A new multimedia studio has been opened to raise the aspirations of youngsters.

The £50,000 Study Parks Multimedia Centre, located at Glanford Park, has now officially opened its doors to school children across North Lincolnshire.

The new studio has been designed for flexible learning of different creative multimedia skills such as TV production, graphic design, music production and computer design.

It will offer industry recognised media qualifications.

Centre manager Jane Laws said the studio had the "wow-factor".

"Staff at Study Parks have been working with educationalists from North Lincolnshire Council for 12 months to design an exciting facility and programme of work, which aims to raise aspirations and help increase attainment in core subjects – particularly literacy," she said.

"The pilot phase of the project has proven highly successful, with results that demonstrate huge improvements in speaking and listening, evidence of children taking more responsibility for their own learning and working as part of a team. Most significant are the increases in pupils' confidence, motivation and self- esteem. To see the studio now up and running and being used and enjoyed by so many pupils is incredible, and we hope it is going to help raise their aspirations for their future learning."

Fledgling producers, script writers, directors and presenters from Brumby Junior School gave the new studio a huge thumbs up.

Year 5 pupil Kayleigh Sharp, 9, said the day was a great learning experience.

"Our day at the studio has been absolutely amazing," she said.

"We have all had a wonderful time and learnt so much about film production, media technology and presenting skills.

"I really enjoyed the presenting and the filming. We are taking everything that we have learnt back to school to teach all of the other pupils."

Scunthorpe United Football Club manager Alan Knill said: "I think it is amazing that schoolchildren so young can pick up media and IT skills so incredibly quickly.

"Youngsters really relate to film and television, so I think it is an innovative way to help them develop their skills in a variety of areas. The new studio is filled with a huge range of technology which will certainly enhance their learning and give them a head start in terms of media technology."