Winston Welcomes the CEO of BBC World Wide
We were delighted welcome Tim Davie to Winston, on Friday 6th January, a link established through the charity Speakers for Schools, providing state schools with fee talk from leading figures to inspire and empower the next generation. Tim addressed 240 students from the Year 8 and 9 Grammar and Aspire Streams. There was an opportunity for the students to participate by asking questions, at which they excelled, challenging Tim to identify what motivated him and who was his inspiration.
I made an application over two years ago and we were very fortunate that Tim Davie agreed to give a talk to our students and he also participated in an interview for Radio Woking. So who is Tim Davie?
- As CEO, BBC Worldwide and Director, Global, Tim Davie is responsible for developing the BBC’s international brand and editorial strategy.
- He sits on the Executive Board, chaired by Director-General Tony Hall
- BBC Worldwide is the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC, sells BBC and other British programming for broadcast abroad, supplementing the BBC's licence fee income.
- In 2013/14, BBC Worldwide generated headline profits of £157.4m and headline sales of £1,042.3m and returned £173.8m to the BBC.
Caitlin Harvey and Cleo Coffey before conducting the interview.
Tim's presentation contained some clear messages:
- Taking calculated risks to further your ambition can be a positive step even if you are not successful, as you will learn.
- Do not worry about the students at school who try to be the most important in the playground, they will have no place in the workplace.
- Pursue the things that you really enjoy and believe in.
- Grades are important but you have to have passion.
- Be prepared to start at the bottom and work you way up, no one will give you the top job until you have demonstrated resilience and had some experience.
Mock Results
Year 11 received the results from their mock examinations on Friday afternoon. Mr Byrne talked to students about expectations and asked them to consider how they felt about the grades they had received. Students were asked to reflect on what they needed to do to improve, the type of preparation that will be required for the final examinations and how they would like to feel in August. The key question asked was 'what are you prepared to do to reach or exceed your target grades?'Support sessions for parents are being run during Learning Review to help parents to understand how the examinations have changed and what they can do to support their son or daughter.
