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.