• UK Youth Parliament Takeover 2012

    22 January 2013 by Headliners

    Sumaiya Karim 16 from Wokingham opens final debate in Commons chamber on ‘A Curriculum to Prepare us for Life’

    On Friday November 23 2012 members of the UK Youth Parliament took over the House of Commons to debate what should be their key campaign issue for the coming year. Headliners got to listen in on the debates and speak to MYPs about what it's like to represent the young people on the political stage.

    Image: Parliamentary copyright/Catherine Bebbington

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  • Headlympics Show 4

    11 January 2013 by Headliners

     

    closing ceremony

    In our fourth and final Headlympics podcast we take a look at the aftermath of the London 2012 Games. Our journalists discuss the Olympic legacy, and explore what some of the Olympic and Paralympic values mean to the people of London.

     

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  • Headlympics Show 3

    29 August 2012 by Headliners

    Bored of the Rings? Not us!

    In this latest Headlympics show (it’s what you get when you cross Headliners with the Olympics and Paralympics) we are looking at the headliners that have hit the newspapers during the Games, we find out whether the Games have made people feel proud to be British, and we look forward to the Paralympic Games, plus loads more.

    So download, and get involved.

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  • Headlympics Show 2

    30 July 2012 by Headliners

    What happens when you mix Headliners unique brand of journalism with the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics? HEADLYMPICS!

    Headlympics is a podcast created by the young people we have been nurturing and training to become journalist, reporters, presenters and producers.

    This is the second of four shows, presented by David, looking at more issues than Jessica Ennis could jump over, from whether young people are excited with the Games, to child trafficking and more.

    On your marks. Get set. Download.

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  • Child Trafficking in the UK

    12 June 2012 by Headliners

    Hands on bars

    Nearly 2 and a half million people are trafficked every year. Half of them are children.

    Headliners reporters from Central Foundation Girls School in Mile End, London, investigate whether the traffickers will use the influx of Olympic tourists to mask their activities? We spoke to ECPAT UK to find out more.

    Reporters: Kauther, 13, Sharifa, 12, Ebony, 13, Atiya Boksh, 15, and Tia-Nicole, 15.

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  • Headlympics Show 1

    2 May 2012 by Headliners

    What happens when you mix Headliners unique brand of journalism with the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics? HEADLYMPICS!

    Headlympics is a podcast created by the young people we have been nurturing and training to become journalist, reporters, presenters and producers.

    This is the first of four shows diving into the Olympics like Tom Daley. You do not have to be a sports fan to find something interesting in these shows, we are investigating everything from the showbiz opening, the impact the Games will have on our already multicultural make-up, will the vibrations of last summers riots have any affect on ticket sales, what will the legacy actually look like and we speak to 9 times Paralympics gold medalist Chris Holmes about losing his sight at 14 and how to swim in a straight line when you’re blind.

    On your marks, get set, download.

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  • London Mayor Elections 2012

    27 April 2012 by Headliners

    L to R; Brian Paddick, Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone



    On May 3rd Londoners go to the polls to decide who runs the city. Our journalists caught up with Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone, Brian Paddick and Jenny Jones to find out what their plans for London are and how they will affect young people.

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