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City’s Question Time winner
Friday May 09th 2008. Posted: 09:00
Pupils at a Birmingham school are preparing to help produce a special edition of BBC One’s Question Time after being named winners in a BT-backed competition.
Holyhead School in Handsworth is one of four winners from around the UK being given the opportunity to work alongside presenter David Dimbleby and his production team for the broadcast on 10 July. All took part in the Schools Question Time Challenge, supported by the BT Better World campaign, the Institute for Citizenship and the BBC. The challenge involved schools and colleges staging their own debates based on the popular Question Time show format. The aim of the initiative was to help students learn about citizenship, improve their speaking and listening skills, and have the opportunity to engage with members of the community. David said: “Pupils from the four winning schools will be producing their Question Time programme during a period of political challenge and change globally and nationally. “The Schools Question Time events held across the country revealed that young people are concerned about the decision-making process on issues that shape the future. "They have a sharp focus on domestic problems such as the impact of immigration, teachers’ pay and the cost of the Olympics, and also the wider, international issues of the global economy and climate change.” Each of the 12 schools that reached the competition final was given a £500 cash grant from the Institute of Citizenship, supported by BT, to stage their event. The finalist schools also received professional support from BT by taking part in a Schools Question Time workshop focusing on communication skills.
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