School Report 2008

William Howard's School 2008 report team

Young people are always being told to eat more healthily and about the dangers of obesity so the pupils decided to investigate just what was being ate at lunchtime.

Pupils Beth and Maisie decided that they would be on-screen and Wilson decided he'd prefer to work behind the scenes and so the team was ready...

With the help of school report producer, Nell Gordon, and Look North reporter, Laura Bicker, the school reporters decided who they'd like to interview. Teacher, Jim Connolly, was the runner and made sure everyone was happy to be interviewed - including head teacher, Lorrayne Hughes.

After the questions had been decided it was time to start filming. The schedule was tight as the whole piece had to be filmed during the hour lunch break.

Beth, Maisie and Wilson soon realised the time and effort needed to make a TV package! They had to deal with the same difficulties that BBC reporters deal with on a daily basis - equipment failing, interviewees not being where they said they'd be and also the growing audience that built up around them while they were trying to do their pieces to camera! They coped brilliantly and professionally.

The icing on the cake came when they realised that celebrity chef Aldo Zilli was in Cumbria and he'd agreed to be interviewed by them. Armed with a list of questions Maisie and Beth nervously waited whilst BBC reporter Mark Robertson showed Wilson how to use the camera.

The interview went perfectly with the girls asking Aldo some probing questions and Wilson capturing it on camera like a pro. All that was left to do was get a couple of autographs and write the final piece to camera!