Amy story – How Community Reporters helped her develop confidence and ICT skills

Amy left school at 14 with no qualifications. She left home as the environment was very unsupportive and she then became involved with class A drugs, became addicted, and began living a very transient lifestyle. Read more about Amy's experience

Kevin

Found being a community reporters helped him socially, boosted his confidence, reconnected him with his local area and improved his job prospects. Read more about Kevin's experience

Annabel - Dyslexia

Annabel had been applying for jobs for over a year. Although she has a degree in photography she was finding it difficult to get interviews as her application forms were poor as a result of her severe dyslexia. She became a community reporter and developed skills in podcasting. This led her to record her experience of applying for a job.

Annabel said: