<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Rachael Smith</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rachael.smith@bbc.co.uk" target="_blank">rachael.smith@bbc.co.uk</a>></span><br><br><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The BBC Kick Off Trainee Sports Reporter scheme is <b>OPEN</b> for applications for 2016 – can you please help support this by sharing information about the scheme with your followers and contacts?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>What is #BBCKickOff?<u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The scheme is aimed at giving people from a diverse range of backgrounds and varying knowledge and experience of the BBC and an opportunity to develop reporting-skills within the organisation’s sports teams all across the country. We focus
on people’s passion for sport rather than their background, academic ability or journalism experience.
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This year, successful reporters be on their placements during the Rio Olympics and the start of the Paralympics. This will be a fantastic experience for any up-coming sports reporter.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>How can you help?<u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are looking for support in the form of shout-outs on social media and/or emails to potential applicants. If you are happy to support us share this message, please could you send the following tweet/post (or one similar) and see if we
can reach as many people as possible.</p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span>The #BBCKickOff Trainee Sports Reporter scheme is OPEN for 2016. Apply today via <a href="http://bbc.co.uk/kickoff" target="_blank">bbc.co.uk/kickoff</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span>Interested in being a sports reporter? Apply for the #BBCKickOff Trainee Sports Reporter scheme <a href="http://bbc.co.uk/kickoff" target="_blank">bbc.co.uk/kickoff</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Some useful information:<u></u><u></u></b></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span>Here is the full link to the site, where we have the full application and case studies from previous reporters:
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/kickoff" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/kickoff</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span>An iPlayer Radio promo has been added to relevant station pages in England.<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span>Applications are open 27 April – 16 May 2016.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance for helping us spread the word of this fantastic scheme,<u></u><u></u></p>
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Regards<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#244061">Rachael Smith | Senior Programme Co-ordinator
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#244061">BBC Journalism Trainee Scheme | @BBCTrainees<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#244061">BBC Kick Off Trainee Sports Reporter scheme<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">07711 349219 |<b>
</b>07 800 782 |<b><span style="color:#215868"> </span></b><a href="mailto:Rachael.Smith@bbc.co.uk" target="_blank">Rachael.Smith@bbc.co.uk</a><span style="color:#1f497d">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">BBC Academy, The Mailbox, Birmingham, B1 1RF<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#215868"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/jts" target="_blank"><span style="color:#215868">www.bbc.co.uk/jts</span></a>|<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/work-in-broadcast/trainee-schemes/journalism-trainee-scheme" target="_blank"><span style="color:#215868">blog</span></a>|</span><span style="color:#215868"><a href="https://twitter.com/BBCTrainees" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#215868">@BBCTrainees</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#215868">|<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bbcjts&src=typd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#215868">#BBCJTS</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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