For the second year running, a group of Advanced Learners are working on a centre spread about Tytherington School to be published in the February edition of Bollington Live. They have been working with Annette Hurst, the editor of the magazine, to produce a range of articles for the insert, including articles about charity events at Tytherington and interviews with staff and students. On Friday, 3rd February, the students visited the printshop in Bollington where the magazine will be published.

The visit began with a photo of the team on the steps of the printshop, followed by a welcome drink and biscuit to refresh the troops. This was followed by a visit to the printroom itself, where they were shown some of the printing practices and different effects that can be achieved by employing particular printing processes. After this, students were given the opportunity to work on the templates of their articles, and make decisions about the design of their two pages, as well as to devise some snappy headlines for their stories.

The students all enjoyed the visit, and learnt a great deal about how a small printing business works, and the kinds of publications which are produced there. The next stage of the process for our students will be when they return to the streets of Bollington to deliver 100 copies of the magazine to local residents, enabling them to see the publishing process through from beginning to end.