THE MTV music channel could soon be screening music videos made by Radcliffe schoolchildren.

Coney Green High School is one of 30 schools in the country chosen to take part in a new initiative called the BOOM! Music Video Academy, through which children create music videos as part of the national curriculum. Some of the best videos will be shown on MTV.

The school will host teacher training seminars to help teachers experience how music video production can be used to bring popular culture, creativity and inspiration into the classroom.

R 'n' B star Jamelia is supporting the initiative, which will start this month and run until the end of 2004, and is donating music tracks to schools.

The Academy is being launched by Adobe and MTV, supported by the Department for Education and Skills.

David Miliband, school standards minister, said: "Creativity spurs higher standards - creativity in teaching, creativity in the curriculum, creativity in staffing.

"I want to put music at the heart of this drive for higher standards. BOOM! is an exciting and innovative example of this creativity and I have no doubt that the 750 secondary schools involved will benefit enormously from this unique learning experience."

Michiel Bakker, managing director of MTV Networks UK & Ireland, said at the launch: "We are providing the next generation of talented film and music video makers with the chance to acquire invaluable core skills in an engaging, exciting and relevant way. I can't wait to see the final results and look forward to some of the best videos showing on our channels."

Programme bosses say the initiative is relevant for a wide range of subjects including ICT, music, drama and art and design.

Schools taking part will battle it out to submit the best music video to the BOOM! Music Video Academy. Prizes will be awarded for the best entries.

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