Proposal Amy Gadsby and Gemma Pryke

Aim • Our outside broadcast will be on the topic of religious

education. The main question we will propose will be „why teach religious education to a mainly atheist society?‟. We will also focus on different topics related to religious education such as what amount of the population still practice religion, and the governments opinions on RE. There will also be voxpops of students opinions of RE in a school, and also a short interview with an RE teacher in a secondary school.

• Therefore the aim of our outside broadcast is to inform and educate. This is because in the broadcast we hope to inform and educate the public on what the attitudes of religion are like in the UK, and also what RE is like in schools and people‟s views on RE being taught in school, and see if people still believe RE is an important part of a child‟s education.

Summary of content• Intro: In the introduction there will be an establishing shot of the

school in which most of the footage will be captured with an accompanied voiceover. There will then be footage of students in this school in lessons and walking about the school establishing the main area in which RE is taught.

• Main points: one of our main points is to explore the question „why bother teaching religious education to a mainly atheist society?‟ this will be posed by the presenter before transitioning into footage of people going into church‟s etc. There will then also be further exploration into topics such as faith schools and religion in the UK.

• Quotes: most of the quotes used will be from MP‟s who have shared their views on RE to newspapers. Quotes will be used such as:

• Stephen Lloyd MP –”In today‟s world where our children can be open to an enormous amount of misleading information I believe it is absolutely essential they are taught about different cultures and religions by trained, experienced RE teachers, allowing children to make informed choices,”

• “In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, senior lecturers say a 45 per cent drop in the number of students being allowed to train as RE teachers will leave the subject being taught by untrained staff”

Summary of content

• Interview clips: throughout the outside broadcast

there will be voxpops given by students in a

secondary school, and also adults from the public

about their views on RE in school, and if it should be

taught to a mainly atheist society. There will also

then be a short interview clip from a RE teacher in a

secondary school showing his views on RE and its

importance to society.

• Outro: after the interviews the news report will go

back to the presenter where they will summarise the

points made in the broadcast, and end once again

with the main question of the broadcast and sign

off.

Style of presenting • Formality: the broadcast will have a high level of formality and will

be presented with sophisticated vocabulary as the broadcast is to be shown on the news.

• Timbre: the volume at which the presenter speaks will remain constant throughout the broadcast and will be at a medium level, so that the audience can hear the information clearly. The pace of the presenters speech will also remain constant throughout the broadcast and be at quite a slow pace so that the audience can hear and understand the speech clearly. The tone of the presenter will also remain constant in the broadcast casting a calm persona so that the audience will be comfortable watching the broadcast, and because of the tone trust the information given.

• Body language: the presenter will be walking towards the camera for most of the broadcast, or stood on the spot therefore hand gestures will be the most important feature of the presenters body language as they will articulate their speech with these hand movements. However, the presenter will also stand up straight to look professional and look like they are excited to be in that environment.

• Dress code: during the broadcast the presenter will be in smart attire/suit to suit the level of formality that the broadcast requires.

Locations

• The main location for most of the broadcast will be

a local secondary school in which we will speak to

students and teachers in the school about religion

and religious education. There will also be some

footage outside of the school show the establishing

shot of where the broadcast is taking place, and

also to speak to people outside of the school.

Additional footage

• Additional footage that will be used are interview

clips with people, and students of the public. Also

an RE teacher in a secondary school as mentioned

before. The cutaways that will be used will be

footage of the presenter which will then transition

into footage of children in classrooms etc. The

presenter will continue to speak except in the form

of a voiceover. Archive footage that we will use in

the broadcast will be footage of people walking

into church, and also children walking around their

school and in their RE lessons.