15 young people were followed over the biggest year of their lives, online and on Channel 4. Share their experiences here...

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Sheila Lord

A year to beat all others

11/12/2009

Singer-songwriter, Sheila, has divided her year between school and the stage. It's been one massive learning curve for her. Having altered the course of her future, how does she feel at the end of it?

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  • Thumbnail image from A year to beat all others by Sheila Lord
    11/12/2009
    Sheila Lord
    A year to beat all others

    Singer-songwriter, Sheila, has divided her year between school and the stage. It's been one massive learning curve for her. Having altered the course of her future, how does she feel at the end of it?

  • Thumbnail image from Byeeeeee by Simon Jenkins
    10/12/2009
    Simon Jenkins
    Byeeeeee

    Stand-up Simon, has spent his year trying to make a name for himself on the stage. We've followed his high and lows and laughed at his funnies throughout... But, jokes aside, what exactly has he learnt from the experience?

  • Thumbnail image from 'A legendary year' by Deborah Stevenson
    09/12/2009
    Deborah Stevenson
    'A legendary year'

    Deborah's year has been all about empowering young people... While dealing with her new life away from home, she's achieved an amazing amount outside of uni. How has everything that’s happened to her changed our urban poet?

  • Thumbnail image from Quite a journey by Josh Muggleton
    08/12/2009
    Josh Muggleton
    Quite a journey

    It has been an epic year for Josh... He’s dealt with bullying, coming off anti-depressants, living with Asperger’s and starting a new life for himself at uni. It has truly been his defining Year Dot... How does he feel at the end of it?

  • Thumbnail image from In a nutshell by Akilah Russell
    07/12/2009
    Akilah Russell
    In a nutshell

    Leaving 6th form and starting college has been the making of Akilah. She’s spent the year trying to establish herself as a young journalist and has learnt heaps in the process. Here she reflects on her Year Dot and everything it has meant to her.

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About Year Dot

Year Dot

Year Dot.

Think back to that first defining year in your life, when you started to make the important decisions that helped shape who you are today.

Year Dot is a groundbreaking cross-platform project from Channel 4 that gives an insight into that very journey. This BAFTA-nominated and BIMA award-winning project, played out online and on Channel 4, followed a group of fifteen young people going through what they hoped would be their life-changing year.

Through blogs, video diaries and films, Year Dot gave us first-hand access into what proved to be a monumental year. Watch back over their videos and find out how they got on...

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The Year Dot 15 have had a life-changing year. Their stories make great teaching resources, covering a range of curriculum subjects.

Through the first hand experiences of these diverse and impressive individuals, subjects will be brought to life: Motivate your Business Management students with Aaron and Tom’s enterprising endeavours; inspire English students with Deborah's urban poetry, or discuss Chloe and Jamal's community and family issues in your Citizenship or PSHE class.

You can browse all the videos by subject, import clips to interactive whiteboards or download the Year Dot podcasts from the website.

My Year Dot

My Year Dot

My Year Dot

Our Year Dot 15 have finally reached the end of their year dot.

To celebrate the end of that first year we've created My Year Dot, which pulls in tweets from across the Twitter community, gathering the best and worst years from all of you out there.

my.yeardot.co.uk