On Thursday 24th March 13 pupils from Prior’s Field School will be joining up with around 800 schools across the UK making the news.
The pupils are taking part in BBC News School Report, a BBC project to engage 11-14-year-olds in the news.
Ex-teacher and BBC News presenter, Huw Edwards, is lending his support to the project.
He says: “I'm involved because I want to give young people the chance to make the news themselves, and I want to share the principles of good journalism.”
Over the past few months the students in Years 8,9,10,12 have been working hard, training to be top journalists, carrying out interviews and producing reports.
Head of Media Studies, Sarah Onions said, ‘The students have interviewed visiting speakers and seized any opprtunity to interview friends of the school who may have a news story.’
On Thursday at 1pm the girls will be broadcasting their news at TV Centre, covering the stories of the day as well as their special report on the 70 year old ex-Prior’s Field girl who is running the London Marathon to raise money for Type 1 Diabetes.
One of the student presenters,Taylor commented, ‘I have been invited by the BBC School Report staff to present alongside them at the TV Centre on the day. I am thrilled to have been offered this opportunity.
Pupils at Prior’s Field have interviewed a number of high profile figures, including Michael Palin, Germaine Greer, George Alagiah and Adam Hart-Davis for their own school radio station, Girls Allowed.
To coincide with the Census, this year over 24,000 pupils from more than 300 schools have taken part in the School Report survey, answering questions on everything from how they travel to school to what they think about the Royal Family.