Pupils investigate an alien invasion at Bradford school (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Pupils investigate an alien invasion at Bradford school
9:00am Tuesday 15th January 2013 in News
By Claire Armstrong, T&A Reporter
Saif Ul-Islam and Hafsah Bilal (below) take a closer look at the ‘alien’ visitor
Young journalists have been investigating a possible alien invasion at their school.
Children at Lady Royd Preparatory, part of Bradford Girls’ Grammar School in Squire Lane, came into school yesterday to find a UFO had crash-landed in the grounds.
An ‘alientologist’ was busy taking samples at the scene, which had been taped off, but could be seen by the pupils as they arrived at the school.
Near the downed craft was the figure of what looked like an alien.
Throughout the day, there were other strange goings-on elsewhere in the school.
Six-fingered handprints were found on the walls and blood-curdling screams were apparently heard by teachers.
Pupils in years four and five took notes and interviewed witnesses, with some children being tasked to write a newspaper, another team reporting for the television and a third team writing news for the web.
They also got to don gloves and inspect some glowing ooze they had found, with what appeared to be baby aliens inside.
The unusual stunt was the culmination of a five-week literacy programme teaching the children about newsgathering.
Teacher Amanda Leary said: “It’s been about giving them a stimulus, to get them writing.
“They have had a fantastic morning and it’s one of those things where it’s a fine line – you get children saying, ‘Is it real?’ “Through the course of the week they will generate this story as a front page and we will continue it with ‘follow-ups’ if there are any other strange happenings.”
Miss Leary said it was important for the children to be taught that the news takes a number of forms, from traditional newspapers to websites with videos.
A reporter and photographer from the Telegraph & Argus also visited the school to talk about how the paper is put together each day and what it’s like to work as a journalist.
Comments(12)
markjoe
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10:27am Tue 15 Jan 13
Albion.
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10:39am Tue 15 Jan 13
The obvious
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11:30am Tue 15 Jan 13
The news is never reported: it is dramatised and orchestrated.
The journalists are fresh....fresh out of university and don't have the foggiest at to what REAL investigative journalism is.
The sooner you kids realise that the vast majority of news is bull pooh the more better you will do in life.
The Hoffster
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1:29pm Tue 15 Jan 13
Albion. wrote:Be quiet, Islamophobe and BNP/EDL supporter.
Bradford has had many alien invasions.
You're boring.
RollandSmoke
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2:09pm Tue 15 Jan 13
The obvious wrote:I'm guessing they wont have been told about D notices, injunctions and the subjects that will seriously effect your career prospects if you dare to report on them. Although with MSM they will have an editor keeping them in line and ensuring any real investigation never makes it's way into print.
Kids, the news media cannot be trusted.
The news is never reported: it is dramatised and orchestrated.
The journalists are fresh....fresh out of university and don't have the foggiest at to what REAL investigative journalism is.
The sooner you kids realise that the vast majority of news is bull pooh the more better you will do in life.
abfab ok
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6:36pm Tue 15 Jan 13
Whether it's been done before or not the children obviously had a great day. Nowt is spelt nothing by the way and this is exactly why we teach english with such precision!!!!
Hopefully they will become good writers and spellers unlike some.
The obvious
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8:44pm Tue 15 Jan 13
Albion. wrote:You and SS loving sinnersaint need to understand that this country is against fascists..the likes of you guys. Get a life, better still learn to live and let live.
Bradford has had many alien invasions.
loftyme
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10:46am Wed 16 Jan 13
The Hoffster wrote:haha, the hoff is doing it again, you must be the most boring tw£t I have ever conversed with online, its true Bradford does have many aliens, in fact I might just join the EDL, it might make your never ending comments to us actually be true!, for a change
Albion. wrote:Be quiet, Islamophobe and BNP/EDL supporter.
Bradford has had many alien invasions.
You're boring.
Andy2010
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11:40am Wed 16 Jan 13
Men In Black would have a field day
Outraged English Subject
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4:08pm Wed 16 Jan 13
Marty12
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3:33pm Fri 18 Jan 13
The obvious wrote:Aren't many of our aliens fascists?
Albion. wrote: Bradford has had many alien invasions.You and SS loving sinnersaint need to understand that this country is against fascists..the likes of you guys. Get a life, better still learn to live and let live.
loftyme says...
10:02am Tue 15 Jan 13