Posted in Tuition News on 21st March 2015
With a general election looming, and inspired by the kids’ interview of Jeremy Vine last week on Radio 2, here’s a fun idea to help school children develop analytical, research and media skills – and engage with politics.
The project involves a group of kids between 14 and 16 conducting a poll on election voting patterns in their local shopping area. Residents would be asked how they voted in the last election and how they plan to vote in May. They could be polled and filmed on what they think the main issues are and whether their vote has changed since the last election. If they wish to remain anonymous, this can be assured.
The newsmakers could also interview the Tory, Labour, LibDem and UKIP candidates and give them a grilling.
The focus would be to analyse the results of the poll and then say what would happen in the country if this pattern were to be repeated in May. And whether/how it has changed in four years.
This endeavour will involve different skills and participants: researchers, reporters, analysers, graphics wizards, anchorman/newsman asking questions, editor, cameraman etc. Once the results are logged, the results could be presented as a brief news programme and one of the kids could be filmed doing a Jeremy Vine graphics gig.
This could develop into a nationwide initiative with the filmed results featured on the Jeremy Vine show.
Tags: GENERAL ELECTION, JEREMY VINE, POLITICS, RADIO 2
