Former pupil heads back to high school in Motherwell alongside BBC team

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A high school in Motherwell welcomed back a former pupil who shared her media skills knowledge as current students took part in a workshop that was filmed.The L.A.B Scotland visited Dalziel High to run a workshop with the school’s S3 media class.The BBC Scotland outreach project is designed to develop digital media literacy, and the L.A.B team work with a diverse range of community groups as well as schools, helping them to create their own content.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The aim is to bring students’ ideas to life across different media disciplines, using different skillsets such as video-making, photography and podcasts.Former pupil, Kara Gillespie, 18, a deaf content creator and presenter with BBC’s The Social, was back in school to promote the workshop.The workshop was filmed as part of a promotional campaign to let other schools know about The L.A.B scheme.The Dalziel High pupils chose to create content about mental health and how to look after themselves.After researching, scripting and filming the content, the young people took part in a Q&A session with the film crew about broadcasting and working in the media.Content produced on the day will be released in the coming weeks and will be shared on all BBC social media platforms.