The Inspiring youth Awards were launched in February 2007 by the Recruiting Department in conjunction with the South Yorkshire Black Police Association, the award is aimed at young ethnic minority people aged 13 to 17 year old from our local communities, encouraging them to become leaders and do well in their studies whatever that might be.

The results of the pilot proved very positive showing the huge commitment, enthusiasm and dedication that our young people achieved whilst working towards this award.

Escape Studios is proud to present the upcoming Pixar®, RenderMan® and Massive® European Tour being held in London, Newcastle and at FMX in Germany.

Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is one of the world’s largest and most influential dance education, training and membership organisations.  With over 13,000 members, resident in  79 countries.  The Academy aims to build on its foundations in ways that are appropriate to today’s world and to answer the contemporary needs and aspirations of all young people.

Escape Studios say they’re different. They train people but they are not an academic institution; they sell software and hardware but they’re not an ordinary reseller; they provide talent but don’t operate like a standard recruitment agency. Whilst they’re certainly emphatic about what they’re not it does beg the question as to what they really are.

The Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge has launched a new recruitment drive to encourage more ethnic minority undergraduates and graduates to consider a career in teaching.  I joined the University in October 2005 as Minority Ethnic Recruitment Officer for the Post Graduate Certificate in Education courses (PGCE) and have been visiting schools, colleges and universities, as well as community leaders, women’s groups, information centres, community associations in the Eastern Region to find out why graduates from ethnic minorities are less likely than their white peers to go into teaching and to try and change their perceptions.

1. Transform your Mind and Spirit

Martin Luther King had a dream that his four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. Mahatma Ghandi suggested that we must be the change we wish to see in the world. Understanding our role in the universe begins with enlightened study and continues with our contributions to society through our careers. High grade point averages and university diplomas might get you an upper middle class income with a generous pension, but these conventional achievements do not guarantee that you understand yourself and how you relate to the world. The Leadership Programme for university undergraduates, and the Junior Fellowship Programme for students about to enter university do not guarantee enlightenment, but they do bring together a multi-cultural group with high academic standards and community conscious people. The rules and roles of society are constantly changing. Become part of the Windsor Fellowship to understand society’s changes and how you want to change existing rules and roles.

It’s 5.30 am and everywhere is enveloped in darkness. My alarm goes off. I grudgingly turn around; about to switch off the loud rings disrupting my sleep until it hits me. Today is Monday. Work beckons. Against my will, I get up and prepare for another day, another week of long distance commuting, long hours at work, social activities, short sleeping hours, and all the pressures that comes with it.

“It’s hard to believe that what would now be a crime against humanity was legal at the time…I believe that the bicentenary offers us a chance…to express our deep sorrow that it ever happened, that it could ever have happened and to rejoice at the different and better times we live in today.”

--Tony Blair

Sunday November 26

The Windsor Fellowship was recognised by the some of the leading luminaries of the political establishment recently after 77 MP’s pledged their support to an Early Day Motion put forward by Labour MP <font style="color: #000000">for Brent South, </font>Dawn Butler, congratulating the organisation on its 20^th anniversary.

After straining to choose a course that would interest me and compiling a list of universities I felt I could gain admission and do well, I had made it to the University of Birmingham, studying Media, Culture and Society. I spent weeks researching the course content from websites and booklets as best I could, and was very confident with my choice of subject that would stimulate me for the next three years.