Just received this press release about School's Question Time for those who are interested in entering...
REMINDER: LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO GO FOR PUPILS TO ENTER THE SCHOOLS QUESTION TIME CHALLENGE
All UK secondary schools still have time to get their entries in to win a chance to produce a BBC Question Time programme with David Dimbleby
Students in secondary schools nationwide have less than two weeks to enter the Schools Question Time Challenge and win a chance to work with David Dimbleby to produce an edition of Question Time for BBC ONE in 2008.
Now in its fourth year the competition has been a success within schools, and involves pupils aged 14 - 18 staging their own debates based upon the popular BBC Question Time format. Entering the competition is easy, schools simply need to complete an online form at www.schoolsquestiontime.org describing the issues they would discuss during their ideal Question Time and the panel they would choose to discuss those issues. The deadline to enter the Challenge is 18 January 2008.
From all the online entries 12 finalist schools will be selected and given a £500 grant from the Institute for Citizenship, supported by BT, which must be used to run their Schools Question Time events. Each finalist school will also receive professional support in staging the event by taking part in a Schools Question Time communication skills workshop. A team of judges will travel to each finalist school to evaluate their Question Time event and assess how they applied the principles of citizenship. Four award winners will be selected to collaborate with David Dimbleby and the Question Time production team to produce a real BBC Question Time programme to be broadcast in the summer of 2008 on BBC ONE. They will be involved in all aspects of production, from making editorial decisions to researching and taking on production roles for the programme.
David Dimbleby, chairman of BBC Question Time, said: “Last year’s Schools Question Time Challenge demonstrated, once again, that young people are passionate about politics when they are given the opportunity to play their part in serious debate. Given the rapidly changing environmental, economic, political and media landscape, it is more important than ever that we involve young adults and get their views and input into the decision making process. The challenges that young people and future generations face in all these areas are significant. Giving young adults a voice on subject matters that affect them is vitally important and I look forward to working with the winners of the current Challenge.”
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