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16-18 year old female & into IT?

Naomi Jane — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:32:04 +0000

EXCITING IT APPRENTICESHIPS! EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY!

As part of our diversity campaign, 15billion are now looking to recruit young people for exciting IT apprenticeships with various different employers. These are fantastic opportunities for candidates who are looking to develop their IT skills and gain experience in the world of IT.

In order to apply for these vacancies young people must meet the following eligibility criteria:

· Must be aged 16-18 yrs old

1 Must have English and Maths GCSEs or equivalent

2 Preference given to females and learners with learning difficulties or disabilities

All roles will be for 30 hours a week and paid at The National Minimum Wage for apprentices.

These positions are ongoing. Candidates can start as early as this month! So if you are interested in this role, please send your CV to amina.begum@15billion.org or call free on 0800 1422 676. This could be an exciting start of a new year and new rewarding career!

Croydon Youth Let’s Educate the Police!

Naomi Jane — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:16:04 +0000

Would you be interested in volunteering on a new Police project with Croydon Xpress? The aim of this project is to train 32 Croydon Police Officers on how to interact more effectively with young people.

If interested please email Nicole Beckford nicole.beckford@cvalive.org.uk ASAP and let her know if you’re free to attend the first planning meeting THIS Tuesday 24^th January 5pm at the CVA, London Road, Croydon.

Travel expenses will be reimbursed and refreshments provided. To find out more about Croydon Xpress check out their newly launched website: http://croydonxpress.com/

Eureka Young Photographer Awards

Naomi Jane — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:52:00 +0000

At Eureka we commission striking and original photography (see the “Eureka photography” slideshow tab above to see some of the best). Could you produce something similar and be our next great photographer?

At Eureka we think that original and elegant photography can help to make science, technology and the environment come alive for our readers. Many of the photographers we have used have won awards for their work. We now want to find and inspire a new generation of young talent so, in association with Science Photo Library and the Royal Institution, we are launching our first photography competition.

We are offering three prizes, each of £1,000, for a single still image, a project of still images and a moving image. In return we’d like young photographers between 18 and 26 to send us original work on the themes that Eureka covers: science, technology, engineering, environment etc. Also you must explain to us briefly why your subject is interesting, ie the story behind the image.

For details of how to enter, please read the terms and conditions below, but all entrants must include the following details:

Name

Address

E-mail address

Date of birth

Contact telephone number

And good luck!

Eureka Young Photographer Awards: Terms and conditions

The Eureka Young Photographer Awards are open to UK and ROI photographers: students, professionals or non-professionals.

Age limit: 18 years to 26 years (your age on April 30, 2012, must between 18 and 26 inclusive). Entrants may be required to provide proof of age.

Photographers may submit recent work relating to the themes of science, technology, engineering or the environment. Each entry must be accompanied by an explanation of no more than 100 words of how the work relates to the theme.

Photographers may enter any or all of the three award categories:

Single image award — 1 still image only

Project award — a sequence of stills on one subject, up to a maximum of 6

Moving image award — 1 entry of up to 90 seconds in length

Each photographer may make up to three entries (eg, you may enter the Single image award three times, or each award once).

The shortlisted and winning entries will be decided by a panel of judges.

No emphasis or special treatment will be given to any individual image or entry based on the photographer or the number of images entered.

The judges’ selection for the exhibition is final — no discussion or correspondence will be entered into.

Judges

Jon Jones – Director of Photography, The Sunday Times Magazine

Jim Al-Khalili – Physicist, author, broadcaster

Giles Revell – Photographer, artist

Rose Taylor – Editor, Science Photo Library

Madeleine Penny – Picture editor, Eureka magazine

Deadline

All entries must be submitted before 5pm on April 30, 2012. Late submissions will not be accepted.

How to enter

Entries must be made by e-mail, to eurekaphoto@thetimes.co.uk

Images may be black and white or colour.

Still images must be uploaded as jpegs and files must not exceed 1280x1024px at 72dpi.

Moving image submissions must have a maximum size of 1920×1080 (1080p) and a minimum size of 720×576 (SD). The format must be: H.264 .mov or just a normal .avi — maximum file size of 100mb.

Videos should have a maximum length of 90 seconds.

Upload your videos to Vimeo or YouTube and send the link in your e-mailed entry.

Shortlisted photographers will be required to provide high-quality images and/or video. High-quality images and video must be delivered by May 11, 2012.

Photographers who have been shortlisted will be notified by e-mail by May 8, 2012.

The shortlisted images will be published on www.thetimes.co.uk and a selection of them will appear in Eureka magazine, as chosen by the Eureka picture editor, and in an exhibition at the Royal Institution from June 6, 2012 to June 19, 2012. The winners’ work will be published in Eureka magazine on June 7, 2012 and on www.thetimes.co.uk.

Images may also be used in other material in connection with the Eureka Young Photographer Awards, whether inpaper or digitally, including for news or publicity purposes. Images may be displayed on a blog monitored by The Times throughout the length of the competition. By entering, you agree that you consent to these uses of your work. Publication of an entry does not necessarily mean that it has been shortlisted.

The winners of the Single image award, the Project award and the Moving image award prizes of £1,000 chosen by the panel of judges will be announced at an awards night on June 6, 2012. The overall winner will win a commission to create a still or moving image special project for Eureka magazine.

Each photographer exhibiting at the exhibition will be entitled to attend the Eureka Young Photographer Awards exhibition at the Royal Institution. Travel and accommodation expenses to the exhibition or the awards will not be included.

All copyright of any submitted work will remain with the photographer, however by entering, each entrant licenses Times Newspapers Limited a royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide right to use the entries as set out in these terms and conditions. By entering, you promise that the works are your own previously unpublished works. If any people are featured in the work, you promise that you have their permission to be entered in this competition.

News International and Science Photo Library employees may not enter the competition.

Article sourced from: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/article3233439.ece#tab-4

FREE Youthwork Courses for Young People 14+ in Penge, South London

Naomi Jane — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:49:01 +0000

Crystal Palace FC Foundation will be running a series of FREE courses for young people aged 14+ which will start in February 2012. All courses will last for 2 hours between 5:30pm – 7:30pm and are being run at a community centre in Penge, South London.

Course Title	Dates
Introduction to Youth Work	02/02/2012
Working with high risk young people	21/02/2012
Working with challenging behaviour	28/02/2012
Conflict resolution	06/03/2012
Being a role model for equalities and diversity	22/03/2012
Developing and managing a volunteering programme	29/03/2012

If you would like more information or to book a space on any of the above programmes please contact the programme manager:

Ryan Bish at Ryan.Bish@ cpfc.co.uk or on 020 8768 6006.

Action for Impact event: A Positive Response to the Croydon Riots

Naomi Jane — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:36:54 +0000

Crystal Palace Football Club joins forces with Croydon’s young people and youth support organisations to counter the negative public perception of young people and highlight the positive contributions that they can offer to their communities.

In response to the Croydon riots and to counteract the negative perception of young people in Croydon, an event, Action for Impact, is being held on 02 February 2012 at Crystal Palace Football Stadium to showcase the diverse range of activities and support available to young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). Action for Impact will also focus on the creative work many young people get involved in through community based activities tailored to enhance young people’s professional and personal development.

Following the recent riots, research into Metropolitan Police Service statistics show that while only 0.07% of young people commit serious violent crime [Independent Academic Research Studies (IARS) 2011], this is in stark contrast to recent research findings relating to perceptions of young people and violence.

The 99% campaign, run by the IARS, reported that 44% of the 1000 adults who were asked in a 2010 poll: “How many young people do you think commit serious youth violence” answered between 5%-20%. 25% of those asked thought that over 50% of young people commit serious youth violence (IARS 2010).

The summer riots did little to build local employers’ confidence in employing young people. According to Business & Education London South (BELS), a local youth charity, many young people in Croydon who did not get involved in the riots and who positively engage in services to help them into work, education or training are being tarnished by the negative public perception of young people.

“Most of the young people with whom we work have expressed their disapproval of the riots.” says BELS’ Chief Executive, Michael Manning Prior. “In fact, their main concern is to secure their futures through getting a foothold on gainful employment.

The aftermath of the riots has seen a general negativity towards young people and BELS wants to counter this by highlighting the enthusiasm with which the young people of Croydon embrace the support services provided to help them.”

Action for Impact is organised by BELS, together with young Croydon people and with the sponsors, Crystal Palace Football Club, who fully support and contribute to youth development in Croydon. Youth service providers such as Croydon Youth Development Trust, Positive Arts and The Crystal Palace Education Centre, supported by local young people, will give attendees the opportunity to have practical experience of film, music, sport, communication and art activities.

Action for Impact takes place on 02 February 2012 at 2.00pm in The Players’ Lounge, Crystal Palace Football Stadium. The event is open to all those interested in or working with young people aged 16-19 and each attendee is encouraged to bring along three young people to share in the enjoyment.

To register for the event, email info@bels.org.uk or telephone 0208 726 0700.

THE SEARCH FOR 10 INSPIRATIONAL ‘YOUNG MINDS’ HAS BEGUN

Naomi Jane — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:05:56 +0000

WIN THE CHANCE TO ATTEND GOOGLE ZEITGEIST 2012

Today marks the launch of Zeitgeist ‘Young Minds’, a competition to find 10 pioneers, change-makers and leaders of tomorrow aged 18 – 25, across Europe, Middle East and Africa*. The winners will take their place alongside the greatest visionaries of today at Google Zeitgeist 2012 near London on May 20 – 222012.

From January 16 until March 19, the search will be on to find 10 exceptional, motivated and inspiring 18 – 25 year-olds from across EMEA*, who are making a positive impact in the world through science, the arts, education, innovation or inspiration.

The lucky winners will be invited to participate in Google’s annual Zeitgeist event, where previous speakers have included Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts, Google CEO Larry Page and Chairman Eric Schmidt. They will also win a brand new Google tech gadget and get the chance to take to the stage and have their voice heard.

Last year saw the first ever ‘Young Minds’ competition in both the UK and America. The lucky finalists won an experience of a lifetime, from meeting Chelsea Clinton and Will I Am, to taking part in panel discussions with Jon Snow and Martha Lane Fox (Co-founder Lastminute.com).

Sebastian Thiel, 21, from London was a winner from 2011 and says, “Zeitgeist was amazing. I learnt a lot from the great variation of speakers from different disciplines. A memorable event that I’ll never forget.”

Matt Brittin, Vice President of Northern & Central Europe, Google commented, “Google has always championed innovation and is proud to help young people showcase their ideas and achievements. Zeitgeist Young Minds is an incredible opportunity for future world-changers to meet some of the most powerful and inspiring people on the planet today.”

To be in with a chance of winning a place at Zeitgeist 2012, simply upload a short video telling your story, what matters to you and how you’re making a positive impact on your world to www.zeitgeistyoungminds.com

Competition Terms and Conditions
(For full T&C’s please visit www.zeitgeistyoungminds.com)

Videos need to be uploaded to YouTube and no longer than one minute
(any entries longer than 1 minute 30 secs will be disqualified)

All entrants will be contacted and asked to provide additional contact details that must be provided in order to be short-listed.

The deadline for all entries and submissions is Monday 19th March 2012. All entries must be uploaded to YouTube by 11:59pm (GMT).
**N.B. Europe, Middle East and Africa - Young Minds is open to all young people aged 18 – 25 who are residents of the below territories:
Belgium, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Uganda, United Kingdom and Yemen.

IGNITE THEATRE PROJECT OPPORTUNITY!

emkrobertson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:43:19 +0000

Are you 14-19 years old?

Living in or near Croydon?

Love theatre?

Want something new to do next year?

IGNITE based at Croydon Clocktower is embarking on an adventurous 3 month site-specific theatre project with the incredible Tangled Feet Theatre Company.

There are opportunities for anyone aged 14-19 to be part of the performances in March 2012. Taking part is free.

Rehearsals take place on Thursdays between 6.30-8.30pm in Croydon Clocktower beginning January 12.

IGNITE – www.ignitearts.com

Tangled Feet – www.tangledfeet.com

CALLING ALL FASHION STUDENTS!

emkrobertson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:19:14 +0000

Currently a student or a recent graduate?

Love fashion, PR and events?

Fancy the opportunity for some exclusive internships with Escada in Wholesale, PR and Retail?

Click here for more details and how to apply: http://www.elevationnetworks.org/1329/internships-calling-all-fashion-students-join-the-gifted-campaign-and-intern-with-escada/

So you wanna be a writer, director,fimmaker, presenter or producer?!

emkrobertson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:03:52 +0000

Are you 18-24 years old?

Non-graduate?

Want to be a TV writer, director, filmmaker, presenter or producer?

Looking for a paid apprenticeship?

Look at what we’ve found!!!!

http://www.live-magazine.co.uk/2011/12/careers-shine-young-producers-programme-apply-now/

Screentest Student Film Festival

emkrobertson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:41:22 +0000

Are you are a filmmaker?

Are you a student?

Well, this is a fantastic opportunity for YOU! Check out the info below:

Screentest would be nothing without the fantastic student films submitted every year. In 2011, we received approximately 155 and of these we worked hard to ensure we screened as many as we could, finally totalling 115. Below you will find a link to our submissions form but before you send us your films, please take some time to read the brief guidelines below as failure to comply will result in us not being able to screen your film (and we really want to!):

Submissions close on Monday 9th January so all entries must be received by then.

Submissions Guidelines

What we need from you:

Films can be no longer than TWENTY minutes! Whilst we admire the efforts of the filmmakers who do make longer films, we don’t sadly have time to screen them
Films must have been made whilst you were a student at a UK institution (this can be school, college or university). Whilst again we recognise the significant talents of film students studying outside of the UK, Screentest is committed to highlighting work produced by students inside the UK.
Filmmakers must have the rights to any music used in their films. These rights can be obtained through PRS for Music (www.prsformusic.com) (email chris .nunn @screentestfest .org .uk with any questions about this – because he’s done it).
Films can be submitted to us as .mov or .avi files on a data disk (our preference) or on PAL DVD’s and must be posted to the address below. No other formats or methods of delivery will be accepted.
All entries to be posted to:
Chris Nunn
Department of Arts and Media
103 Borough Road
London
SE1 0AA

Want to read more on their website, check out where we found this gold dust: http://www.screentestfest.org.uk/submissions/