By Fluent Media – July 2025
Four years ago, we produced a film for Oasis Academy Enfield, focusing on Anthony Williams leadership style at the time. Anthony introduced the values the school stood for and 9 habits, characterised by being compassionate, patient, humble, joyful, honest, hopeful, considerate, forgiving and self-controlled.
The film helped create a sense of pride among students and, more importantly, helped dozens of students find their voice. Last month, the Oasis Academy Enfield called us again to produce a new film as they had a new principal, Emma Robinson.
A New Narrative: LEARN
As a team whose purpose is unlocking potential through communication, we suggested taking a different creative approach. Rather than 1 day of filming, we would be on-site over 3 days in July.
This time, we framed the narrative around the students and how they embody the values.
We founded Fluent Media to give young people the practical storytelling skills that change self‑belief, build confidence, and grow tomorrow’s leaders. Returning to Enfield felt like turning a page in the same book.
Lead | Excel | Aspire | Resilience | Nurture
Ten students – narrowed down from 25 applications – stepped forward to share their stories.
Day 1: Leadership Voices
The morning was reserved for interviews with principal Emma Robinson and her leadership team.
To help them dig deep, we partnered with Dr Lalith Wijedoru (Behind Your Mask). Lalith’s narrative coaching sessions turned interviews into mini‑masterclasses on empathy and clarity – mirroring our belief that great communication is a skill to be refined.
Filming continued around the school for the rest of the day.
Day 2: Careers Fair – Opening Doors
We began in the sports hall, capturing the buzz of their Careers Networking Fair. Students met representatives from local employers such as Savills, Smart Managed Solutions, the NHS, Fire Service and various universities to learn about further and higher education and opportunities for work experience.
Day 3: Culture Day – Unity in Flags
Day three, one day before the end of the academic year, was pure colour and celebration. Culture Day started with a flag parade, China, Turkey, Jamaica, Poland, Syria + dozens more accompanied by live music and performances.
On Thursday afternoon, 30+ students took place in a performance directed by Nana Antwi and performers from Intermission Youth, supported by the Rudolph Walker Foundation. Cameras followed:
- Slow‑motion captures of students exchanging scripts—confidence blooming line by line.
- Nana coaching body language, echoing our mantra: leadership begins with clear expression.
The footage captured what we witnessed all week: diversity harmonised by shared values.
How This Fits Fluent Media’s Mission
- Mindset Shift – Seeing themselves on a director’s monitor flips the inner script from “I couldn’t” to “I just did.”
- Leadership Pipeline – The ten ambassadors will mentor next year’s applicants – seeding culture of peer coaching.
What’s Next
- Post‑production begins next week – eight edit days to sculpt a flagship five minute film plus five LEARN micro‑stories for social.
- Student‑led content – Raw interviews will feed into the first pilot of the Trust‑wide Oasis Voices podcast we’re co‑designing with Catherine Carruthers, Strategic Careers Lead.
- Toolkit rollout – The workflows we trialled (student casting, story canvases, Lalith’s coaching prompts) become a template other Oasis academies can download and adapt.
A Thank‑You
To every student who stepped in front of the lens, every teacher who cleared space in a packed timetable, and partners like Intermission Youth who show that art equals agency—thank you. Your stories are the curriculum young leaders really need.
Stay tuned for the film release in August. Until then, keep Leading, Excelling, Aspiring, showing Resilience and Nurturing one another—because when learners become fluent communicators, the future speaks for itself.
Matt Castle and The Fluent Media Team
