Higher Futures 4U

250 children, 12 creative and media professionals, a handful of HF4U staff and one very, very large BBC studio, put all of these things together and it translates into one of the most exciting mornings we’ve had in ages!

We were lucky enough to have Adrian Mills Head of Business and planning BBC Children’s and also an executive producer for CBeebies at the event. He started the morning’s activities with a talk about the work he does and his career path within the industry, it set the tone brilliantly for the rest of the event.

The rest of the morning was spent rotating around 4 different professionals having mini master classes with each one.

11 experts in a whole range of creative fields talked to and enthused the children:

• Adam Cadwell – Freelance Comic Artist
• Adrian Mills – Head of Business and Planning BBC Children’s
• Andy Diggle – Freelance Comic Writer
• Carolyn Downing – Sound Director
• Charlotte Speirs -   BBC Philharmonic
• Margaret Burgin – BBC  
• Martin Maris – BBC Philharmonic
• Neil Simpson – Chief Executive of Storey Creative Industry Centre
• Rachel Davies – BBC
• Richard McIlroy – Senior Producer All Out Productions
• Simon Monaghan – Frank Design Ltd
• Stephen Holden – Senior Creative Four23 

Thank you so much to all of them for their effort, enthusiasm and for giving their time so freely.

We are all now looking forward to next Tuesday which is the HF4U – MediaCityUK graduation which this term is being held at the Lowry Theatre. Can’t wait!