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Personal Development
Creative Media Studio
Students produce professional newsletters, podcasts and advertisements that promotes ideas, events and campaigns.
Personal Development
National Schools Innovation Blueprint
Overview
What students will do
Plan content
Develop ideas for videos, podcasts, posters, articles and campaigns.
Create media
Produce professional content using digital and creative tools.
Share work
Present finished work to the school community or wider audiences.
Programme Structure
Rotational modules
Sessions rotate through six practical modules, each building towards the final professional outcome.
1
Planning content
2
Producing videos
3
Editing and refining
4
Publishing and sharing
Professional Roles
Students work in professional roles
Every student takes on a role within their team, mirroring how professionals collaborate in the real world.
Broadcast Journalist
Researches, produces and presents news for public audiences.
Creative Director
Leads creative projects and develops ideas for media campaigns.
Social Media Manager
Plans and creates digital content to engage online audiences.
Skills Framework
CATAPULT skills students build
The CATAPULT Skills Framework™ underpins every session of this programme. Students particularly develop:
Communication
Teamwork
Ambition
Adaptability
Gallery
Creative Media Studio in action
Choose Your Implementation Pathway
Three ways to deliver this programme
Choose the pathway that best fits your school's time, timetable and level of support.
Use Lite to introduce pupils to the programme, its real-world role and related careers.
Career Exposure
Promotional
Promotional poster / flyer
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A short club pathway. Pupils work through the programme's Standard sessions and module activities.
Programme resources
Staff Pilot Overview
View PDFEvaluation Booklet
View PDFMastery Rubric
View PDFCertificate Template
View TemplateSessions
Modules
Module A worksheet
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A longer timetabled pathway with more time for practical work and the programme's final output.
Programme resources
Staff Pilot Overview
View PDFEvaluation Booklet
View PDFMastery Rubric
View PDFCertificate Template
View TemplateSessions
Modules
Module A worksheet
View PDF
Evaluation
How this programme is evaluated
The National Schools Innovation Blueprint evaluates participation, engagement, development, programme outputs and implementation using the same booklet across every stndard and embedded programmes. They are recorded once using the shared Enrichment Activity evaluation form.
Case Study
Future case studies
A case study for this programme will be published here as more schools pilot it. Read our first National Schools Innovation Blueprint case study from Ashlawn School in the meantime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions
No. Activities are designed for beginners and all resources are provided.
Yes. Activities can be adapted to the equipment available in each school.
Yes. Student leaders can organise projects, coordinate teams and support delivery.
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