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![]() Education and CareersLaurence Griffin, 25, from Skipton, wants young people to receive more support when they transition from education to work Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Careers Horizons story on ITV News LookaroundFixer Sam Jackson, a 19-year-old social worker from Allerdale, wants to encourage more young people to have higher career aspirations. His story was shown on ITV News Lookaround in August 2013. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Young Fisherfolk Fix on ITV West CountryBen Bengey, 19, from Ilfracombe, Devon, wants young people to pursue a career in the fishing industry. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Laugh Now, Cry LaterFixer Nisha Dhadral, 19, and her team from the West Midlands, want young people to think about the damage a criminal record could do to their future career prospects. They have made these films with the help of Fixers as part of their campaign. Issues: Crime, Work+Play |
![]() Fixers A Call to Farms Story on ITV News Anglia, August 2015‘The farm has been in my family for over 100 years now. I will be the fourth generation to take it over. I trained to be a graphic designer but I realised I wasn’t happy and I was choosing to go ploughing rather than sit at a sketchbook - so I went back to my roots.’ Emily Page (25) from Great Yarmouth wants to encourage more young people to pursue a career in agriculture. This story was broadcast on ITV News Anglia in August 2015. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Gender In Jobs Fix on ITV News AngliaGemima Christodoulou-Peace, 19, from Ipswich, doesn't want gender to prevent youngsters from choosing a career. Issues: Prejudice |
![]() Let's Get CreativeCarlos Lamprey (26) and his team from Leeds are encouraging young people to pursue a career in the creative arts. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Explore LawLee-Anne Reddey (23) from Sheffield has helped produce a film to encourage more people from underprivileged backgrounds to explore a career in law. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Fixers Hypermobility Story on STV Glasgows' Riverside Show, November 2014Discovering the lack of awareness of joint hypermobility syndrome – even among medical professionals – Luke Murphy from Blantyre is raising the profile of the condition, which has drastically altered his life. The 19-year-old says having hypermobility affects his daily activities and has prevented him from pursuing a number of careers. This story was broadcast on STV Glasgow's Riverside Show in November 2014. Issues: Prejudice |
![]() Women Engineers Fix on ITV News Tyne TeesNichola Wright, 21, from County Durham, wants more young women to take up engineering as a career. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Doctor! Doctor! My Midwife is a Man: Gender Stereotyping in the WorkplaceChloe Gallagher (17) and her team from Lowestoft in Suffolk want to tackle gender stereotypes in the workplace. They’ve helped create this film to challenge the belief that some jobs are reserved only for men or women, and to encourage young people not to let others’ preconceptions influence their career choices. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Gender Stereotypes story on ITV News Anglia, August 2014Questioning why there aren’t more men working in childcare, or a higher number of female mechanics, Chloe Gallagher wants to challenge gender stereotypes in the workplace. The 17-year-old and her team from Lowestoft think it’s wrong that young people feel pressured to make career choices based on whether they're male or female. Her story was shown on ITV News Anglia in August 2014. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Girls For Science Fix on ITV News WalesAlice Gray, 25, from Cardiff, wants more girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Youth WorksA group of Fixers from Banbury, led by Abi Sadler, 18, are highlighting the benefits of youth work. They’ve helped create this film to present it as a rewarding career option and to encourage more schools and colleges to offer courses in the subject. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() entorship and YouA Fixers project led by Adeola Gbakinro, 22, from Bexley in London. Adeola hopes to encourage more young people to seek a mentor. Read more here http://www.fixers.org.uk/news/17962-1... Issues: Relating |
![]() Disability Employment in SportJacob wants to show that having a disability doesn’t need to stop you from excelling within the sports industry. Issues: Prejudice |
![]() Employment StereotypesA female mechanic is leading the drive against gender stereotyping in the workplace by challenging the belief that some jobs are reserved for men or women. Gemima Christodoulou-Peace, from Ipswich, has produced this film with Fixers to share her message. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Inclusive Martial Arts Fix ITV Lookaround‘I was born with a deformity in my right arm. Despite this, I have had a very successful sporting career and I’m now a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu coach.’ Keen to change negative perceptions about people with disabilities in martial arts, Sam Kaye (23) is showing others that it is possible to compete on an equal level. This story was broadcast on ITV News Lookaround in October 2015. Issues: Prejudice, Work+Play |
![]() Jobs and Gender Fix on ITV News CalendarLysette Hacking, 26, from Howarth wants more women to get into construction jobs. Issues: Prejudice |
![]() End Gender StereotypesZara Parkin, 18, wants to put an end to gender stereotypes Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Fixers Self Confidence Story on ITV News Anglia, April 2015Hoping to inspire others to feel more confident in themselves, Leigh-Ann Ncube wants young people to make education and career choices that are right for them. The 23-year-old from Basildon in Essex says that as a twin, she often felt compared to her more academic sister, which influenced her decision to study A-levels. This story was broadcast on ITV News Anglia. Issues: Mind |
![]() Caring For Young Carers Fix on ITV News'My dad has problems with his kidneys and spine, and my mum has really bad arthritis. She also has an underactive thyroid which makes her really tired and ill a lot.' From the age of 14, Charlotte Richardson, from Leicester, has been responsible for looking after her parents who both have a number of serious health issues. Charlotte is now 21 and hopes to raise the aspirations of young carers who she fears abandon thoughts of having a career. Her story was broadcast on ITV News Central on Thursday, July 14. Issues: Home |
![]() People's PotentialJayde Shane, 16, from Folkestone, Kent, wants people with autism to use it to their potential Issues: Prejudice |
![]() The Forgotten YouthMichael Makinde and Efosa Omorogbe from East London are encouraging young people to follow their dreams rather than listening to what other people want them to do with their lives. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Stop Dyspraxia StigmaA short film raising awareness about dyspraxia, by Allan Rewcastle, 19. Issues: Body |
![]() PSHE Education For All Fix on ITV Granada ReportsSamuel Remi-Akinwale wants young people to be taught life skills at school Issues: Relating |
![]() Better OptionsMaryam Olajide, 25, from London, wants youngsters from inner city areas to break free from negative stereotypes and achieve their dreams. She’s helped make this Fixers film to show young people they can succeed in life regardless of where they're from. Issues: Crime |
![]() Art of Working Fix on ITV News CalendarJemma Watson, 17, from Pudsey in Leeds, wants creative subjects to be taken more seriously in schools. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Respect Our VeteransA teenager hoping to follow in his father’s footsteps by joining the Royal Navy, wants people to show more respect for army veterans. Sixteen-year-old Thomas Smythe from Witham, Essex is encouraging people to put aside their personal opinions of the armed forces and appreciate the sacrifice many make in the line of duty. He hopes this Fixers film can shed some light on the issue. Issues: Relating |
![]() My StoryCynthia, 20, from Birmingham, wants every child in the UK to be given the same opportunities regardless of where they were born. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Hopes & DreamsAn aspiring teenager rapper who lost his little brother in tragic circumstances is determined to inspire young people to follow their dreams whatever life may throw at them. Owen Leach, 15, from Sheerness in Kent, has attended seven different secondary schools and youth behaviour units because he kept getting into trouble, but says music is helping him to turn things around. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Know YourselfZenisha Peterkin, 17, from Camberwell, wants to encourage self-confidence in young people Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Caring For CarersSophie has created a Fixers project to help the public understand what it is to be a young carer, and the challenges that they can face both at home and going forward in their professional lives. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Fight for Education Fix on ITV Meridian East'If I didn't have boxing I'd probably still be working as a potwash, and that's not a career I wanted. I realised too late how important education was - now I want to encourage young people to do as well as they can in school.' Professional boxer, Josh Kennedy, 25, is encouraging young people to 'learn from his mistakes' and work hard to get a good education. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Bullying Impact Fix on ITV News Meridian (E)Stephanie Keenan, 18, from Ramsgate, is encouraging victims of bullying to confide in someone they trust. Issues: Mind |
![]() Embrace Your IndividualityEsther Bamuyi, 19, from Gravesend, wants people to embrace their individuality. Issues: Relating |
![]() Aim HighFixer Sam Jackson (19) from Cumbria has helped create a film to show other young people there are employment opportunities out there. He feels not enough people in Cumbria are aware of where to look. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Supporting Farmers story on ITV News West Country (W)Cornwall Fixer Lorna Keight, 22, is shedding light on the pressures those in the agricultural trade face and creating a campaign to encourage more public support for farmers. This story about her campaign was shown on ITV News West Country (W) in August 2013. Issues: Mind, Work+Play |
![]() Fixers Young Jobseekers Story on ITV NewsKate Rogers, 19 and her group of Fixers, concerned by the level of unemployment in Cornwall, are creating a unique 'top trumps' campaign to raise the profile of young jobseekers. Their story was featured on ITV News West Country (W) on Thursday 9th May 2013. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Cut From The Same ClothBonnie Fox, 20, from Derby, wants people with mental health conditions to be treated equally. Issues: Mind |
![]() Aspirations For EducationEllie James, 16, and her team from Swindon want to inspire others their age to embrace education. With Fixers, they’ve helped create this series of short film clips to show young people the value of learning when it comes to pursuing a career. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() A Follow-Up with Fixer Fiona MalpassAn Essex Fixer Fiona Malpass, 21, whose hard-hitting film about mental health won national recognition, is continuing to campaign for greater mental health awareness four years after her Fixers project. Issues: Mind, Prejudice |
![]() Fixers Meditation Story on ITV News Lookaround, March 2014Fixer Holly Horsley (25) from the Lake District, who feels meditation could be the answer to school stress, is campaigning for pupils to be taught the practice. This story was broadcast on ITV News Lookaround in March 2014. Issues: Mind |
![]() Model SafetyPhoebe Lynch, a model from Inverness, is informing others how to be safe while pursuing a career in the modelling industry. The 25-year-old wants to guide young people, who are starting out a career in the modelling industry, and their parents away from scams and other possible issues. Issues: Safety |
![]() Curriculum B4 UsSamuel Remi-Akinwale, 16, wants to ensure young people are taught life skills at school Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Travel TroubleCallander Fixer Amy Warbrick (17) and her team have made a film highlighting the difficulties they face with public transport in their town. They hope the film helps bus companies, the council and local decision-makers understand how these travel troubles affect young people's lives. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Mum On A Mission Fix on ITV News West Country, January 2011Fixer Beth Pickering (20) wants to challenge negative stereotypes of young mothers and to offer support to young parents in Bridgwater. This story was broadcast on ITV News West Country in January 2011. Issues: Home |
![]() Changes - Tackling HomophobiaLaura Finnigan (17) from Liverpool wants to end homophobia. She has helped to make a Fixers film, which shows that being lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or transgender (LGBT) isn’t a lifestyle choice, but part of a person's identity. Issues: Prejudice |
![]() ANNALucy Mathison, 18, from Tyne and Wear, is raising awareness of eating disorders Issues: Mind |
![]() The Separate Lives of Young CarersGlasgow Fixer, Skye Woolcott (17) and her team hope their film helps people better recognise the hard work that young carers do. Issues: Home |
![]() Fixers Young Hearts Story on ITV News London, September 2014He used to be a professional footballer before his health played foul – now Tobi Alabi wants to help others spot the warning signs of heart conditions. After collapsing on the pitch, the Fixer is encouraging others to learn to recognise the symptoms of undiagnosed cardiac problems, which are thought to cause the deaths of around 600 young people a year. This campaign was broadcast on ITV News London in September 2014 Issues: Body |
![]() Am I Perfect?Emma Gray (21) and her team from Hertfordshire are concerned that too many young people feel a pressure to be perfect. With Fixers, they’ve helped create this film to encourage others to be happy with who they are. Issues: Mind |
![]() Fixers Graduate Dreams Story on ITV News London, October 2014Aware of the challenges faced by young graduates looking for work after university, Jordan Moore has enlisted the help of his role models to try to inspire others. His story will be shown on ITV News London on Thursday 2nd October between 6:00 and 6:30pm. The 21-year-old Fixer from Romford wants to support his peers in their search for work, by encouraging them to do something extra to make themselves more employable. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Music OpportunitiesGuitarist James Watson, 21, from Bury in Greater Manchester, wants to show young people that music can have a positive impact on their lives. With Fixers and his team, he’s helped create this film to encourage others his age to learn to sing or play an instrument. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Growing TogetherNineteen-year-old Toni McMillan and her team from Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, are challenging negative stereotypes of young jobseekers. They have made a Fixers film showing employers that young people deserve a fair chance. Issues: Prejudice |
![]() The Stigma of Ex-OffendersRachel Wylie (20) from Leeds wants employers to stop judging young people with criminal records and to give them a fair chance. She has helped to make a film, which looks at the struggle many ex-offenders face to try to get on the employment ladder. Issues: Prejudice |
![]() Life After Birth Fix on UTV Live‘When I was 18, I had my whole life planned out. Then, after my A-Levels, I found out I was pregnant. In that moment I thought I’d ruined everything and my life was over. I couldn’t see that this baby was going to be a blessing in our lives.’ Rebecca Finlay in fact went on to complete a college course and enrol at university after the birth of her son. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Believe and You Will Achieve || DynamoZeynab Ahmed is concerned that young people from a disadvantaged background can struggle to find a career. With Fixers she uses famed magician Dynamo to show others the trick to achieving their dreams. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Women's Rugby Fix on ITV News Tyne TeesShannon Johnson, 18, from Seaton Delaval, wants to encourage girls to take up rugby. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() My Fixers Music VideoMy 2009 Music Video for Fixers about Creative Arts Issues: Work+Play |
![]() Fixers Teen Dispirit on ITV News Anglia in May 2010Fixer Fiona Malpass, 20, from Essex, is tackling teen depression with a short film drama about living with the condition and seeking help. This story was broadcast in May 2010. Issues: Mind |
![]() Fixers Civvy Street story on ITV News Tyne Tees, April 2011Danny McGlynn (19) from Sunderland believes ex-soldiers need support to adjust to civilian life, and is getting his message across with music. His story was broadcast on ITV News Tyne Tees in April 2011. Issues: Mind |
![]() Magic and AspirationsMagician Aaron McKnight wants to show others that following their dreams is the trick to finding happiness. With Fixers, the 17-year-old from Carlisle and his team have helped create this film to inspire others to do something they love. Issues: Work+Play |
![]() The Right RoadHampshire Fixer Garreth McCarthy's, 24, helped write and starred in this drama based on his own experiences of crime and drugs. Issues: Drugs, Crime |
![]() Self BeliefJames Ellis from Nottingham hasn’t let cerebral palsy get in the way of his dreams. With Fixers, the 24-year-old rapper and music producer has created this film to urge others with disabilities to have self-belief and pursue their goals. Issues: Mind |