About this activity

Suitable for Primary and Secondary schools. Supports the English, Geography, Science and PE National Curriculum

The Podcast Creator activity helps pupils and teachers to gain a deeper understanding of your school community’s opinions on transport, fitness and the environment.  A Podcast is a great way to communicate information about your project to a wide audience: students, teachers, community members and particularly parents! You can even involve them in the production by interviewing them as podcast guests. An added benefit is that your audience can listen in while doing another task, like doing the housework or travelling, so it’s a good way to grab people’s attention!

It is important to decide on some key aspects before you begin to create the podcast:

Purpose - what do you want your audience to do after listening to the podcast?  Reconsider their travel habits, reduce their carbon emissions, spread the word about climate action..?

Target Audience - who do you want to influence/educate? Students, parents, local govenrment....?

Structure - See our planner on the resource link

Promotion - how you will let the school community know about your podcast?  Where will they access the recording?  The school website coudl be an ideal location!

Remember to leave your audience with a 'call to action'.  This could be a question for them to consider, responding to a pupil led survey, making a pledge or even a new way to travel!