YOUNG would-be reporters could see their work published in the Telegraph & Argus online thanks to a programme coming to Bradford for the first time.

Newsquest’s Young Reporter Scheme has now opened registrations for schools wanting to sign up for the September intake of student journalists.

The programme runs for eight-month during term time for 14 and 18-years-old and aims to find a new generation of young journalists.

Those interested in doing real work experience as journalists for inclusion on their CV and UCAS application can sign up now.

The scheme is run in partnership with Newsquest Media Group, the parent company of the T&A, and involves lectures and mentoring sessions from the Young Reporter team.

Students joining the scheme are treated as if they are real journalists, writing one article per month.

The articles they write are then published on Newsquest’s online news sites, including Bradford’s T&A, The Northern Echo and Bournemouth Daily Echo.

While the scheme is now in its 15th year, it is the first time that all schools in England have been invited to participate, and the first time the T&A is involved.

The scheme has previously opened a lot of doors for many students who have gone on to have careers in journalism.

Elaha Moosa, who recently completed the scheme, said: “Overall, it was a wonderful experience that I wouldn’t get elsewhere. The scheme taught me vital skills for any sort of learning/work environment such as being punctual in my work through submitting articles by a deadline.”

Monica Charsley, who did the scheme in 2016 and went onto become a journalist with Newsquest and is now writing for national newspapers, said taking part in the scheme made her stand out in university interviews, as they were impressed she had completed the experience.

This year, for the first time, the scheme has expanded and now includes an apprenticeship scheme, which can be completed either as a diploma or as a master’s Degree in journalism.

Those students doing the Young Reporter scheme in years 10 and/or 11 can be fast tracked onto the degree or diploma programme at 16, provided they are no longer in full time education.

At the end of the scheme students are judged on the articles they have submitted and an awards ceremony is held for the winners.

To find out more information or for schools to register their interest, please visit the Young Reporter website at youngreporter.co.uk.

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