Lend Me Your Ears!

Friday 20th November is a special day for the pupils of Gryffe High School in Houston, Renfrewshire as they become the first to broadcast their own programme on Scottish Schools Radio.

This is a pilot project I've been running through my company, Colin Kelly Media and the idea really came about via my wife Emma who is a secondary school teacher and who played a big part in developing the project.

It involves a group of pupils going through a radio journalism workshop and then putting together all the content for their programme.

They choose the music, write scripts, present the links and record and edit all the interviews and features. They've developed a range of highly relevant new skills and have risen to the challenge brilliantly.

I've had a sneak preview of their first programme and it's excellent. I want to say a huge well done and thanks to the pupils involved and the teaching staff at Gryffe High who helped make it happen.

I'm telling you this because I would like to invite you to listen to the programme. As I said, it's a pilot, so I'm keen to get your feedback on what you hear and I know the pupils are keen for their work to be heard by as wide an audience as possible.

The station broadcasts 24/7 and the Gryffe High programme will be broadcast from 12.25pm-1.15pm on Friday 20th November, with repeats at 9pm on Friday 20th November, 10am on Saturday 21st, 6pm on Sunday 22nd and then 8pm each evening from Monday 23 - Friday 27th November.

Scottish Schools Radio is a low cost, high impact solution for schools interested in developing their own radio station. We've developed a full resource pack with lesson plans, programme templates and support materials for the teacher heading up the project in each school.

If it's something your school might be interested in, I'd love to hear from you.