Mrs Goodhead's retirement, by Hristo, Becky and Ruby (with help from Molly from Yr 12)

How much do young people know about the news? by Georgina and Jessie

THE SECOND SET OF SPRING SNOW COULD BE COMING TO THE IOW! by Syd and Ashton

The people of the IOW are waiting to see if the forecast could be nice to us twice in one month! For years Britain has been documented false forecasts getting the hopes of million of people nationally to an all-time high but… more snow is predicted for the 18th of March giving a late winter feel to this spring ready country. Here on the IOW we are seeing what school teachers are thinking and what plans are in place if we get another snow day. Mrs Davie, teacher at Christ the King College told us: “I think another snow day is very unlikely as we live on the Isle of Wight. She added that: “Hopefully, if there is another ‘snow day’, the Island’s headteachers will call it early so that people don’t take unnecessary risks getting to work / school.” As crashes, school bus queries and truanting students all took place last snow day, it will be interesting to see what actions will be put in place to prevent any unneeded stress brought by the snow and ice.

We also interviewed a student at Christ the King college called Caspar that had told us her thoughts on the apparent “snow weather forecast “that is due to be next Sunday/Monday.

We asked her what her thoughts on the snow weather forecast and what she would be doing. She replied that she doesn't like snow but liked the idea of having a day of school this links with the low attendance when snow is due to fall and students reactions to this. we also asked her what is her dream snow day ad she replied: that a dream is throwing snow at her cousin on the Isle of Wight and having a “fab” time” this was food to hear and useful for are article.

Young people's views on feminism by Chloe

Social media use in schools, by Missy, Savannah, Najat and Grace

How social media affects us, by Shannon and Olivia

With social media becoming a bigger part of our lives each day sometimes we can’t see how it is affecting our lives.

The NHS News states: The survey asked 1,479 young people aged 14-24 to score popular social media apps on issues such as anxiety, depression, loneliness, bullying, body image and "fear of missing out"., Instagram was ranked first.

These issues can be caused because what we see online isn’t always real, sometimes images can be edited or airbrushed to look better, in their opinion, or enhance their features. In a survey it was said that 68% of the adults they interviewed admitted to photoshopping/editing their photos.

But, do we ever think about how this can affect young people? And how young people don’t always think before they post or send.

We asked students if they knew that if they sent/take indecent images it is illegal for them to be in possession of these images even if they are both under 18. And their parents/ guardian become responsible for the image and the actions that their child takes.

Young people sometimes send indecent images to fit in to society. They often feel pressured to do so, or are pressured by one person or a group of people.

We interviewed some students at our school on this

When we asked a group of 4 year 7’s if they used social media only ½ of them, said yes. However when we interviewed older people in year 10, all of them said yes.

Only one of the year 7s used instagram, where as all of the year 10’s we asked used it. Snapchat was most popular with both year 7s and year 10’s, all of them saying they used it to connect with friends.

We asked some students if they would photoshop their images to feel more comfortable online, here’s some of their responses;

“I wouldn’t because anyone who sees me online and sees me photoshopped and then they see me in real life it’d be like “you don’t look like that”” -Lily, year 10.

“But then if you use color enhancement for like backgrounds, I think that’s ok.” -Mia, year 10

“I used photoshop just to touch up my pictures, i used to be scared to meet new people in real life in fear that i looked different, I hated it. So now i don’t do it.”- Agnes, year 10

“I edit some of my photos”- Anonymous (girl), year 7

We also asked people if social media made them feel self conscious;

 “It sort of makes me feel self conscious cus’ other people they look a lot better and it makes you feel like you’re just… nothing”-anonymous (boy), year 7

“I only post photos that i'm comfortable and happy with”-Charlotte, year 10

“It might destroy your confidence because you might see photoshopped images and think they’re real.” - Lily,  year 10.

Is caffeine causing illness? by Mia and Agnes

BBC News School Report 2018 is here!

This year's Year 10 Media Studies students are currently preparing the news that matters to them! Check back here later for the latest updates!

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FINALLY...! HERE IS THE FINISHED NEWS BULLETIN!

Huge apologies for the delay in getting this uploaded (what's a few months between friends?!) but due to some technical difficulties and the unfortunate circumstances meaning both myself and Mrs Blaehr were absent from college for several weeks at the same time, it has taken quite some time to finally get this uploaded.

The Year 10s did a fantastic job on the day and particular credit has to go to the technical team who demonstrated some excellent editing and on-screen graphics skills.

Well done to everyone involved!

Enjoy! :)

NEWS DAY UPDATE

Wow! We've had an amazing news day. The team have worked exceptionally well and covered lots of important and interesting topics. 

Unfortunately, due to technical issues, we haven't managed to upload our final TV news programme by the 4pm deadline - which the tech team are incredibly frustrated and upset about! 

However, we will endeavour to have it uploaded by the end of the day tomorrow!

Now it's home for a well-deserved rest. :)

Should parents be fined for taking their children out of school during term time (part two)

Head of Geography, Mr Gale, also shared his views on the topic of whether parents should be fined for taking their children out of school during term time...

"It's only going to get tougher!" by Bella, Kayleigh and Grace

How well did it go?

It went better than we expected and we finally found some areas to film which worked well for our story. By crossing to lower college period 2, it helped us massively as it was more quiet due to it being further away from the building site. We also found a classroom on lower with good framing positions for the camera to get the perfect shot for the reporters script reading.

What did we like?

We liked doing the interviews as most of them were answered in detail and their voices were clear and showed a strong opinion on the voting story. Being on Lower College was a big advancement compared to being based on Upper, as it gave different sound quality and places to film. We liked how we did a lot of the work independently and were trusted in our groups. This made the day a lot easier and fun.

What didn’t we like?

It took us a while before we found a location suitable to film in. Many places we thought would be ideal to film at were being used or were being disrupted by building work and students. When we had finally found the right location to film, after about 10 failed reports, it was perfect for what the report needed. Also, we did a lot of planning for the BBC School Report day, which we didn’t follow very well, mainly due to stress.

What failed?

We had trouble with the sound, as there were digger and drills in the background of the recording. We also had issues with the road as we tried to film outside the front of the school which is right next to a main road. Finding a quiet area/classroom was also difficult as most of the areas were busy.

What succeeded?

Our vox-pops and filming succeeded with no major problems and we got the footage over to the editors.

Bella, Kayleigh and Grace

How was the BBC News School Report Day? By Nathan, Ryan and Guy

It all started with a bucket of water which I threw over Guy to entertain the audience and show them a piece of the island weather. We certainly did not enjoy the filming as something would go wrong!!! Exactly 33 times!! We also helped the other groups. During this we did some studio work as well as helping other groups with interviews. Although it was fun it was a very hard task.

Matt, Harry and Jordan's review of the news day

Today, our group have been working on the news story about the fixed link. It took us a lot of times to get everything correct. A good example of this was when Matt got his words confused for about the 10th time and we all started laughing. This was often quite funny like when Harry was shouting the countdown and being super dramatic with the camera and when Matt finally got the words right and someone just walked straight across. Luckily, in the end we got everything recorded without any errors. Today, we also did our interviews, this was quite stressful as it was hard to find people who were able to do it. It definitely made it harder as a lot of teachers that we asked were often busy setting up for classes or teaching.

"An insightful and exciting experience" by Emma and Stanley

The BBC News School Report has been an insightful and exciting experience - overall it’s been very enjoyable but it’s safe to say we’ve had our fair share of stressful moments. Although the day itself has gone relatively smoothly so far, the same can’t be said for the weeks leading up to this moment. As a class we’ve had to overcome several hurdles such as lessons with supply teachers and lessons that we’ve missed altogether due to hold-ups like a lengthy assembly which over ran. On top of this we’ve had to work through issues in our own group because of  the absence of our original Cameraman. Despite these obstacles everything seems to have come together and I’m confident that the finished product will turn out be an impressive news report. As well as the work itself we’ve all learnt some valuable skills including teamwork, job application, and confidence. On the whole the BBC News School Report has been great fun, working with friends to create something we would have thought wasn’t possible has been amazing - way better than the average school day.

By Emma and Stanley

Our review of the day by Phoebe, Shandray and Ben

Phoebe:

As the reporter of my team I found it difficult to say what I needed to in the correct tone and without messing up. Not that i didn’t do that (There are certainly a couple bloopers of me). Overall, I found the day and the preparations enjoyable.

Sharn:                                                                                                                                                                                    

As the camera operator i found filming was the most fun part. Deciding how to film each shot was challenging but enjoyable. It took time but we got there and i'm glad we got the chance to have this experience.

Ben:

As a sound technician, the best part of the job consisted of finding the quietest spot andassistin my team mates by providing moral support when it was most needed - the whole day.

Everyone:

We Started the day with hope in our minds a song in our hearts,this was instantly demolished when we had to reshoot the vox plops because of all the bad audio (Ben: my bad) and the shaky camera (Sharn: sooorryyy!). We set off again with tears in our eyes and our heads in our hands as we painfully pushed through the day… that was a lie, we were nowhere near that dramatic. In truth we had a laugh through it all and made some pretty good memories. I think i can say for everyone that today was great.

Our review of BBC News School Report 2017, by Alex and Cerys

We’ve both really enjoyed the build up and preparation for the BBC School Report. Today has been hectic but we had a good time working with everyone. Being news editors for the past weeks has been quite a lot of work but we’ve loved all of it and managed to get everything done with time to spare. The most stressful part was having to work around having supply teachers for some lessons, deciding which stories to include in the report and gathering all of the information that was needed but despite that it was so much fun. We’ve done lots of running around the school trying to find different groups, refining and editing scripts, standing in for camera operators, getting last minute interviews and watching our footage back but it was a brilliant experience.

Alex and Cerys (News Editors)

Are we really a 'ghetto' island?

A few months ago, former chairman of Ofsted, Sir David Hoare, made some controversial comments about the Isle of Wight, naming it a 'ghetto' island. 

Tom, Leon, Emma and Stanley have been asking people's opinions on the topic. 

Maths teacher, Mrs Liley, feels strongly on the issue...

Minimum voting age

With the fallout from Brexit still reverberating, questions have been raised about whether or not young people should have been given the opportunity to vote, too.

Kayleigh, Bella and Grace have been asking the opinions of young people at Christ the King College to find out whether they wished they could have been a part of the Brexit decision and whether they would like to be a part in the future... 

To link or not to link: Should the Isle of Wight build a fixed link to the mainland?

The age-old topic of whether the Isle of Wight should be linked to the mainland via some form of bridge or tunnel is once again at the forefront of people's minds thanks to a couple of local businessmen who are proposing to build one.

Jordan, Harry and Matthew have been finding out what local people think about the idea of a fixed link. 

Teacher Mrs Salter isn't too convinced by the idea...