The school's own radio studio. On air in minutes.
Pupils plan the show on a professional timeline, mix voices, jingles and music in real time, broadcast live to the school — and save it all as a podcast. All in the browser, with nothing to install.
Illustration of the timeline: one lane per source, clips with waveforms and live level meters on the right.
What pupils do
Interviews
Prepare questions, record host and guest on separate lanes, and edit it tight.
Jingles
Build the station sound with built-in jingles and effects — or record your own.
Live to school
Broadcast live at break time with an On Air panel and countdown.
Podcast archive
Save the episode in the school archive, share it with parents and use it in a portfolio.
The timeline is the production hub
Everything happens in one place: planning, editing, mixing and playout. The tools are professional — but the controls are built for a year 6 class.
Multitrack timeline
Voice, guest, jingle and music each on their own lane with waveforms on every clip. Zoom, snap, trim handles and split with a single key.
Segue and ripple editing
Automatic crossfade between two elements, and "delete + close gap" that shifts the rest of the show into place.
Mixing desk with ducking
Mute, solo and fader per channel, automatic music ducking when the host speaks, and a master bus with compressor and limiter.
Cue/PFL in the headphones
Pre-listen to the next clip in your headphones without putting it on air — exactly like a real radio studio.
On Air playout
"Now playing" and "Up next" with a countdown, live level meters per channel and an on-air badge so the team always knows what is happening.
Sound toolbox and free music
A floating palette of jingles and effects you drag straight onto a lane — plus search in freely licensed music with automatic attribution.
Multiple lanes per track
Music 1, music 2, jingle 2 — pupils decide how many lanes the show needs, drag clips between them, and the studio blocks two sounds landing on top of each other.
Undo, redo and versions
Everything can be undone, and the show is saved automatically as named versions. If an experiment fails, the team rolls back to yesterday without losing work.
Mini keyboard for your own jingles
A keyboard on screen — or the pupil's own keyboard from the bottom row. Pick a sound, play, record and drop the jingle straight onto the timeline.
Live voice effects
Telephone voice, robot, megaphone and radio voice sit on the mic channel while recording — perfect for radio drama and characters.
Studio clock and rundown
A real on-air clock shows the rundown segments as wedges on the dial, with a countdown to the next item so the show keeps to time.
Listener phone line
Classmates send "calls" into the show. The host sees the queue live, chooses who goes on air, and the rest of the team follows along.
Creative play with sound
Pupils don't just cut ready-made files together — they create the sound themselves. Play it, speak it, build it layer by layer.
Play the jingle yourself
The mini keyboard has piano, marimba and more sounds. Pupils play with the mouse, touch or the keyboard and record straight to the timeline.
Change your voice
Telephone, robot, megaphone or a classic radio voice sits on the mic while recording — no post-processing needed.
Radio drama
A workspace with scenes, roles and lines. The team shares out the voices, records scene by scene and builds the drama.
Sound collage
Forest, rain, traffic, murmuring — layers stack up with volume and panning until the mood is right.
Sound scavenger hunt
The teacher sets sound tasks — "find a sound that sounds like morning". Pupils record out in the world, upload and get their finds approved.
Podcast cover and station ID
Pupils describe the show and get a cover for the episode, and the station ID generator produces finished bumpers with your own slogan.
From script to assessment
The script lives in the studio — not in another program. Pupils write, the teacher helps along the way, and the finished show is handed in for assessment like any other assignment.
- Floating document window on top of the timeline
- Teleprompter mode with adjustable speed and font size
- The teacher co-writes in the same document while the team rehearses
- Hand in the mixdown for feedback and a grade
Quality check before publishing
When the team mixes down the show, the audio is analysed automatically. Pupils get concrete feedback they can act on — instead of discovering the mistake when the whole school is listening.
- Warning on clipping and distortion
- Flags long, unintended silences
- Consistent levels via a limited master bus
- Save as a podcast episode with title and description
Learning outcomes
Language and oracy
Scripting, interview technique, delivery and editing your own speech — oracy becomes something you can practise and replay.
Media and technology
Source criticism, dramaturgy, audio levels and licensing. Pupils work with real industry concepts.
Project work and roles
Host, engineer, researcher and editor. Radio fits straight into PBL projects with milestones and rubrics.
For the teacher and the school
Radio Academy library
Ready-made lesson paths, jingle packs and exercises the school can extend with its own material.
Roles and access
Pupils produce within their own team. The teacher approves publishing, and sharing follows the school's consents.
GDPR and EU hosting
Audio files are stored in the EU with the rest of the school's data — no third-party apps to approve.
Frequently asked questions
Do we need to buy equipment?
No. The radio studio runs in the browser on the school's existing computers with an ordinary headset. If you have real microphones, they work too.
Can the show be streamed live to the whole school?
Yes. The team can go on air internally at the school while the timeline plays out with a countdown to the next element.
What happens to the recordings afterwards?
The show is mixed down and saved as a podcast episode in the school archive, so it can be shared, assessed and used in a portfolio.
How do we ensure the audio quality?
After mixdown an automatic quality check warns about clipping, low levels and long silences before the show is published.
Is the music legal to use?
The music search only returns freely licensed material, and licence, artist and source are stored with the file as documentation.
Who is allowed to publish a show?
The teacher controls publishing. Pupils can produce freely, but sharing beyond the class requires teacher approval and respects the school's consents.
Can pupils make their own music and jingles?
Yes. The mini keyboard lets pupils play and record their own jingles with the keyboard or on screen, and the station ID generator builds finished bumpers with speech synthesis. Recordings land straight on the timeline.
How does the teacher assess a show?
The team submits the show for assessment as an ordinary hand-in. The teacher listens to the mixdown, sees the rundown, and gives feedback and a grade in the same place as written assignments.
What is the listener phone line?
A queue of "calls" from classmates that the host can take on air one at a time. It creates audience interaction without opening up real phone calls or external services.
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