The Journalism department has given primary school children a taste of broadcasting by facilitating a ìUniversity Dayî for them.

Pupils from St Francis Primary School in Goosnargh, Preston, spent the morning learning about and practicing radio and television broadcasts in the departmentís studios. The school has held a ìUniversity Dayî for the last few years to give the children an impression of university life early on.

Aspirations

Assistant Head Teacher Victoria Jackson said: ìWe aim to develop and encourage the childrenís aspirations and give them the chance to see what itís like to be in a university environment.î

The pupils were taught about the jargon used in broadcast journalism and the basics of using radio equipment and a television camera.

ìIt ties in well with the media element of the curriculum as they have learned new vocabulary and how important grammar and spelling can be in every day lifeî she commented.

Each pupil read the news in the radio studio and then rounded off the day by reading a news item each in the television studio. Some were also given jobs in the television gallery.

Victoria added: ìAll of the children really enjoyed it as it was something they have never had the opportunity to do before. Hopefully it will given them a head start when they start to think about further education in the future and also we can take what they have learned today back to the classroom.î

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