<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><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-2391053395603013363m_2696445730736794339WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><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 2017 – 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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We focus on people’s passion for sport rather than their background/academic ability.
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<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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Equally, if you would like to share your experience of working in Sport reporting, please include #BBCKickOff in your post.<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span>The #BBCKickOff Trainee Sports Reporter scheme is OPEN for 2017. 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: </p><p class="m_-2391053395603013363m_2696445730736794339MsoListParagraph"><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>Applications are open 24 April – 8 May 2017.<span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span>The Scheme is managed by Gareth Jones and funded by BBC English Regions.<span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<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 | Broadcast Journalist
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#244061">BBC Digital England | Englands Big Picture<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">BBC English Regions, The Mailbox, Birmingham, B1 1AY<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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