Media LIVE! Student Conference Event for KS 4 and 5 at Disneyland® Paris
Event Dates:
Monday 22nd February 2027
Media LIVE! is a fantastic opportunity to bring the curriculum to life and show your students the many different paths a career in media could take. From Journalism to Film and from TV to New Media this event will inspire your students and allow them to see work from specialists in their field.
Our quality speakers cover the fundamentals of the Media Studies curriculum at KS4 and KS5, perfectly complementing classroom learning. There will be the opportunity for students to ask questions of the industry practitioners and learn about careers associated with the subject during the interactive question and answer sessions.
Prices start from£465pp
Price Shown includes
- Return coach travel
- 2 nights bed & breakfast accommodation at Chateau de Grande Romaine*
- Park Hopper Ticket
- Attendance at the Media LIVE! Conference
- Group Travel Insurance
- 1:10 free place ratio for staff on a twin room basis
- Support from our Events Team in Disneyland® Paris throughout your stay
Based on 40 passengers travelling by coach. Eurostar and flight options available.
*On-site Disney hotels and additional nights also available
Who Is This For?
The event is designed to complement studies across a wide range of topics for Key Stage 4 and 5 students of Media Studies.
Study Themes:
- media language
- media representation
- media industries
- media audiences
The whole experience perfectly complements classroom learning.
Places to Stay
Event details and 2027 speakers at LIVE! events
Sunil Singhvi
Sunil began his career as a producer at the BBC, working on a multitude of radio shows including Radio 1, BBC 3 and 1Xtra. During his time at UK’s Leading Talent Agency, James Grant talent, he revolutionised the way talent thought about Digital and Social Media. After leaving the talent agency, Sunil spent two years as Entertainment Lead for Twitter UK and then as Global Director of Music for Twitter US. Four years later, Sunil moved onto Instagram, filling the role of Northern European Partnerships Lead for the company.
Most recently, Sunil has acted as Chief Business Development Office at Rarible – one of the world’s leading NFT Platforms. It is here where Sunil manages the development of a global team of digital-first artists, building on Rarible’s marketplace and protocol. As a media and business growth expert, Sunil has had over a decade of experience in the entertainment and consumer-technology space and has spoken at numerous conferences globally including NFT.NYC.
Speaker TBA
More speakers to be announced soon!
Q&A Session
Our lively and interactive question and answer session gives the students control to ask the questions they want answers to. All the speakers take to the stage to answer questions to provide different perspectives and to offer invaluable career advice from their own experience.
Workbook and Park Challenges
Our complementary workbooks are designed to be used as your group enjoy the Disney® Parks. The workbooks contain park challenges which encourage students to take a step back and critically appraise the resort from their subject perspective. These park challenges provide opportunity for problem solving, decision making as well as working together so that your students get the maximum from the their time at Disneyland® Paris.
LIVE! Events Team
Our LIVE! Events Team provide expert on-site support throughout your stay to make your trip as easy and memorable as possible:
- Be on-hand & provide assistance throughout the event
- Register your students at the conference & take questions
Alysia Judge
Alysia is a journalist and filmmaker, specialising in how pop culture shapes society. One of the UK’s leading gaming experts, regularly working with broadcasters to illuminate or debate key issues in the space. Alysia has hosted for BAFTA at their Gaming Awards, and led live events for the likes of Nintendo, SEGA and IGN.
How do films and video games tell stories differently - and why does it matter? Alysia’s presentation will look at the unique strengths of each medium from cinematic language to player-driven narratives. Your students will be prompted to think about stories beyond plot, but also in terms of format and mechanics. Discover what great adaptations like ‘The Last of Us’ get right, who the audiences for these stories are, and the principles of great storytelling.
What You Say
Overall the media conference was excellent for relevance and the students fournd it around a 9 or 10 for engaging. Sir John Deane's College
On site support was excellent. Staff were friendly and accommodating whatever the time of day. Hereford Sixth Form College
I cannot recommend this trip enough, I’ve already started plugging it to other media teachers in other schools! Homewood School
My Media students loved the conference, they were engaged and felt that the information presented was relevant and gave them food for thought. The speakers were all excellent and the content was relevant to what the students are learning especially the A2 media programme. The students highly enjoyed it! Bacons College
EST are always available for support over the phone so the service that they provide is always really good. I'm very happy to work with them. The conferences are always great with some good opportunities for students to access speakers that they wouldn't ordinarily be able to. The speakers were excellent again this year and very inspiring. Excellent service as always and very reliable when needed e.g. with the bad weather the week prior to the trip. Garforth Academy
Everything we asked for you delivered so we are very happy with the trip overall. We loved the bright lime green outfits (nearly as much as the staff :) ) - it made them easy to find and this helped a lot in the chaos of arrival amongst hundreds of guests! ...the evening of arrival was excellent and the staff went out of their way to serve us and make us feel at home. They came over to chat to us and they were friendly and professional. Bishop Foxs School
Expert's comment
"It is a real pleasure to participate in EST's Media LIVE! event, especially alongsidesuch an interesting range of industry speakers. The biggest plaudits should always go to the student attendees though. The Media LIVE! audiences are as engaged, challenging, passionate, talented and articulate an audience of young people as you could hope to meet!"
Lucy Brett, BBFC