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I'm involved because I want to give young people the chance to make the news themselves, and I want to share the principles of good journalism.
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BBC News School Report gives 11-14 year-old students in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience.
Using lesson plans and materials from this website, and with support from BBC staff, teachers help students develop their journalistic skills to become School Reporters.
On 26 March 2009, schools take part in a News Day, simultaneously creating video, audio and text-based news reports, and publishing them on a school website, to which the BBC aims to link.
During News Day 2008 students and their work featured on News 24, Breakfast News, the One O'clock and Six O'clock News, Newsround, Radio Five Live, Radio 4, 40 local radio stations, 12 regional TV stations, BBC Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and many local and national BBC websites.
The School Report website also became a TV channel and a radio station streaming pupils' news reports and coverage of school-based activities throughout the school day. It was also available on the BBC's red button service.
The BBC aim to create a similar event which gives students a voice and a real audience on 26 March 2009.
BBC News presenter and former teacher, Huw Edwards, is working on School Report.
He said: "Over the years I've run many journalism workshops in schools. So I've seen how much fun it can be and how much can be learnt when there are real deadlines, real audiences and real standards to meet.
"I'm involved because I want to give young people the chance to make the news themselves, and I want to share the principles of good journalism.
"So have a go, let me know what you think, and good luck!
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To find our more about the project, please visit the frequently asked questions page, take a look at the interactive map which links through to news created by participating schools, and watch this video which summarises the project.
Teachers may also find this shorter explanatory video, which lasts two minutes, useful.
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