Exam Pressure on Teens; Online Bullying
麻豆社 school reporters Isabel and Emily, from John Cleveland College in Hinckley, Leicestershire join us to talk exam pressure, online bullying and more. Nina Nesbitt sings live.
麻豆社 School Reporters Isabel and Emily, from John Cleveland College in Hinckley, Leicestershire join us to talk exam pressure, online bullying and more.
Pupils from Uckfield Community College interview their teacher Jenny McLachlan about her first novel, Flirty Dancing - and the four book deal that's going to take her away from teaching.
And teenage singer songwriter and guitarist, Nina Nesbitt sings live.
Presented by Emily, Isabel and Jane Garvey
Produced by Jane Thurlow.
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Exam Pressure
麻豆社 School Reporters at Richmond Park Academy talk about the strain they鈥檙e under.
Duration: 13:47
Flirty Dancing
Jenny McLachlan talks about her debut novel Flirty Dancing.
Duration: 04:59
Online Bullying
Emily and Isabel interview fellow pupils at John Cleveland College about online bullying.
Duration: 07:10
Nina Nesbitt
The 19 year old singer-songwriter and guitarist performs live in the studio.
Duration: 08:43
The Queen's Prize
School Reporters talk to teacher Helen Carty and to Hannah Crosby who both won the prize.
Duration: 06:24
Exam Pressure
Are we putting too much pressure on teenagers to perform in exams? 麻豆社 School Reporters at Richmond Park Academy in London talk about the strain they鈥檙e under and interview their head teacher about the ranking system at their school. And we hear from Andrew Halls, Head Teacher at King鈥檚 College School, Wimbledon about the wider extent of stress at school and how to help pupils deal with pressure.聽
Flirty Dancing
Jenny McLachlan talks about her debut novel Flirty Dancing. Pupils at Uckfield Community College ask their English teacher about the inspiration for Bea, who overcomes low confidence at school by taking up dancing, and ask Jenny how she feels about a four book deal that means she鈥檒l have to give up teaching to concentrate on writing.聽
Online Bullying
麻豆社 School Reporters and Woman鈥檚 Hour presenters Emily and Isabel interview fellow pupils at John Cleveland College in Hinckley, Leicestershire about being mocked and bullied online. They also interview Head Teacher, Paul Craven about how he dealt with pupils who set up a Facebook page inviting abusive comments and how Facebook reacted when he asked them to take it down.
Nina Nesbitt
The 19 year old singer-songwriter and guitarist from Edinburgh performs live in the studio.
The Queen's Prize
The top annual prize at Springwood High School in Kings Lynn is going to meet the Queen. Originally awarded to a student of "good conduct" and decided by a staff vote, today it鈥檚 given purely on exam performance. 麻豆社 School reporters at Springwood High talk to Geography teacher Helen Carty who was awarded the prize in 1972 by the Queen Mother and Hannah Crosby who won the prize in 2012.
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Role Contributor Presenter Jane Garvey Interviewed Guest Andrew Halls Interviewed Guest Jenny McLachlan Interviewed Guest Nina Nesbitt Producer Jane Thurlow Broadcast
- Tue 25 Mar 2014 10:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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