Becta video transcript
Digital creativity and 'hard to reach' learners
Achieving in many different ways
New Rush Hall School
Pupil:
In Year 10 as part of my GCSE coursework I was given a laptop to make music and videos and typing, and I also used ICT skills in art as well, to give me extra marks. I made a beat which Sir liked so much he played it to the public and when he played that I was proud, cos I thought, that’s my music that I made and he played it to all the people. It’s good.
Mother:
Rush Hall offered him the opportunity.  He was ecstatic, you know, over the moon and, you know, he was quite sceptical, “why, why are they doing this?”, you know.  So I actually sat down, so I said, “because they actually trust you and they wanna show their trust. They respect you, they don’t just see you as, oh, you’re a problem child, they don’t look at you like that”. And I think because of all that it actually opened him up a little bit more towards, like, being a man, being responsible.
Pupil:
Before, I was like hyped up, didn’t know what I want, but now, like, as soon as I hit Year 9, 10 I thought I ought to buck up my ideas and get on with my work, so I started concentrating on my work.