Webisode 3

Webisode 3

The third and final episode would focus on the exam season at college and the stress that students and teachers feel under the pressure. The focus students would be followed through their studies right up to their exam days. Interviews would range from students, teachers and also exam injudicators. Another aspect of this episode would be the prospect of universities, highlighting universities popular with Witney College and also interviews with UCAS representatives who will help shed some positive light on the idea of University. Interviews will also be held by past students of the college who are perhaps in the area, discussing their further education experience, as well as how they found their exams and the ordeal of finding a University place. This topic could also prove to be an interesting excuse to get into the rise in tuition fees and how students have grouped together to make further education a more equal opportunity for all of those who want it.

The presenter would most likely be a Witney College student, perhaps a Student Ambassador with an energetic personality who will be charismatic and fun throughout whilst also being able to hammer home the key points that this programme needs to get across.  The style would be informal, but not in a condescending “down with the kids” sort of way.

The way I’d like to film this is in the style of the BAFTA winning programme “The Office”, in a somewhat “fly on the wall” style while also being interjected with talking head style interviews from the focus students mentioned previously.

The episode would end on AS-Level results day, much like the first episode, and the focus students would’ve reached the end of their journey, at which point we will find out their views on the entire process and what they have learnt from the experience.

Webisode 2

Webisode 2

In continuation from the first episode, we follow the focus students on their next step in further education/career choices. It will follow the students throughout college life, interviewing them about their experience so far, this also gives the opportunity to highlight the variety of courses on offer at college and how BTEC courses have grown to become equal to and somewhat more useful in the long run than A-Levels. There will be cameras placed throughout the classrooms, showing how teaching styles are dramatically different to the way they were in GCSE’s, perhaps using split screen to show a comparison. This also presents a good time to interview lecturers at college and how they feel about further education, as well as their opinions on their new students.

The presenter would most likely be a Witney College student, perhaps a Student Ambassador with an energetic personality who will be charismatic and fun throughout whilst also being able to hammer home the key points that this programme needs to get across.  The style would be informal, but not in a condescending “down with the kids” sort of way.

The way I’d like to film this is in the style of the BAFTA winning programme “The Office”, in a somewhat “fly on the wall” style while also being interjected with talking head style interviews from the focus students mentioned previously.

The episode would end on a comment from the focus students about what they have felt about college and the process of the programme so far, and how they are feeling about their work and the looming exams, of which the third episode will be based around

Webisode 1

Webisode 1

In the first of the three “webisodes”, we would be introduced to three GCSE Classes from three different schools in the local area: Carterton Comp, Burford School and Henry Box. In these classes, we will see a vast variety of different opinions from different students, using interviews with students in the class who represent the extremes in the class. For example, a student who is dead set on going to college with a future ambition of University, while on the polar opposite with someone who has a lack of ambition and the programme will show how these two students progress throughout the exam period, and the presenter will try and help the two students from being so extremist in either view and how they can find a happy medium, highlighting the benefits of further education. Interviews with teachers will show their education history while they also talk about why further education has helped them progress to their current profession. This episode will also highlight the elitist views some people have on higher education, and another point that needs to be stressed in not only this episode but the series in general is that while Further Education is the main topic of the show, it won’t be treated as the only option and other alternatives will be mentioned and discussed.

The presenter would most likely be a Witney College student, perhaps a Student Ambassador with an energetic personality who will be charismatic and fun throughout whilst also being able to hammer home the key points that this programme needs to get across.  The style would be informal, but not in a condescending “down with the kids” sort of way.

The way I’d like to film this is in the style of the BAFTA winning programme “The Office”, in a somewhat “fly on the wall” style while also being interjected with talking head style interviews from the focus students mentioned previously.

The episode will end on GCSE results day, at which point we will find out the focus student’s grades and what direction they plan on taking after this, setting up the premise for the second episode.