TV Presenting for 15 - 17 Year Olds

Level(s) of Study: Short course
Course Fee:
£580
Start Date(s): 2 August 2027, 9 August 2027
Duration: Monday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm, one week
Study Mode(s): Part-time
Campus: City Campus
Entry Requirements: More information

Introduction:

This course gives you an introduction to television presenting, ideal for anyone with an interest in journalism and media.

You’ll experience studio and on-location presenting, as well as basic voice training and performance coaching, to ensure you to feel relaxed and confident in the role of a presenter.

You’ll also be given tuition on scriptwriting for bulletins and experience a multi-camera studio environment.

You’ll be part of a design community in our creative studio culture; one that promotes discussion and collaboration, and encourages experimentation and the constant swapping of ideas.
With a limited class size you'll have the one-to-one attention you need to ensure you leave with the skills to continue developing your portfolio.
Benefit from learning with an experienced tutor who has established links to the profession and significant experience working in varied practices.
On successful completion of the course you will receive a certificate of attendance.

Doing your Duke of Edinburgh Gold Residential Award?

This course can count as your Gold DofE Residential Award and is an amazing opportunity to make new friends and memories. It will be fun and gently challenging, allowing you to follow your passion and discover talents you never knew you had.

DofE participants must book both the course and accommodation on campus for this to count towards your Gold Award.

You must also attend the social events that are planned on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and you must plan and attend your own social activities with other participants on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

'The teacher was very engaging and made the course enjoyable.'

'I have had the best time and have made memories that I will never forget.'

'I think the course gave a good balance of practical and theory based learning.'

'My confidence in performing in front of the camera has built hugely and I also have become more aware of how using my voice and face can influence the delivery of content.'

'I’ve taken away new skills in both performance and technical skills from learning presentation voice development, as well as getting to learn how to operate the technical side behind presenting.'

What you’ll study

This course is ideal if you’re considering a career as a presenter, broadcaster or journalist and would like to gain a deeper understanding of how to stand out at auditions and screen tests.

You’ll receive one-to-one feedback from the tutor on your presentation style and technique.

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to confidently communicate in front of the camera and have a portfolio of writing and reporting scripts.

Social events

We appoint NTU Student Ambassadors who host social events on Monday and Wednesday evening to help you make friends across the whole of our summer school programme for 15 – 17 year olds, which are free to attend.

experience live and location work including pieces to camera
learn interview techniques – live and recorded
develop your voice for storytelling
read from an autocue
critique industry structures and practices
plan, design and execute research in a range of presenting contexts
communicate effectively and appropriately and improve your confidence!

You’ll study in NTU’s Centre for Broadcast and Journalism, an award-winning education resource that provides practical training in news journalism across print, digital, radio and television.

How you’re taught

This course will be delivered in person on Nottingham Trent University city campus.

96% of previous course attendees were satisfied with the course, received the attention they needed and would consider doing another short course at NTU.

Contact hours

You will receive 25 contact hours of quality tuition with an experienced tutor.

Tutor Profile:

Gail Mellors is the Course Leader of the BA (Hons) Broadcast Journalism degree at Nottingham Trent University.

Gail teaches Broadcast and Convergence Journalism; runs multiplatform news days; and is a supervisor for undergraduate multiplatform projects.

Gail started her career in newspapers working on both regional and national titles as a reporter, crime correspondent and news editor.

She then moved into broadcasting working for ITV Yorkshire’s regional evening news programme Calendar for 13 years whilst also working on numerous secondments for Daybreak and ITN.

During her career Gail has been an on-screen reporter, a presenter and a programme producer as well as producing a number of documentaries for regional and network audiences.

Gail continues to appear on TV as a freelance reporter / presenter for ITV Central.

Jannah Robinson is a Senior Lecturer in Television Journalism on the BA (Hons) Broadcast Journalism degree at Nottingham Trent University.

Jannah teaches television journalism on the undergraduate programme, as well as radio, online and social media journalism. She runs multiplatform news days and supervises documentary dissertations.

Jannah started her career in radio, as a breakfast presenter and newsreader before moving to online news and then finally, television.

Jannah worked for New Zealand’s equivalent state broadcaster for a number of years, supervising the online news output before moving to live, daily television news.

She worked on TVNZ’s live Breakfast show for three years, starting as producer before moving to supervising producer.

She has worked with presenters, reporters and producers to make live and recorded television content.

Careers and employability

The course is designed to give you a real experience of university life, make new friends who share similar interests and develop your portfolio so that ultimately, you can make an informed decision about your future.

On successful completion of the course you will receive a certificate of attendance, which will further enhance your CV.

Campus and facilities

You will be studying in the Centre for Broadcasting and Journalism, as part of the School of Social Sciences on the City Campus.

You will find modern teaching spaces and group study environments to develop your ideas and skills as a journalist.

You’ll also have access to our library to use outside of your short course; whilst you can’t reserve or take away books, you are welcome to use them as a resource for research and referencing.

Entry requirements

You should have an interest in developing your personal approach to presenting and TV.

You must be 15, 16 or 17 years old at the time of the course in order to attend.

For international students

If your parent or carer is not based in the UK, you are required to provide details of a UK-based guardian who can act as a contact in the event of an emergency. The UK-based guardian can be a nominated friend or relative living in the UK, or a guardian appointed through a guardianship organisation that offers such services.

The Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students (AEGIS) runs a programme for the inspection and accreditation of guardianship organisations in the UK. It is recommended that parents/carers of overseas students consult the AEGIS website for details of their recommended guardianship organisations. Nottingham Trent University provides these details for information purposes only. We are not able to recommend or endorse any guardianship organisations available through AEGIS.

Fees and funding

The fee for this course is £580.

Instalment Payment Option

You can pay for this course in two instalments, allowing you to spread the cost while securing your place early.

An initial payment is taken at the time of booking, with the second instalment due one month before the course begins.

Read the terms and conditions of booking.

Please bring with you to the first day:

A notebook and pen
A USB Stick.

If you would like to do some pre-course reading you can look at:

Hudson, G and Rowlands S: The Broadcast Journalism Handbook; 2nd Edition, Pearson 2012
Orelebar, J: The Television Handbook; 3rd Edition, Routledge 2005
Cury, I: Directing and Producing for Television; Focal 2006

Need accommodation?

Accommodation can be booked separately to the course; the rooms are only a few minutes’ walk from our studios and classrooms, and cost £280 per week, which is ideal if you're looking to be based in Nottingham's city centre and want an economical place to stay.

These are single rooms with a private bathroom in shared apartments in Nottingham Trent University’s city campus accommodation.

If you're aged 16 or 17 then you can stay unaccompanied with agreement from a parent/guardian (to support safeguarding, all guests aged 16 and 17 will be accommodated together in the same halls of residence and there is a dedicated Warden available).

If you're aged 15 then you can stay as long as you are accompanied by a parent/guardian (you must book two separate rooms and let us know so we can place you in rooms next to each other).

Find out more and book your accommodation