Synergy School Radio - Using Radio within the Curriculum

Preparation, Planning and Presentation. The three P’s

In addition to the learning outcomes addressed unique to a chosen subject area or theme, students can develop the following journalistic and functional skills through making a radio show.

Presentation

Journalistic Skills Developed

Speaking and Listening Reading Writing Mathematics ICT

Functional Skills Developed

Radio in the Curriculum

Radio is a fun, creative and

inclusive way to engage both

teaching and learning

Get Creative with ‘Radio Features’

At the heart of all great radio show are features. Choosing features around a topic enables small teams to work simultaneously; researching, script writing, interviewing and performing to contribute content to the final show. When all the groups have written their scripts and have rehearsed what they are going to say, you are ready to broadcast!

Popular features include: News, Weather, Sport, Adverts, Jingles, ‘Did you know? or Factoids’, Presenter Links, Competitions, Radio Dramas, Poems, Interviews and of course Music.

Whether creating a morning breakfast show or a revision podcast around a topic like Romeo and Juliet (right), good features are the key to planning a successful radio show, involving more than just the presenters!

Not just for the Media Department

So many opportunities exist for departments wanting to use radio within their curriculum but traditional and commercial radio broadcast technology has always presented a ‘barrier to learning’.

Commercial Broadcast Equipment and Software is typically designed by broadcast engineers for radio professionals to operate. Every National Commercial Radio Station in the UK uses a bespoke selection of hardware and software to cater for differing levels of broadcast requirements and expertise.

Within a school, time and resources is always stretched so learning how an ‘industry standard’ piece of software works will require you to have ‘industry trained’ staff in presenting, programme formatting, audio editing etc. this makes radio extremely difficult to sustain within most school environments and is the reason why Clyde Broadcast design their own systems, specifically to cater for first-time broadcasters and schools.

Our huge investment in research, partnering with educationalists and developing new digital and hybrid technologies has pioneered the development of radio broadcast products in the UK to make them easier to operate, quick to train and supported in ways unimaginable just 8 years ago.

Script Writing

Researching

Working to Time

Mic Technique

Team Work