Oldham Academy North students get top writing tips from UK media expert

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Wright pictured at the school

Oldham Academy North students and staff welcomed journalist and broadcaster Andrew Wright to the school for a visit.

Mr Wright met with a group of TOAN students and presented to them the ingredients of viewpoint writing that will help them to communicate perspectives through fictional and nonfiction texts.  

He shared his own experiences of travelling the world working in the media and his thrilling account about the time he came under fire during the Siege of Sarajevo in 1992, thus encouraging students to understand how to craft stories based on personal experiences and how one might change perspective of a character depending on who is telling the story in the moment.  

As well as an employer and skills expert. Mr Wright is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist and producer for the radio and television industry.

He launched his own media company in 1997. 

He has spent 30 years travelling the world working in the media, experiencing other cultures, and helping people of all ages to be better communicators. 

His work in every environment from presenting and producing live TV and radio studios, to reporting from war zones, to speechwriting for high profile figures, and building two businesses from scratch, has given him enormous experience which he now brings to schools throughout the UK.  

Jessica Giraud, Headteacher at E-ACT The Oldham Academy North, said: “I want to say a big thank you to Andrew for taking the time to come along and speak to our students. 

"The session with him was such an engaging interaction and students will take these learning points with them into their GCSEs and everyday life when they encounter stories told in the news or in a variety of social contexts.” 

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