Pupils at Dixons Allerton Academy have been trying their hand at local news reporting as part of a Google-sponsored project.

The budding journalists have been researching and writing articles in workshops led by journalism charity The Student View.

The organisation aims to create pop-up newsrooms in schools across the UK to help improve media literacy among teenagers.

Telegraph & Argus social media reporter Claire Earley joined the Year 10 pupils for yesterday’s session to give an insight into the workings of a local newsroom.

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Pupil Alishba Amrez, 14, said: “I really enjoyed it and it’s given me an insight into what journalism is – it’s not just writing. I’m excited to see my work printed.”

Ismail Mohammed, 15, said: “It’s been unique, I didn’t expect we would be doing all the research ourselves. I want to be a lawyer, so the skills will come in handy.”

Mehrab Nawaz, 15, said: “It’s been a good experience. I’ve got other career options in mind, but I’ve enjoyed the researching.”

Robin Brinkworth, programme manager, said: “The pupils at Dixons Allerton are bright and engaged, and are covering some crucial local stories. From frontline mental health NHS job occupancy rates, to drug issues and Bradford’s current issues with car crashes, they demonstrated just how much they know and care about their local community.

“We often find children connected to virtual spaces, and local news coverage can lose out amidst the noise, but I was delighted to find the Telegraph & Argus was well-known with the pupils – in fact, the most well-known of any local newspaper in any school I’ve visited.”