report?

12. Ros Smith Deputy Editor BBC News School Report rosalind.smith@bbc.co.uk