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How your first job can determine what you earn in your career
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (845+ words) As young people in Britain face a barrier to get on the jobs ladder, new research from Social Market Foundation revealed what you do for a first job can make a 24% difference to what you earn in your thirties A…...
I'm losing my eyesight due to dementia. I made it an art project
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (592+ words) When 73-year-old Steve Baker was given his diagnosis, his immediate response was: “OK, well this is an art project now" Steve Baker and his wife Aly. Image: Greg Woodward I have a rare dementia called posterior cortical atrophy, which usually…...
Meet Wispy, the AI assistant helping people with dementia
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1080+ words) The CrossSense glasses identify objects and provide step-by-step instructions to guide users through everyday tasks Carole Greig tries the CrossSense glasses, which uses audio and text to help wearers with dementia. Image: Andrew McKay “Hi Wispy,” Carole Greig smiles. “It’s…...
Tomorrow's Warriors: Kids must access jazz music in schools
2+ week, 5+ day ago (716+ words) Tomorrow’s Warriors began in 1991 as a jam session. Since then, it's provided education and opportunities for musicians including Ezra Collective Kyle Osborne and the KO Quartet. Image: Tomorrow's Warriors At just 21, pianist and composer Kyle Osborne has played iconic venues…...
'How can we make sure new artists aren’t all Oxbridge people?"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1163+ words) When Big Issue guest editor Amelia Dimoldenberg wanted to consider how to improve access to careers in the arts, she knew who to call Munya Chawawa’s sharp satire skewers the chaos of modern politics and culture in real time; the…...
Amelia Dimoldenberg: 'Young people are always first to feel the cuts"
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1007+ words) Amelia Dimoldenberg is the latest Big Issue guest editor. She explains how her Dimz. Inc Academy is looking to lift up kids from from underrepresented backgrounds to level the playing field Amelia Dimoldenberg concocted an irresistible recipe. Take a celebrity…...
Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens: 'Young people need somewhere to go"
3+ week, 2+ day ago (509+ words) A chance encounter with a youth music charity changed Jordan Stephens' life. Now the Rizzle Kicks star wants to help young people get the same start I don’t think I would have had the career I do if it hadn’t…...
How Girl Grind UK is boosting diversity in arts careers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (824+ words) Girl Grind UK's programmes focus on both business and personal development in the music industry Girl Grind UK. Image: Supplied Girl Grind UK was founded in Birmingham in 2020 when songwriter and artist Namywa Hutchinson began reassessing her career after the…...
What is it like to be a NEET young person in Britain?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1257+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the details section. Big Issue spoke to two young people struggling to find work about what their experiences have been like, as Britain faces a…...
Loyle Carner is teaching kids with ADHD how to cook
3+ week, 3+ day ago (496+ words) Hip hop star Loyle Carner launched Chilli Con Carner not just to teach kids how to cook. It is teaching kids with ADHD that they are not alone Loyle Carner (back row with his child on his shoulders) is helping…...