Ambitious students from Haringey Sixth Form College have been supporting a ‘Youth Violence’ campaign in partnership with Haringey Council and Casual Films. The aim is to engage young people across Haringey, particularly in the Haringey Community Gold scheme, ensuring they are aware of the opportunities available in Haringey, and ultimately diverting them away from participating in potentially dangerous situations or activities.
Students who have been working on the project featured on BBC London News on Friday 10 January 2020, where they discussed the impact and aims of the project, along with how they aim to have their project inspire youths in the borough and nationally, deterring them from violence by having them focus their energy into more positive and rewarding activities. Click here to watch the news clip.
Russ Lawrance, Principal and CEO of Haringey Sixth Form College says:
“We have amazing young people, as you can clearly see from the footage. We help them to understanding that good decisions and good behaviour have positive consequences and positive outcomes. Watch and listen to our students, you will be impressed and maybe even learn something.”
Throughout the project, the crew from Causal Films were amazed by the enthusiasm, dedication and positivity shown by the students:
“We were so impressed by the students who all contributed amazingly to our project; whether it was acting, capturing behind the scenes footage or photos or being a runner, as well as helping us in development and making sure the dialogue felt authentic. Everyone was helpful, friendly and professional and showed a huge amount of potential for a future career in media or acting, or anything else they choose to do!”
As a result of their involvement in the project, many students have successfully secured work experience and/or paid employment, ranging from creative directing to filming and marketing. Two of the students landed placement jobs with Casual Films, working alongside their studies, eventually leading into full time employment.
Jordan Anaedozie – Creative Media Production
“As a Media student, I’ve been exposed to so much and have got so much experience that I can put on my CV. It has helped me with my decision to go to university. I’ve worked on so many community projects and with so many companies that I didn’t think I’d work with before. It’s not every day you get a feature on the BBC!”