Westwood Radio Podcast

In this week's episode we catch up with learning from around the school as well as internationally. There are also a number of projects taking off in and around our school, as well as an opportunity for you to vote for us and help us to improve our healthy play community facilities. All in this week's Westwood Talk.

Today was the first show back since half term. With a fabulous interview with Mayor of Bradford on Avon, Councillor David Garwood and a mix of top features and stories, this is another show not to be missed! Happy listening!

In this first episode we round up the term's learning, reflect on a super sleepover to raise funds for Miranda Meldrum and look ahead to even more fundraising success with our Friends of Westwood School, Westwood Radio and our Oral History Project.

Here is the very first episode of our breakfast show this year from our radio club. With children ranging in age from 5-10, this was their first live show and they all did fantastically well. With James hosting and Benedict on jingles, everyone scripted some super features and showed real confidence behind the microphones. Copyright music we played was Despacito by Justin Bieber, which has been removed. Well done everyone!

A bumper show to end this term, with 35 minutes of top quality, pupil led broadcasting even when the music has been edited out! A range of topics and features were covered, including our recent sleepover fundraiser for Miranda Meldrum and an interview with Airhead's Phil Dawson. Beautifully hosted by Izzy and Oscar and with the now established End of the show show, this is another episode not to be missed. We played Despacito and Rockabye, both of which have been copyright removed.

Today was a show all about resilience, confidence and professionalism as we experienced some technical difficulties throughout a portion of our show. This hasn't happened before but the children were completely unphased by the experience and continued their show, recovering beautifully and reassuring the listeners that they were in control. Sadly, not all of the reports made it to the podcast as some editing of the recording was needed, but the vast majority of the live broadcast is here for your listening pleasure. Well done everyone for a stunning show under pressure. We played Cake by the Ocean and Wings, both of which have been removed for copyright reasons.

With a new show format debuted today, the children put together and broadcast another wonderful show. Full of slick handovers, excellent presentation technique and well researched content, our two central hosts did fantastically well. Including an interview with Jules Howard, BBC presenter and zoologist and songs from Katy Perry and Alan Walker, we all agreed in the end of the show show that it went well! Songs were removed for copyright reasons. Enjoy!

What a great day we had today at Westwood Radio as we welcomed back the fantastic Russell Prue to our studio. Having set us on this incredible journey last year, Russell spent the day training our new broadcasters and refining their skills before joining us for the live show. Of course he read the weather beautifully and it was a pleasure to have him as part of our team. With a mix of school news, top stories and a feature on today's Jeans for Genes day, there was something for everyone. We played Ed Sheeran's Nancy Mulligan and Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson's Symphony, both of which have been removed. Huge thanks to Russell for all of his wonderful input today.

This is our second show of the year and one in which we tried some new features, premiered some new jingles and voice overs and generally had a fantastic time on air for over 40 minutes! With such professional broadcasting from the children, perfectly timed jingles and mics from two of our new broadcasters and our largest ever audience, I am very proud of our children today, as I am every day. We were lucky to have been able to interview three of our local Councillors this week and that interview is included in full in the show. We played Sax by Fleur East and Something Just like this by Coldplay. Both have been removed for copyright reasons. Enjoy!

Today was our very first show of the new academic year with new presenters, new jingles and new voice overs, but the same high standard of professionalism you would expect from our top team. Everyone worked seamlessly to produce a cracking show full of top stories and local news. We played Clean Bandit's Symphony and Wings by Little Mix. Both have been removed for copyright reasons. Enjoy listening again!

Today was the final show of this academic year and we really went out on a high. For Finn, this was his last ever Westwood Radio show with us and he took professional control of the jingles, with perfect timing. We were delighted to welcome a live guest to our show, Emma Hodgkins of the Helen Hodgkins Trust, who kindly gave her time to talk about her wonderful charity. With one of our longest shows broadcast packed full of top features and professional broadcasting, this is one not to be missed! Songs we played today were Solo Dance by Martin Jensen and Upside down and inside out by OK Go - a favourite! Both have been removed for copyright. Have a great summer everyone!

All of this year's broadcasters joined me in the studio to share what they had enjoyed from their broadcasting experience this year and how it has impacted on their learning.

The final Breakfast show of this year and another stunning performance from our broadcasters who have only been together for a few weeks. With children ranging in age from 6 to 10, this is another example of how education radio brings out the confidence and professionalism in every child. We played Bruno Mars' Uptown Funk, which has been removed prior to uploading.

This, our penultimate Westwood radio show of the year and the last for this group of broadcasters was a wonderful example of how far they had come in such a short space of time. Perfect timing, outstanding presenting and top song choices along with the quality of intros and outros you would expect from our children now. Songs played today were The Script's hall of fame and Ed Sheeran's Nancy Mulligan. Both have been removed. To our outgoing Year 6 broadcasters, thank you William, Isabel and Georgia for the legacy you have created at our school and for your commitment to our radio station every week.

Yet another show from our talented young broadcasters, showcasing their fantastic presenting skills. With plenty of school and community news, eSafety tips, sports and all of your shout outs, there was so much fun to be had in the studio today. We even had a tweet from a listener in the USA who tuned in live! Music played today was Happy by Pharrell Williams and Nancy Mulligan by Ed Sheeran. both have been removed for copyright reasons.

This is the first broadcast of our new radio club group and they all did so very well. A couple of children from the previous term but some new faces and still the high level of production and professionalism we have come to expect. Well done everyone, this was a lovely start to the day. We played Chained to the Rhythm by Katy Perry which has been removed for copyright.

Another fantastic show from our talented broadcasters today with wonderfully written scripts and slick presentation. Including school news, more top esafety tips and a very special interview with the brilliant Julia Skinner, creator and founder of the 100 word challenge and 5 sentence challenge. We played Lego House by Ed Sheeran and Black Magic by Little Mix, both of which have been removed for copyright reasons.

Another first class show this afternoon from our young broadcasters who took the controls of Westwood Radio once again. Including an interview with a professional poet, the usual mix of school news and top online safety tips, there was something for everyone. We played OK Go, Upside Down and Inside Out and Up by Olly Murs, both of which have been edited out for copyright reasons. Thank you to everyone who got in touch during the show - lots of shout outs today!

Today we were delighted to be joined by James Carter, a professional poet, who worked with the children in a series of workshops and groups sessions to inspire and engage them in some really spectacular writing. James brought tremendous energy to our school and everyone really did have such a wonderful day, producing breathtaking results. Before leaving us, James kindly took the time to be interviewed for Westwood Radio and you can find out more of his brilliant work, books, poems and learning opportunities at http://www.jamescarterpoet.co.uk/

Today's broadcast was very special as we were joined in the studio by some of our dads who had come to school to be part of our Father's Friday celebrations. All day we have been welcoming dads and significant male family members in to share our learning, so we couldn't pass up an opportunity to interview them live on air! With the usual high quality class news, world news, sports and writing from Clover class' 5 sentence challenge, this was another cracking show! We played Black Magic by Little Mix and hall of Fame by The Script, both of which were removed for copyright reasons.