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Maplefields Making Media An outstanding effort in working collaboratively for the benefit of all the young people and children at Maplefield An acknowledged leader in the field, Exposure was a pioneer of the youth media model in the mid 1 990s, when digital technology first made it possible for small, grass-roots projects to produce their own media cost effectively. The charity has won a series of national awards for its achievements and provided consultancy services, for a fee, to numerous organisations throughout the UK looking to set up similar projects. Skills, knowledge and support are provided to new staff and volunteers expected participate in an induction, centred on developing an understanding of the charity s purpose and activities, in particular its child protection policy, and also to develop creative, communications and youth work skills. Exposure recognises development in the widest sense, including mentoring, jobshadowing and attending relevant training. In particular, Exposure encourages staff/volunteers to attend courses offered free by appropriate providers in areas such as first aid, health and safety, child protection, drugs and sexual health, fundraising, diversity and equality. Exposure has weekly meetings to discuss and document performance, development needs and actions. The Manager spends a proportion of his time working directly with beneficiaries, modelling behaviour for staff and volunteers to emulate. Since inception, Exposure has worked with over 2,500 young people.

3 May. Bistritz.--Left Munich at 8:35 P.M., on 1 st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late. Buda-Pesth seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which I got of it from the train and the little I could walk through the streets. I feared to go very far from the station, as we had arrived late and would start as near

3 May. Bistritz.--Left Munich at 8:35 P.M., on 1 st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late. Buda-Pesth seems a wonderful


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