CLYDEVIEW Academy pupils transformed their classroom into a newsroom and took on the role of reporters for the day.

The Tele arrived to cover the event but found the tables had turned as the second year newshounds thumped furiously on their keyboards.

They faced a race against time to meet their deadlines, with some of the hottest topics of the day making it onto the screen, like the second independence referendum and US President Donald Trump’s travel ban.

The high school pupils — led by business studies teacher William Brown — were taking part in the BBC’s School Report Day.

Reporters-in-chief Ella Miller and Connor Kerr took no prisoners as they put some pointed questions to the Tele’s Susan Lochrie.

And they later fired more to BBC sports reporter Keir Murray, from Inverclyde, who also found himself in the Clydeview hotseat.

Ella Miller, 13, armed with a notepad and pen in hand, said: “I really want to go into journalism.

“I’m really interested in politics, but I also like some entertainment as well.”

She quizzed the Tele on the future of news, the importance of unbiased reporting and also asked for tips on how to be successful in journalism.

Ella focused her attentions on the announcement that the Scottish Government is seeking a second independence referendum.

Connor admitted to being an adrenaline junkie when it comes to news and concentrated his reporting on the shooting down of a drone by a Patriot missile.

He said: “I like the exciting stuff, that is what I focus on.”
Clydeview Academy put together a 20-strong news team and they had to file all their stories and upload them onto the BBC New School report website before the end of the day.

Business studies teacher William Brown said: “It was a great opportunity for the class and they worked very hard.”