Whitgift School delivers its own news bulletin for BBC News School Report on March 15 2018. Our headlines include:
- The escalating diplomatic row between Russia and Britain: Our Russian specialist Vova takes the temperature of reaction in Moscow
- Following yesterday's death of Stephen Hawking, we ask what legacy he has left for the classroom. We interview our Physics teacher Dr Ralley outside the Stephen Hawking lab during National Science week.
- An exclusive interview with the U15 Rugby captain following Whitgift's victory in the Natwest Schools cup.
This year our School Reporters have also been reporting in text and audio. Ahead of the Russian elections this weekend, Vova has provided this useful guide:
What you need to know ahead of the Russian election
Inigo has reported on plastic waste, looking at what Iceland supermarket is doing to reduce plastic packaging.
News Day 2017
Whitgift School reports on the famine in Sudan, the Dutch election results, the Southern rail deal, a live discussion about mobile phones in the classroom, and an exclusive interview with the youngest explorer to have trekked across Antarctica. Click on the link above to watch the BBC News School report news show on March 16 2017,
Earlier in the year, Year 8 BBC New Reporter Hasan interviewed Lord Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury about his faith, his achievements and his views on Donald Trump's travel ban - which he called "unjust and nonsensical". Lord Williams and Hasan found themselves agreeing on the "muddled" state of both British and US politics.