Last Monday and Tuesday this week, we were delighted to welcome back into school, Michael Longhi from Channel 4, to deliver workshops with all our Year 7 students about Creative Careers. Michael delivered ‘Have A Go’ workshops to all Year 7 classes during Monday and Tuesday, where students had the opportunity to use their creative skills to produce a pitch for a new TV programme for the digital channel 4.0.

During the workshop, Michael also talked about the many roles that are available within TV and Film which are not necessarily just actors – roles such as Editor, Grip, Location Manager and many more. Students also discovered some fun facts about Channel 4, such as the ovens on ‘Bake Off’ are tested everyday of filming by baking a Victoria Sponge!

Finally, the whole year group came together in the Hall, for a Q&A session with some very special visitors both in person and online. We were delighted to welcome in person or virtually: Leo D’Apollionio (Marketing Executive at Channel 4), Laura Purvis (Production Manager at North East Screen), Thilini Gunaratna (Senior Producer at Channel 4) and Ian Wright (3D Immersive and VFX at New World Designs).