Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 at 9:45 am
The calendar for the NCTJ Photojournalism course at Up To Speed is online now. There are limited spaces remaining on this accredited journalism course, which starts in Bournemouth on September 25th 2012.
The Up To Speed course is based at the Bournemouth Daily Echo.
Use the “week” tab and move forward to September 25th for full details.
Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
The calendar for the NCTJ News Reporter course at Up To Speed is online now. There are limited spaces remaining on this accredited journalism course, which starts in Bournemouth on September 24th 2012.
The Up To Speed course is based at the Bournemouth Daily Echo.
Use the “week” tab and move forward to September 24th for full details.
Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 11:59 am
The calendar for the NCTJ Magazine Journalism course at Up To Speed is online now. There are limited spaces remaining on this accredited journalism course, which starts in Bournemouth on September 24th 2012.
The Up To Speed course is based at the Bournemouth Daily Echo.
Use the “week” tab and move forward to September 24th for full details.
Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 11:51 am
The calendar for the NCTJ Sports Journalism course at Up To Speed is online now. There are limited spaces remaining on this accredited journalism course, which starts in Bournemouth on September 24th 2012.
The course is taught by Rick Broadbent, Athletics Correspondent for The Times.
Use the “week” tab and move forward to September 24th for full details.
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 9:54 am
Pupils at Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth were given a taste of journalism with tips on interviewing a celebrity chef.
They were asked to imagine they were working as reporters thirty years ago and that they had been sent to speak to the Godmother of TV cooking shows, Fanny Cradock.
Interviewing tips from Up To Speed's Tom Hill
The face of food for many viewers from the 1950s to the 1970s, Mrs Cradock was a Talbot Heath old girl and, and as today’s students soon found out, a particularly colourful character.
She had been expelled from the school at the age of sixteen for holding a séance in the library and was subsequently married four times, once bigamously, before finding fame and celebrity alongside her last spouse, Johnny.
There may have been many morals to the story the group wrote with Up To Speed’s Tom Hill at the end of the class, but the main lesson for today’s budding reporters was that even the simplest questions, such as, “Are you Miss, Mrs or Ms?” can have intriguing answers.
Monday, February 20th, 2012 at 11:26 am
Up To Speed’s Photojournalism students will be covering catwalk shows in London this week.
They will be photographing the first two shows of London Fashion Weekend at Somerset House on Thursday evening.
This is the second time students from the NCTJ-accredited photojournalism course based in Bournemouth have covered the event, which is one of the highlights of the fashion calendar.
You can follow the show on Twitter #LFWEnd.
Here’s a flavour of what they will be seeing from the event’s website.
VODAFONE LONDON FASHION WEEKEND 2011 from Bladesman Productions on Vimeo.
Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
The next interview day at Up To Speed is on Wednesday, February 15.
We will be meeting people interested in taking our next courses in news, magazine, sport and photojournalism.
More than half of the places on these journalism and photography courses have already been taken up by students who have been interviewed and have paid deposits. However, there are some spaces remaining.
The courses, which start at the end of September, are ideal for graduates, school leavers with good A Level grades and career-changers.
They lead to vital NCTJ qualifications.
The interviews take place at our offices at the Daily Echo in Bournemouth. To find out more call 01202 411288 or click apply.
Monday, November 28th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Up To Speed Journalism Courses
It’s not too late to apply if you are interested in our courses in magazine journalism, sports journalism or news reporting starting on January 9, 2012.
The fast-track courses are all accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists and finish in July.
You will receive the NCTJ Diploma in Journalism.
Our courses take place at the Bournemouth Daily Echo building where we have our own training rooms. You will be taught by working journalists with an in-depth knowledge of their specialist fields.
You can apply if you are a school leaver, on a Gap Year, a recent graduate or a career changer. We typically expect you to have three good A-Levels or an equivalent qualification.
To find out more call 01202 411288, or email our course director Tom Hill:
Thursday, November 17th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Magazine expert Peter Jackson
Magazine expert Peter Jackson gave Up To Speed’s students a fascinating insight into the secrets of successful publishing and the power of the still image this week.
The owner of Grayling Publishing Services cautioned our photography and magazine journalism students against wordy, cluttered covers and showed how style, innovation and bold statements can make any publication alluring.
Peter was speaking from experience. He has twice been named Magazine Editor of the year and has edited Drive, TV Times, the Sunday Times Magazine, as well as being launch editor of the UK editions of Elle and Sky magazines.
You can see more examples of Peter’s work on his website Maximags.
Saturday, November 12th, 2011 at 10:44 am
Up To Speed’s Tom Hill explains what’s been happening on fast-track courses at the Bournemouth journalism and photography training centre this week.
