Gary Talbot

Last year we wanted to start a school radio which would be used as entertainment at lunchtime and as part of the curriculum. We made a few enquires with different companies but SYNERGY were the best. They were very friendly and knew what they were talking about. Darren Dixie came to our school and set up the portable studio which absolutely blew us away. He showed us all of the features which were very easy to use and we discussed how SYNERGY could meet our requirements within our budget. He went away and came back with a very competitive quote. We were delighted to accept the quote and two very knowledgeable and friendly engineers came to fit the system in the holidays.

Since then the school radio has become part of lunchtime at Sharples School. The pupils who DJ and listen absolutely love it and it has brought a calmer atmosphere around the school. Some days when we are unable to broadcast due to exams being sat, we constantly get asked 'why is the radio not on today' this shows that when it’s not on they really miss it. We also use it for recording Pod casts as a form of revision during class time and the pupils really enjoy using the equipment.

The school radio helped to recruit pupils who are not necessarily academic and engaged them back into education. For example we have one pupil who disliked English and would disrupt the learning of others. Ever since he became a DJ he now uses the radio as a learning aid and has massively improved. He also attends a radio course run by a local radio station 2 days a week and wants to be a radio DJ when he is older. The radio has given him an opportunity which he would never have had before.

We have had some minor technical issues throughout the year but SYNERGY has been fantastic in helping us both on the phone and in person. We have also looked at additions to the equipment we currently have and SYNERGY were great in suggesting products and services.

If you want to enhance school life and offer an exiting way of learning a school radio system from SYNERGY is the perfect way to do it. I would recommend SYNERGY to any school that is interested in radio broadcasting.