
BBC fast tracks senior managers Interview: Take cover, it’s “the comedy assassin” Not a laughing matter Government’s £3m ethnic agency account re-think Bhoothnath gets launched across social networking sites Zee Cine awards make a splash in London Rainbow Film Festival Summer of fun at the Drum, Birmingham Bollywood dance championships heat up Feb 2008 Archive Feb 2008 Archive Futures: What skills and attributes do employers want? Futures: A lucky break West Midlands Fire Service: Everyday hero Essex County Fire & Rescue Profiles	Help for “vulnerable working students” Ray Lewis – New kid on the block Dianne Abbott Bend it like Birmingham Dismissed staff could soon be blacklisted Student designs computer game for the blind Building a diverse workforce Faith in church networks Banking on success Making it in Law Feb 2008 News Feb 2008 Archive May 1st 2008: Use your Mayor’s Vote and defeat the far right New research into the bullying of lecturers Fresh blood needed Energy price rise hits students hard Scotland moves forward on hate crime Livingstone surveys issues affecting Muslim students Awards aim to be the Asian MOBOs Bollywood heartthrob joins hall of fame

Help for “vulnerable working students”

THE TUC has set up a new Commission to look into the issues surrounding vulnerable employment, and the NUS urges all working students to take heed.

The 16 Commission members are drawn from employer, academic, trade union and civil society backgrounds, bringing with them a wealth of different experiences and perspectives. The Commission will be producing its final report during 2008. Over future months it will be meeting with people who are in vulnerable work, running a public consultation and undertaking new research.

Ray Lewis – New
kid on the block

The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has appointmented Ray Lewis as Deputy Mayor for Young People. Ray has considerable experience working with young men in particular as Director of EastSide Young Leaders Academy. A former prison Governor, Ray Lewis and his team take boys with potential who are nevertheless heading down the wrong path and literally help turn their lives around.

Dianne Abbott Comment

The Silent Catastrophe: Black school exclusions

Since Bernard Coard’s 1971 seminal work “How the West Indian Child is Made Educationally Subnormal in the British School System” academics, activists, black commentators and educators have argued that black children are treated differently within the UK school system.

Bend it like Birmingham

VIKASH DHORASOO, the former French national player, has shown his support for a local Birmingham sporting initiative while touring the UK.

Dismissed staff could soon
be blacklisted

Staff accused of stealing could soon be blacklisted in a database accessible to all employers.

THE ONLINE database could see entries composed for employees regardless of if they were found guilty in court of anything from theft to fraud. The idea behind the database is to allow future employees to check the credentials of those under consideration, similar to the way references are used at the moment.

Student designs computer game for the blind

A FINAL-year student at the University of Huddersfield has developed a one-of-a-kind computer game for the blind.

Building a diverse workforce

With thousands of building and construction opportunities coming up through the 2012 Olympics, a study from Salford University into the role of black and minority ethnic (BME) people in construction has reported that misconceptions and a lack of support are preventing the industry from having a diverse workforce.

Faith in church networks

Help is now at hand for individuals, charities, voluntary organisations and businesses and Christians wishing to contact, develop relationships and network with Britain’s thriving black Christian community following the publication of the first ever Black UK Christian Directory.