Budding young producers, scriptwriters, directors and presenters can develop their skills thanks to a new £50,000 study centre.
The Study Parks Multimedia Centre has been opened up at Scunthorpe United Football Club’s Glanford Park.
Schoolchildren from across North Lincolnshire will be invited to use the facility which has been designed to teach different skills such as TV production, graphic design, music production and computer design. Pupils will also be able to gain industry-recognised media qualifications at the centre.
Manager Jane Laws said: “Staff at Study Parks have been working with educationalists from North Lincolnshire Council for 12 months to design an exciting facility and programme of work, which aims to raise aspirations and help increase attainment in core subjects – particularly literacy.
“The pilot phase of the project has proven highly successful, with results that demonstrate huge improvements in speaking and listening, evidence of children taking more responsibility for their own learning and working as part of a team.
“Most significant are the increases in pupils’ confidence, motivation and self- esteem. To see the studio now up and running and being used and enjoyed by so many pupils is incredible, and we hope it is going to help raise their aspirations for their future learning.”
Scunthorpe United Football Club manager Alan Knill said: “I think it is amazing that schoolchildren so young can pick up media and IT skills so incredibly quickly.
“Youngsters really relate to film and television, so I think it is an innovative way to help them develop their skills in a variety of areas. The new studio is filled with a huge range of technology which will certainly enhance their learning and give them a head start in terms of media technology.”