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Whats on offerYour free trip to Sky Academy Studios caters for up to 32 students and includes:

• A behind-the-scenes tour of Sky• A hands-on learning experience in which

students will create their own TV content• A chance to work with our team of experts

and cutting-edge technology• A screening of your video on the day and

the chance to watch and share the video after your trip

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How does FACT: News Reporting work?You can choose from ten inspiring topics that fire young people’s imaginations and help them explore and express their voice on a range of relevant issues. With the help of our expert team at Sky, students will learn about how to structure a news report and communicate their ideas to the audience.

FACT: News Reporting supports the English curriculum, helping students to understand the elements of a great news report. The topics are cross-curricular, linking to: PSHE/Health and wellbeing; Science/Sciences; De-sign & Technology/Technologies; Citizenship/Social Studies. It also develops students’: Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Media Literacy, Writing (non-fiction), Decision-making.

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Do Animals MatterCelebrity CultureHealthy LifestyleMission to MarsDisaster Strikes - Natural DisastersYour VoiceOcean RescueThe Future of TechMoney and YouSocial Networking

3. Prepare for your dayYour visit to Sky

During your visit, students will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of Sky. We also give students the opportunity to get hands-on and use some cutting-edge technology, working with talented professional studio staff in a bespoke TV studio. All the technology is intuitive, easy-to-use and suitable for ages 8 and up. After working in four studio teams to create their news report, the class will gather for a final screening of their work. Sky Academy Studios is designed to be a springboard for opening students’ minds and unlocking creativity.

Download the FACT: News Reporting Teacher Guide for all the information you need about your visit and how to prepare for it, as well as information about the preparatory lesson plan and other supporting resources.

Do Animals Matter

Do Animals Matter? – explores attitudes to animal rights, the threat of extinction, and what people can do to help. For example, few would argue that deliberate acts of cruelty towards animals are wrong, but there’s more debate around using animals for medical research or killing animals for meat. In addition, far more species are endangered than previously thought, prompting questions about the role of humans in their protection.

FACT: News Reporting offers a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience for teachers and students aged 8-16. It’s a unique and innovative way to bring the curriculum to life, as students work together with talented professional studio staff in a bespoke TV studio to create their own news report.

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How does FICTION: Storytelling work?You can choose from five inspiring genres that fire students’ imaginations and help them develop their story ideas. With the help of our expert team at Sky, students will learn about character creation, storyboarding, dialogue & plot, as they polish their creative writing skills, and create a compelling trailer to communicate their story to the audience.

FICTION: Storytelling supports the English curriculum, helping students to understand the elements of great storytelling (e.g. character, dialogue, plot). It also develops students’: Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Story writing, Decision-making.

1. We have two locations to choose from:England - Osterley, West London




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During your visit, students will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of Sky. We also give students the opportunity to get hands-on and use some cutting-edge technology, working with talented professional studio staff in a bespoke TV studio. All the technology is intuitive, easy-to-use and suitable for ages 8 and up. After working in four studio teams to create their story trailer, the class will gather for a final screening of their work. Sky Academy Studios is designed to be a springboard for opening students’ minds and unlocking creativity.

Download the FICTION: Storytelling Teacher Guide for all the information you need about your visit and how to prepare for it, as well as information about the preparatory lesson plan and other supporting resources.

Download Teacher guide: Fiction - News and reporting (PDF)

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Sky Academy Studios’ FICTION: Storytelling offers a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience for teachers and students aged 8-16. It’s a unique and innovative way to bring the curriculum to life, as students work together with talented professional studio staff in a bespoke TV studio to master the art of storytelling and create their own story trailer.

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How does FUTURE: Ideas & Innovation work?You can choose from three real-world chal-lenges that are relevant to young people and set by Sky. Students explore the issue and then work in project teams to come up with their own ‘Big Idea’ as a solution to the challenge and consider how to pitch it. With the help of our expert team at Sky, students will use their persuasive writing skills to showcase their ideas in an exciting promo. The teams’ promos will be shown in a screening at the end of the visit.

FUTURE: Ideas & Innovation supports the English and Design & Technology/Technolo-gies curricula, helping students to develop ideas and solutions to challenges, and then writing persuasively to pitch their ‘Big Idea’. It also develops students’: Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Enterprise, Problem-solving, Decision-making.

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The Next Big IdeaTechnology Changes LivesBe an #OceanHero


During your visit, students will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of Sky. We also give students the opportunity to get hands-on and use some cutting-edge technology, working with talented professional studio staff in a bespoke TV studio. All the technology is intuitive, easy-to-use and suitable for ages 8 and up. After working in four studio teams to create their promo, the class will gather for a final screening of their work. Sky Academy Studios is designed to be a springboard for opening students’ minds and unlocking creativity.

The Next Big Idea

Technology has the power to change and improve the lives of some of the more vulnerable people in our society. For example: Sky offers ‘audio de-scription’, a programme with a narrator describing what is happening on screen; ‘live TV subtitles’ are available for those with difficulty hearing, so they can read the words that are being said onscreen; and an ‘accessible remote’ is available for people who have difficulty with movement or coordination – it is easy to grip and contains larger buttons. Can you design a piece of technology or device (electronic equipment) that can help to make your chosen group’s lives more efficient or easy in some way?

Sky Academy Studios’ FUTURE: Ideas & Innovation offers a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience for teachers and students aged 8-16. It’s a unique and innovative way to bring the curriculum to life, as students work together with talented professional studio staff in a bespoke TV studio to create a promo for one of their ideas.

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8. Use the latest in technology

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Download the FUTURE: Ideas & Innovation Teacher Guide for all the information you need about your visit and how to prepare for it, as well as information about the preparatory lesson plan and other supporting resources.

Download Teacher guide: Future - News and reporting (PDF)

Each team will be responsible for creating their own pitch based on your chosen challenge, they will create their pitch ideas, storyboard and then film and edit their pitch ready for broadcast

Each team will be responsible for creating their own pitch based on your chosen challenge, they will create their pitch ideas, storyboard and then film and edit their pitch ready for broadcast

Our Make, Shape, Share video tour will explain how TV is created at Sky. Students will see behind the scenes clips showing each step of the process from writing the script and filming to how we use the latest broadcast technology to edit programmes and transmit them out to people’s homes through satellite signal. We will leave the picture as is for now but will swap out in the future

Each group will be supported by a member of our team who’ll train them on the studio equipment and make sure they deliver their section of the programme in time for transmission.

We’re giving students the opportunity to get hands-on and use some cutting edge technology. All of our studios are kitted out with broadcast quality microphones and cameras that have been specially modified for use in Sky Academy Studios. We’ve also developed touch screen editing software that can be used to flick through the green screen backdrops available for your topic, drag and drop clips on to the timeline and crop them to size. All of the technology we’ve designed is intuitive, easy to use and suitable for ages 8 and up.

Once each team has finished creating their pitch and sent it for transmission then your group will see their finished piece in the transmission area and we’ll send a copy for each student to share with parents or back at school.


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Story 1A behind-the-scenes tour of SkyA hands-on learning experience in which students will create their own TV contentA chance to work with our team of experts and cutting-edge technology

Story 4Your free trip to Sky Academy Studios caters for up to 32 students and includes:

A behind-the-scenes tour of SkyA hands-on learning experience in which students will create their own TV contentA chance to work with our team of experts and cutting-edge technology

Story 2A hands-on learning experience in which students will create their own TV contentA chance to work with our team of experts and cutting-edge technology

Story 5A hands-on learning experience in which students will create their own TV contentA chance to work with our team of experts and cutting-edge technology

Story 3Your free trip to Sky Academy Studios caters for up to 32 students and includes:

A behind-the-scenes tour of SkyA hands-on learning experience in which students will create their own TV contentA chance to work with our team of experts and cutting-edge technology

Story 6A behind-the-scenes tour of SkyA hands-on learning experience in which students will create their own TV contentA chance to work with our team of experts and cutting-edge technology

Since launching in 2012 Sky Academy Studios has welcomed over 100,000 students to our studios in Livingston, Milan and Osterley

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Swimmer Max Litchfield starts season with medals at BUCS Short Course Championships

Swimmer Max Litchfield was delighted with his performances in Sheffield as he began his racing season at the BUCS Short Course Championships with more silverware.

The 23-year-old Sky Sports Scholar was in action at Ponds Forge having just returned from a high altitude training camp in Colorado.

With the Tokyo Olympics less than two years away, Litchfield looks in great shape and form after his European silver (400m IM) and bronze (200m IM) in Glasgow in the summer.

Competing for Sheffield Hallam at the weekend, he won the 400m Individual Medley and 200m IM, was second in the 200m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke and 100m Backstroke and wrapped up the event with fourth in the 4x50m Medley Relay.

“This competition is always a great meet to start the racing year,” said Litchfield, who has also overcome a long-term back injury.

“I’ve just come back down from altitude and am in the middle of a real quality training block, so it’s the perfect opportunity to practise race skills, under pressure and have some fun doing it.

“It’s not often you get to race for your University instead of your club so it’s great to make the most of it.

“The weekend was not only a great racing opportunity but a test to make sure my shoulder could withstand the strain of racing a tough weekend once again.

Britain's Max Litchfield competes in the Men's 400m individual medley swimming qualifier at the Tollcross swimming centre during the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow.

“And 13 races later and some real quality work done, we can tick off that we are all on track!

“It wasn’t about times or medals but about the process and executing the things we have put together in training over the past few weeks, but to get some medals along the way was a nice bonus.

“It’s now back into another big three-week block of training and continue to build on the work we have done at altitude and over this past weekend and bring it all together for my target short course meet this winter.”

By Mark AshendenLast Updated: 13/11/2018, 10:52 GMT



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A father tells his teenage children he has enrolled them in catering college, so they can take over the family restaurant business. One teen is thrilled but the other storms out of the room in a fury. The teen’s bedroom walls are covered in rock posters, revealing a dream of playing in a band.

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For years, the abandoned mansion in the middle of the woods has been thought to be haunted. A group of young friends dare each other to spend a night there.

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Do Animals Matter? – explores attitudes to animal rights, the threat of extinction, and what people can do to help. For example, few would argue that deliberate acts of cruelty towards animals are wrong, but there’s more debate around using animals for medical research or killing animals for meat. In addition, far more species are endangered than previously thought, prompting questions about the role of humans in their protection.

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