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GOING OFFLINE

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Why it could be time for a digital detox

TO THE PERAFELCT PERSON STATEMENT

WHAT ABOUT COLLEGE?

Further education colleges explained

ROYAL BLOOD THE BAND’S BEN ON TOURING, RECORDING AND FIGURING IT OUT

MAKING MOVIES Cool

careers behind the cam era

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The La Fontaines The Scots rock

outfit on the launch of their latest album

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Hello, and welcome to the final Source of 2017!

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t’s been one heck of a year at Source HQ – we’ve spoken with some huge celebs, covered some fascinating topics, delved into heaps of brilliant career paths, and now we’re here – getting ready for Christmas!

EDITOR

This issue has plenty to get your mind into gear, with careers inspo, education tips – and even a social experiment that almost ended staff writer Lorne and production assistant Lisa...

STAFF WRITER

As you’ll see from the cover, we’ve been chatting with men of the moment, Royal Blood. If you weren’t lucky enough to see the guys when they were in Glasgow, make sure you read our chat with Ben – he’s everything you’d hope he’d be and more.

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PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Inspired by the upcoming release of the new Star Wars film (I personally can’t wait), we’ve been taking a look at some of the roles available in cinema, while one young Brit tells us about her cool job in film. Elsewhere in our careers coverage, we’ve also been delving into what it’s like to work with the emergency services, nail boss Tammy Koslowski told us what life’s like running your own business, plus a children’s nurse filled us in on her incredible job.

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For those of you gearing up to leave school after the holidays, we’ve got a special college focus too to help you see if your local FE institution might be the place for you, and one college student shares his experience.

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On page 44, find out how we got on when we decided to ditch social media for a week. Spoiler alert – it wasn’t easy!

And that’s just the beginning. So what are you waiting for? Grab yourself a hot chocolate and get stuck in.

See you in 2018!

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Lindsay Cochrane, Editor

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2 ADVENT CALENDARS Advent calendars have gone next level. From tea to cosmetics to really posh chocolate, the Christmas countdown is now totally luxe. We love this candle calendar from Debenhams (www.debenhams.com) – cosy!

1 FESTIVE KNITWEAR Christmas is coming, which means one thing – time for ugly Christmas jumpers. These belters from Pretty Little Thing (www.prettylittlething.com) on the left, and Topman (www.topman.com) on the right, are well worth spending your pocket money on. @SourceMag

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3 CHRISTMAS DRINKS Our favourite coffee shops are battling it out to deliver the very best festive treats – and they’re impressing us! We love Costa’s gingerbread and cream latte and Black Forest hot chocolate (www.costa.co.uk).

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CELEBS 8 Figuring it out with Royal Blood

The Brighton duo are pretty much taking over the world of rock music – and we can’t get enough. The band’s Ben chatted with Source about life at the top.

36 The LaFontaines

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We caught up with the Scots rock/pop/ rap outfit to talk about their brand new album.

46 Tom Walker

The singer-songwriter sat down with Source to tell us what it’s really like to make music for a living.

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To celebrate the release of The Last Jedi, we take a look at some of the many roles available behind the scenes in film, and one young Brit tells us about her cool movie job.

15 999 – what’s your emergency?

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Some emergency services workers share the ins and outs of their jobs.

24 Nailing it

NAF! Salon founder Tammy Koslowski tells us what it’s like to run your own nail empire.

27 Paging the medical team…

A paediatric nurse gives us a little insight into what it’s really like caring for kids in hospital.

29 On the job

If you have to get a work experience placement sorted soon, we’ve got some top tips to help you get the most out of it.

STUDY 19 What about college?

If you’re thinking about leaving school after the holidays, it might be time to consider what your local FE college has to offer. We take a look at what life's like at college.

23 Meet the student

A college student fills us in on his study experience.

31 Study sussed

Prelims on the horizon? Don’t sweat it – we’ve got some ace advice.

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38 All I want for Christmas...

We take a look at what’s in the shops to get your Christmas shopping off to a great start.

42 Making a difference in Sri Lanka Student Alice Inman tells us about her summer volunteering overseas with Give a Fig Volunteering.

HEALTH

TOP 5 MARVEL MOVIES We loved Thor: Ragnarok, so we’ve taken the time to rank our favourite films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Do you agree with our picks?

COPING WITH THE COMMON COLD Cold and flu time is upon us! So how do you tackle the sniffles?

We’ve got some top tips to get you through the season of snot.

CHILDCARE GETS A RECRUITMENT MAKEOVER We take a look at why working with kids could be a really worthwhile career move.

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TALK YOURSELF INTO A JOB

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Did you know that learning a second language boosts your earning potential? We round up the highest earners.

Every Thursday, we take a little trip down memory lane to relive our favourite telly shows, music trends and beyond!

WANT TO GET WORK EXPERIENCE?

We always want to hear from the next generation of super journalists – and we’ll welcome you into our lovely Glasgow offices for work experience any time!

Send us your CV and a bit about yourself to hello@sourcemagazine.org.uk and we’ll be in touch soon.

41 Ping: I’m being bullied

There’s no denying that technology has changed the face of bullying – so how are you meant to cope? We find out.

INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER

Scots with incredible careers are going to be taking over the Source Insta page (@source.magazine) in the coming weeks to show you what they get up to day-to-day.

Hair stylists, comic book editors... We’ve got it all.

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44 Social experiment: Going offline Two members of the Source team ditched their social media profiles for a week – how did they get on?

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What’s coming up this winter to get you excited outside of class? Just this little lot! Get booking tickets pronto 5-9

Love Actually

Usher Hall, Edinburgh www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Christmas isn’t Christmas until you’ve watched Love Actually – but imagine getting to see it in a gorgeous theatre with a LIVE ORCHESTRA providing the soundtrack?

It’s happening this December in Edinburgh.

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Cinemas nationwide

SEC, Glasgow www.irn-bru-carnival.com

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Also out in time for Christmas is a brand new Jumanji movie.

This one sees a group of kids get sucked into a Jumanji computer game. While we’ll miss Robin Williams, the all-star cast of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black kind of makes up for it.

Irn-Bru Carnival

Grab your pals and head to the SEC in Glasgow for a day of fun, massive rides and probably too much sugar at the Irn-Bru Carnival. Scream if you wanna go faster!

Star Wars: Episode VIIi – The Last Jedi Cinemas nationwide

We’re off to a galaxy far, far away this December with the next instalment in the Star Wars saga.

We left Rey (Daisy Ridley) after she headed to Ahch-To to find hero Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) – and because it’s all very hush-hush, we can’t tell you much more than that.

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Chris Rock

Paramore are following up from their tour earlier in the year with a massive date at The Hydro. Expect massive singalong hits from Hayley and the guys.

FEBRUARY

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Huge US comedian Chris Rock is bringing his world tour to Glasgow’s Hydro – and it’s his first time ever performing in the UK! Be prepared for bad language and adult themes…

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Pitch Perfect 3 Cinemas nationwide

Brace yourself, pitches – the Bellas are back! This time around, Beca (Anna Kendrick), Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) and the gang are proper grown-ups – but they come back together for one last hurrah in the acapella choir world.

Aca-mazing!

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It’s the world’s biggest New Year’s Eve party – so don’t miss out!

You could be getting all the feels watching Rag ‘n’ Bone Man at the Concert in the Gardens, getting swept up in the atmosphere of the gigantic street party or partaking in a ceilidh.

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Strictly Come Dancing Live!

SSE Hydro, Glasgow www.ticketmaster.co.uk

It might be the cheesiest of Saturday night entertainment, but we bloomin’ love Strictly – so we’ll be at The Hydro cheering on our favourite spraytanned, sparkly celebs as they show off their best moves on tour.

Miss Saigon

Edinburgh Festival Theatre www.edtheatres.com

This musical extravaganza is well worth seeing – set in 1975 during the final days of the US occupation of Saigon, it focuses on the relationship between an American GI and a young Vietnamese woman who’s been sold to him for the night. The music is incredible.

Rat Boy

Barrowland, Glasgow www.ticketmaster.co.uk

The Essex boy is bringing his hip-hopinfused indie to Glasgow. We’ll be the ones down the front getting our groove on.

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The Amazons

Black Panther

Source faves The Amazons are coming to Glasgow to delight your earholes with hits like Junk Food Forever and Black Magic. Get your dancing shoes on!

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The latest offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther follows the journey of T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) in the aftermath of the death of his father, the King of Wakanda – you might remember that little incident from Captain America: Civil War…

The Script

Danny’s time as a talent show judge may be over, but it does mean he’s got a bit more time to concentrate on what he’s really good at – making banging tunes just made for arenas.

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FIGURING IT OUT WITH

ROYAL BLOOD

Partying with purple painted toenails and dreams of driving a Rolls Royce – there’s so much more to Royal Blood than electrifying rock songs.

Stepping on the Royal Blood rollercoaster, the exhilarating ride of selling out arenas is not lost, as drummer Ben Thatcher tells Source’s Lorne Gillies…

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here are worse ways to spend a Thursday afternoon than enjoying the sights of Milan before hitting the stage to play to thousands of adoring fans. Not just a daydream for Royal Blood’s Ben and singer and bassist Mike Kerr – this is reality.

Two albums, touring, hospitalisation and several parties later, it’s hard to believe that the Brighton rock duo have only been a band since 2013. June of this year, however, saw Royal Blood release their second album How Did We Get So Dark? to critical acclaim, and now the pair are in the midst of a sold-out tour across Europe and the UK.

SOPHMORE RELEASE “The tour has been great so far, we’ve been having a great time. Just before this, we were on tour with Queens of the Stone Age out in America so we’re quite well rehearsed and prepared to be on this tour – it’s going really well,” enthuses Ben. Not content with classing Josh Homme and his QOTSA band mates as friends, Royal Blood spent their 2017 rocking on some of the world’s biggest stages. From a knockout set at the iconic Glastonbury festival to performances at festivals across Europe, Royal Blood are bringing their own unique style to the masses.

Blending their sound of hard, psychedelic, blues rock, the release of How Did We Get So Dark? cemented the duo as a band to be reckoned with.

Their sophomore album is certainly a lot different to their self-titled debut release, as Ben explains: “I think on this one, we wrote as an album and the first one we only went with the songs we had. We put them together and put them on an album and didn’t know what was going to happen with it, and it was really well received. For this one, we wanted a 8

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progression of our sound and wanted to write some better songs.

“We did have a really good time getting creative. Mike writes all the lyrics and he just writes about the experiences he’s been through. It is a lot about being in and out of relationships, love, and things he relates to.”

How Did We Get So Dark? is a more eclectic offering than the lads’ debut, mixed together with Royal Blood’s recognisable flare. Focusing heavily on guitar riffs and pounding drum solos, the songs certainly resonate well in the studio and on the stage.

HITTING THE ROAD Translating tracks to work live has been a cathartic experience for both Ben and Mike. Undertones of relationship troubles are not lost in How Did We Get So Dark? as Ben says: “There is definitely a moment of becoming quite vulnerable when releasing songs.”

Performing live brings a sense of relief and adrenaline to the songs that the duo hold dear. Impassioned and thunderous live shows are what Royal Blood do best, but this time lessons have been learned.

After touring their self-titled debut album, both Ben and Mike were hospitalised, alongside most of their crew, for simply having too much fun.

“It is the best feeling in the world. It still throws me off because I don’t understand how we’ve got to this stage, but we do love every single second of it,” says Ben on performing. “We love what we do so much; we do love to party and we love playing shows. We were having so much fun that we really forgot to look after ourselves so we got really ill. We don’t regret any of it. It was brilliant – we’ve learned how to party this time around, so we’ve got stamina.”

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“I don’t understand how we’ve got to this stage, but we do love every single second of it”

HIGH LIFE Selling out arenas and travelling the world hasn’t changed the wit and dry sense of humour of both Ben and Mike. The future can conjure images of winning awards and becoming the biggest band on the planet in a bubble of fame – but Royal Blood are just enjoying every minute as it comes. So where does Ben see himself in five years?

“Alive, preferably – I would like to be alive in five years,” he says. Something we’ll all be hoping for.

“I’ll probably be driving Rolls Royces, chauffeuring Mike around – he’s quite demanding. I’m having a bit of trouble with him recently. I had to paint his nails; his toenails are currently purple because that was how he was feeling. He said his mood was quite dark but fruity. I think the @SourceMag

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rock star lifestyle has gone to his head,” says Ben with a chuckle. Maybe life on the road, painting our best mate’s toenails and rocking out in a Rolls Royce is something the rest of the world can’t relate to just yet – but we’re pretty sure that, jokes aside, these two are remaining grounded.

Relationships and friendships make up Royal Blood and their successful second album. Whether they’re supporting rock legends like Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters or selling out arenas in their own right, one thing’s for sure: this rock star life might end tomorrow, but Royal Blood won’t take it for granted.

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and selling out arenas across Europe and the UK in their biggest tour to date is testament to the quality Royal Blood bring to the stage. Compared to performing in bars and clubs, the production for this tour has an improved standing to make sure their songs work live. “I think the more we play, the more fans we get, the more people come to our shows and the bigger the rooms get. We can do a lot more in a bigger room, a lot more production. We can really go for it I guess, compared to when we first started and were playing little club shows to 100 people,” reminisces Ben. As their fan base grows, it is heartwarming to hear that the novelty of playing their songs live is not lost, as Ben says: “It is surreal walking out on that stage – it doesn’t get old.”

Royal Blood’s second album How Did We Get So Dark? is out now

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Getting your foot in the door as a runner or set PA is a good way to get into the film world, get your name known and work your way up.

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ART DIRECTOR

A film would be nothing without operators. These are the people who – would you believe it? – operate the rt to cameras during filming! They repo tell will who phy, ogra phot of ctor the dire got ’ve They them what shots they want. , and to understand lighting, composition best the get to ks wor era how the cam lm shot. There are lots of courses in fi there, out phy ogra production or cinemat t. poin ting star t grea which are a

on The art director brings the producti ting dina coor life, to n visio ’s ctor dire sets, locations and props to make sure the film has the right look. They are responsible for a huge team, including men, the assistant art director, draughts hic grap ts, stan art department assi el designers, storyboard artists, mod el. makers and construction personn need To get into this line of work, you’ll ure, itect arch art, in lly a degree, usua theatre or 3D design.

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CHOREOGRAPHER

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BEST BOY

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ON THE JOB: CHARLOTTE EPSTEIN, ART DEPARTMENT

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harlotte has worked on a number of films and TV shows since graduating from university with a fine art degree, focusing on photography.

She’s worked in a number of roles in the art department, from set PA to plant modeller, on titles like Alice Through the Looking Glass, Beauty and the Beast, The Last Jedi and The Mummy

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How would you describe the different roles you’ve done?

I’m on a production at the moment where I’m an art department assistant. So I’ll assist the buyer, who literally buys props and hires props. I will help the graphic designer by helping to get things printed, getting things made, sourcing things. I’ve also worked in props. You have props dressing – when they’re shooting, they’ll bring those items onto the set and make sure they have continuity and catalogue them. For Harry Potter, for instance, the props dressers will make sure the wands are all present and correct – but they didn’t make them. The props modellers would have made them. They work with each other to get that going.

films. It’s good fun, but I’ll be really honest – it can also get really boring! You’re standing around waiting a lot of the time.

What’s the best thing about your job?

I’ve met a lot of my heroes, which is bizarre.

It’s the sort of stuff where if you could talk to your childhood self, you’d say, ‘That would never happen!’

What inspired you to go down this route?

I went to university at Camberwell What’s your ultimate career College of Arts. While I was ambition? doing that, I got a job at the I’ve got a bucket list of all the Having Harry Potter Studio Tour. things I want to do, like Tim I absolutely love Harry commitment to Burton, Disney, a Christmas Potter – like you won’t your job is more film, a Bond film. Those are believe! And it was there important than more ambitions. You take every that I thought, this is having the film as it comes. exactly what I want to do. skills I got inspired from there What would your advice be for really. young people wanting to get into the film industry?

What’s a typical day like at work?

My biggest advice is just to get used to I’ve done both on set and not on set. A prop calling people on the phone. It’s a weird maker, for instance, could go through their piece of advice, but that was a big thing I entire career and never see a set. In the had to overcome. And be prepared for a workshop, it’s 12-hour days. But a typical lot of rejection, and having to carry on all day on set, in my sort of role, it really the time. Having commitment to your job changes. On location, you are trying your is more important than having the skills, best to shield the main actors from the because you can’t learn dedication. public, especially during really high profile

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Are you ready to make an impact?

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nterprise skills give you options after graduation, whether that means starting up your own business or standing out from the rest to a potential employer. One of the best ways to get them is by entering an idea in a competition run by the Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE).

Victoria Hamilton entered her idea for a new safety product to an SIE enterprise competition and ended up winning the top prize! Now a Strathclyde University graduate, Victoria works on her idea fulltime, and her product, the Recoil Kneepad, is now stocked in Homebase where she once held a part-time job, and has users all over the world.

Interested? Enter Fresh Ideas! Running from October to January. Every month you’ll have the opportunity to win a cash prize and develop your Fresh Idea into a real business venture. Don’t worry if you don’t have the business savvy – that what we’re here for! Our process is designed to help you kick start an idea and develop your business know-how. Along the way, you’ll be invited to exclusive workshops and events, so even if you’re not a winner, you’ll still develop skills to help take your idea forward. The winners and highly commended entries from each month can enter the next stage of the competition, where they could win a top prize of £1,000!

Entering is just the beginning!

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WHAT’S YOUR EMERGENCY?

This year, the world’s oldest emergency service number turned 80 – yes, our very own 999. In the case of an emergency, this is the number to call, but who is coming to the rescue? We go behind the blue lights to find out what it takes to be a member of the emergency services

POLICE

Walk into the station and get ready for a world of challenging activities, new experiences and a tight-knit team. There’s more to the police than patrolling the streets and handling ASBOs

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eing part of the police is an exhilarating and demanding career path, as Harry McIntosh from Police Scotland explains: “My job is relatively specialised, in the Operational Support Division. I am one of a small group of police search advisors who organise and facilitate searches for missing people and crime scenes. I sometimes find that the long hours planning, mapping and sourcing resources can be draining, but extremely rewarding when it all comes together to deliver an effective, coordinated search activity.”

Getting into the police force may seem like a daunting task, but with determination you too can help public safety. For those looking to sample life in the police, work experience is recommended. After all, you need to make sure the police is for you.

IN THE FORCE “The recruitment department of Police Scotland regularly facilitates work experience and educational visits for those looking to

broaden their knowledge on the police and the recruitment process,” says Harry. “There are now also various nationwide open days, courses and information programmes available to both prospective police officers and special constable trainees.”

Police Scotland employs over 5,500 police staff across Scotland, with roles ranging from administrators to mechanics to officers and detectives – you could be one of them. Finding out the right path for you is important before you start applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE Harry says: “My advice for anyone interested in a career in the police is to get as much information and experience as possible in terms of what we do. Go visit your local station and ask to speak to a new probationary officer and hear their story. Go visit the recruitment department and ask as many questions as possible. If at first you don’t pass the process, don’t be afraid to go live a little and return to it after gaining some life experience.” @SourceMag

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AMBULANCE

Who you gonna call? Not Ghostbusters, no – instead, call the Scottish Ambulance Service. From paramedics working on the frontline to control room staff to HR – the ambulance service is waiting to welcome new recruits

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he ambulance service has had a makeover, providing budding paramedics a new route into the frontline. Paramedic Kevin Brown says: “Glasgow Caledonian University has just launched the first Paramedic Science degree in Scotland, where you can enrol as a university student, do your three-year course and get qualified as a paramedic. The reason it is unique is because it is supported by the Ambulance Service. All your placements are done by the Ambulance Service but they don’t employ you. When you qualify, you have a paramedic degree that you can take anywhere you like.”

Becoming a paramedic with the Ambulance Service has a minimum entry criterion of National 4 or Standard Grade level 3, or above, in both English and maths,

but Kevin encourages hopefuls to get work experience.

FRONTLINE

“I would suggest St Andrews Ambulance and the Red Cross – they offer first aid programmes. You will get a lot of exposure to life in the Ambulance Service, so you can see if it’s something that actually interests you.

Like all students, you do need to stick in at school to get the entry requirements. If you know you’re serious about it, you can get in touch with these volunteer organisations and that way, it’s some exposure to the kind of things you will see in your future career.”

Switch on the blue lights and find out more about working with the Scottish Ambulance Service at www.scottishambulance.com.

BEHIND THE BLUE LIGHTS

Within the UK there are five main emergency services supporting the public on land and water.

If the police or ambulance doesn’t cut it, why not go down a different path?

FIRE Aged 18 or over and looking for a career

COASTGUARD The Maritime and Coastguard Agency

MOUNTAIN RESCUE A voluntary role, Scottish Mountain

Jump in the engine with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and get more information at www.firescotland.gov.uk.

For more information on volunteering or career opportunities with the MCA, head to the government’s website at www.gov.uk.

If you can climb a hill with ease and want to volunteer in your spare time, visit www.scottishmountainrescue.org.

you can continually develop and learn in? Then the Fire Service could be for you. With no specific entry qualifications required, if you’re keen to broaden your skill set and work well under intense conditions, then you might just be up to the job.

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(MCA) have three main career roles that cover a variety of responsibilities. From providing weather reports to handling emergency calls, if you love water and the outdoors, set sail with a career with the Coastguard Agency.

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Rescue represents 23 volunteer mountain rescue teams dotted across the country.

To join the team, volunteers are expected to have a hill walking or mountaineering background, and excellent communication skills – and an interest in saving lives too, of course.

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Why not study something that will make a difference to your career prospects?

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Subjects in areas such as Business, Nordic Studies, Archaeology, Computer Science, Health and Childhood Studies.

Applications are now open for a wide range of courses starting in January 2018.

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ns If you’re weighing up your optio ering for the future, or you’re consid leaving school after Christmas, r take the time to check out you – it local further education college could be just what your dream career ordered…

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hen it comes to deciding what to do when you’re – gulp – a grown-up, it can all be a little bit overwhelming. One option you might not have considered, though, is continuing your learning with a further education college.

Scotland is home to 26 colleges across 13 regions, dishing up lots of really useful learning options to help you get a headstart in the world of work.

Studying at college can take you into the world of work or on to further study, and you’ll pick up lots of great skills and qualities – and get a little bit of extra time to grow up too.

College has so much to offer. Whether you’ve got your eye on a certain line of work, or you’re after extra qualifications to boost your chances of going to university, further education (FE) colleges have plenty to offer. So what’s it all about?

TAKE CHARGE

College offers another learning platform beyond school – but it’s totally different from a full timetable and teachers keeping on at you about deadlines and homework. It’s a bit more grown-up –

you’ll have more independence, which means a bit more responsibility. The assumption is that you’re at college because you want to be – so you’ve got to be in charge of your learning. This in turn means that you’ll learn so much more than what you’re learning in lectures, workshops and tutorials – you’ll gain heaps of useful transferable life skills like time management and how to take responsibility for your own work.

Courses on offer take a number of different forms. Traditionally, colleges were all about ‘vocational’ learning – hands-on, practical learning that trains you how to do a job. And there’s still a lot of that about. However, colleges offer some academic courses too, so there’s something for everyone. You could be studying anything from beauty to engineering, travel and tourism to psychology – and courses take different forms too. So you might have a bit of essay writing for your science course, but you’ll also get to do some lab work that’ll prepare you for the real world of work.

QUALIFICATIONS

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you study subjects at National and Higher level like you do at school, there are also National Certificates (NCs), Higher National Certificates (HNCs), Higher National Diplomas (HNDs), and colleges with higher education establishment status can let you study towards a degree. There are also Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) on offer, which are often linked to Modern Apprenticeships.

Much of what you do at college can lead you straight into a job – training to be a hairdresser, for instance, or a car mechanic. Many courses teach you exactly what you need to know to get into employment. Others, however, can take you onto further study. Lots of colleges have links with a university, and by completing an HNC or HND successfully, you could go on to second or third year of a related degree. So if you don’t have the grades now to do that dream uni course?

College could be your step up!

Each year of work at college will get you a qualification too – so you’ll always have something to show for what you’ve done.

FACILITIES

There are some top-class colleges on offer in Scotland too, with incredible facilities. The newly-revamped City of Glasgow College, for instance, has got

an aircraft cabin, ship’s simulator and engine room, and television, radio and photography studios. At North East College Scotland, you’ll find some amazing facilities for catering and hospitality students, including a working restaurant and fully-equipped bakery for budding Paul Hollywoods. West College Scotland’s Greenock campus has an on-site spa salon for training wannabe beauty therapists – meaning experience with real clients.

Before you decide where to study, always go for a visit and see where you’ll be learning your chosen subject. Loads of the country’s colleges are really investing in their facilities, making sure that students are learning in an environment that’s as close to the real thing as possible – so you’ll leave more than ready to get paid to use the skills you’ve learned.

Because you don’t necessarily have to opt for the college down the road from you. There are colleges as far north as Orkney College UHI, all the way down to Dumfries and Galloway College in the Borders – and your course of choice might not necessarily be on offer near your current home. It could mean moving away and being independent, which will teach you all kinds of skills that you won’t get in the classroom – like how to do your own washing and ironing…

THE TOP 10 SUBJECT AREAS 1 Healthcare/medicine/ health and safety 2 Family care/personal development/personal care 3 Engineering 4 Information technology 5 Catering/food/leisure services/tourism 6 Business/management/ office studies 7 Construction and property 8 Area studies/cultural studies/languages/literature 9 Arts and crafts 10 Authorship/photography/ publishing/media

WHAT ABOUT FUNDING?

For HN (Higher National) courses, you’ll need to apply to SAAS to pay your tuition fees and get a loan if you want one. You may also be eligible for a Young Student’s Bursary (YSB) or Independent Student’s Bursary (ISB) to help with your living costs.

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COLLEGE IN NUMBERS

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STUDENTS ARE STUDYING AT COLLEGE

97% OF ALL LEARNING LEADS TO A RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION

69% OF COLLEGE LEAVERS GO ON TO FURTHER STUDY OR TRAINING

58% OF STUDENTS ARE

UNDER THE AGE OF 25 LAST YEAR, 4,008 STUDENTS WITH AN HNC/D PROGRESSED INTO A 2ND OR 3RD YEAR FULLTIME FIRST DEGREE

90%

APPLY YOURSELF

If this sounds like something that could spark your interest, get online and search for different colleges to see what courses they have to offer.

You can find a full list of colleges at the Colleges Scotland website (www. collegesscotland.ac.uk) – you can check what’s nearby and further afield there, and request prospectuses. Lots of colleges have courses starting in January, so if you’re leaving school after the Christmas holidays, it could be an option worth investigating.

Different courses and institutions have different entry requirements, but most will look for some qualifications at National 4 or 5 – this is something to find out about before applying.

When it comes to applications, you’ll generally apply to the college directly, and you’ll need to provide evidence of your qualifications so far, as well as a personal statement which will explain a bit about you, your experience and your ambitions.

Whether you’ve got dreams of being the next big chef, you want to work in construction, you’ve got your eye on a career in healthcare, you want to run your own business, you fancy being a top graphic designer, you’re keen to work behind the scenes in TV, or you simply want to sink your teeth into a new challenge, college could well be the answer. So what are you waiting for? Start doing your homework! It could change your life. @SourceMag

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OVER OF STUDENTS ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

27% OF SCHOOL LEAVERS GO ON TO FURTHER EDUCATION

19%

OF COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE STUDYING AT HIGHER EDUCATION (DEGREE) LEVEL

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// STUDY Twenty-two-year-old Adrian, who’s originally from Poland, is currently studying towards an HND in computer science at Glasgow Clyde College. He told us about his study experience so far at the college’s Cardonald campus

MEET THE STUDENT Adrian Cybulski, HND Computer Science Glasgow Clyde College

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hat are you studying at Glasgow Clyde College?

I am studying HND computer science, but when I first joined the college, I was studying introduction to IT, in January 2015. That lasted about six months. My current course is a two-year course, it started a year ago. We got the HNC at the end of last year, and we’re now working towards the HND. I’ll finish the course in June.

Why did you want to do a computing course at college?

I’ve been doing computing for 10 years now – when I was a kid, I took apart computers and was learning programming, so it made sense.

What was it that appealed to you about going to college?

At the time, I didn’t have too much of a choice, if I’m honest! I was too old to go to secondary school and do my National exams, so I got advice from my brother to go to college and see what courses were there.

When I did the interview, I was convinced by one of the lecturers that I could do the introductory course, and work my way through to HNC and HND – and on to university. Which was what I wanted to do.

What sort of classes do you do as part of the HND? As part of this course, we are doing system design and programming, and we are doing server maintenance in this block too. As well as that, we have all sorts of different courses we can take, like Oracle and Cisco [two networking programmes].

What’s the college like?

The college is great. I’m in the computer lab a lot! But the facilities are good.

What are your plans for after you finish your HND? I’ve applied to a couple of unis – Glasgow and UWS – to do computer science to degree level.

What’s your career goal?

I think I’d like to do something around server environment and programming, something like that.

Would you recommend going to college to other people?

If you haven’t got much experience, and you want some time to learn about something specific, it’s a great option.

It’s a good stepping stone for people who don’t have the qualifications to get into university, if that’s what they want to do. @SourceMag

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ABOUT GLASGOW CLYDE COLLEGE Glasgow Clyde College is one of the largest further education colleges in Scotland, with campuses in Anniesland, Cardonald and Langside. They offer courses in a huge range of subject areas at a variety of levels.

GCC have a range of courses starting in January, from introductory courses to those which can take you straight into work or onto further study.

Art and design, computing, engineering, TV and photography – there’s loads to choose from!

You can find out more about what’s on offer at Glasgow Clyde College at www.glasgowclyde.ac.uk.

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NAILING IT fierce What do piña coladas, cherry pie and course. We nails have in common? NAF! Salon of ic Glasgow caught up with the owner of the icon what it nail salon, Tammy Koslowski, to find out g takes to be in the UK’s coolest nail gan

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here did you get the idea for NAF! Salon from?

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we’ve seen that are trending. We like to teach and inspire each other.

Do you need to have certain qualifications to be part of the NAF! team?

For nail technicians, we need manicure, pedicure, and gel polish certificates. We do prefer people to er have experience with acrylic – eith an HNC or HND in nails/beauty, or a diploma in acrylic extensions and salon experience. We asses people during their interview – it’s called a Trade Test. This re u’ yo is because you can “If What is owning your do courses and get e, tiv crea own business like? absolutely nothing out don’t let It’s definitely a journey! of it, but some people It is good, but you have anything stifle have an aptitude for just to be the right type of at and keep nails. The qualifications th person to run your own going” do matter, but at the end of business. You have to be day, if a person has the the the first person in the door, do it, we will provide as to s skill the last person out and have t y much support to get them to the righ to make massive sacrifices, especiall level. e if you’re employing people, to mak You d. orte supp and y happ ’re sure they to Any advice for students looking te have to be very driven and passiona art? nail get into about what you’re doing.

Practise on anyone who will let do you! In terms of working for us, it’s NAF! nail art is so famous now – potentially something people can you have to go on training courses do part-time. And because we’re a to ace it? growing company there are always I wouldn’t say you need to do nail c opportunities – it’s all about getting art courses, unless there’s a specifi ng h brus your foot in the door and showcasi thing you want to work on like ld wou what you can do for us. I techniques or a certain style. We do re cate dedi and definitely chance it and apply. If you’ ouse in-h ing all our train that e stifl hing anyt let t re don’ creative, a morning to it every Friday whe and keep going. we bring pictures or discuss things

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Read our full interview with Tammy over on our website, www. sourcemagazine.org.uk

The NAF! gals are waiting for you to treat yo’ self – visit www.nafsalon.com to book an appointment

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Paging the Medical team...

// WORK From Casualty to 24 Hours in A and E, we’re fascinated by hospitals. But what does it take to don the scrubs during life or death situations? We spoke with Ashleigh Drennan, staff nurse at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, to find what it really takes to be a paediatric nurse

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hy did you want to become a children’s nurse?

I always wanted a career a working with children. My mum is childminder, and initially I did an SVQ Level 3 in children’s care, learning and development and worked in a nursery before deciding I wanted to y progress my career. I applied to stud ted wan I use beca ing paediatric nurs to do more for children.

I was also born with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and received keyhole heart surgery to close it. This was a procedure that had only been in practice for six months in Yorkhill before I had it done. Since then, I have g always had an interest in operatin theatres and surgical procedures. to What qualifications do you need se? nur ’s dren chil become a To get into Glasgow Caledonian University to study the BSc Nursing Studies (Child) course, you need SQA Higher levels BBC, including English, plus National 5 maths at C.

e What responsibilities do you hav d? on the war I work in theatre recovery, so my responsibility is to safeguard patients until they have fully recovered from anesthesia. We do a constant A to E g assessment of the patient [checkin g, thin brea ays, airw a patient’s ], circulation, disability and exposure they l unti ay airw r thei maintain are fully awake and make sure the r patient is safe, comfortable and thei observations are stable before they are discharged to the ward.

“It’s a career of lifelong learning and opportunities – you’ll be inspired and touched by some of the children you meet”

t of What’s the most rewarding par ? your role is The most rewarding part of my job ery surg from up es wak when a child happy and pain-free, and seeing them ily. content and reunited with their fam The hardest?

Knowledge can be one of the hardest ta things about my job. Knowing abou child’s prognosis or illness, and how it can affect the child’s quality and length of life, can be heartbreaking. job, For students thinking about this ? them for e hav you do ice what adv If you think you have what it takes to be a paediatric nurse, give it a go.

It’s a great career to get into and it’s very rewarding. You will learn a lot through the different placements you have during your training. There will be plenty of opportunities to practise within the hospital and community environment. It’s a career of lifelong be learning and opportunities – you’ll inspired and touched by some of the to brave children you will meet and get know along the way. @SourceMag

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So much more than a Golf Club…

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// work There are some things in life you just can’t get out of, and work experience is one of them. Whether it’s placements during school or for your degree, like it or lump it, work experience is a must. We bring you our top tips to ace the world of work

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ow, we’re not saying that doing work expeirence will see you landing your dream job. If only it was that easy. But undertaking a placement is an opportunity to find out more about your chosen career and make some valuable contacts.

GET THE LOOK

Remember – it takes a person 30 seconds to form an opinion about you. Ripped jeans are so in right now, but that isn’t going to help you go far if you want to be a dentist or lawyer. Making sure you look smart and professional during a work placement is important so that the top dogs remember you for all the right reasons. If you’re unsure of how to dress during placement, make sure to try and find out, or if that fails, go smart – it will work in your favour.

TALK THE TALK

This is your time to shine and your chance to find out what the world of work is like. What this really means is making sure you get involved with tasks, offer to make tea (sorry, but we’ve all got to start somewhere), and just enjoy yourself.

If you sit there and don’t speak, it’s not going to bode well for you. Yes, it can be daunting sitting in a room full of *eek* adults, but you’ve got this.

20 QUESTIONS

Look at it this way – you’re on placement with people working directly in your field of interest. Get all the information you can from them! There’s only so much knowledge careers advisors in school can give you, so it’s vital to ask all the questions that pop into your head during your placement. They might sound silly or obvious, but the more you know, the further you’ll go. @SourceMag

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FEEDBACK

You might have had a great time, or you might be thinking you need to re-evaluate your career prospects. Either way, it’s a good idea to get feedback on your placement to find out what you did well, could work on or what you should definitely not do again. At the end of the day, whether it was a success or a disaster, you’ve gained invaluable experience and know a little bit more about working life..

Set your alarm, give yourself a pep talk in the mirror and go out and own that placement.

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SUSSED

Nobody likes revision – seriously, it’s dull. But there are handy ways to make it interesting and get those equations cemented in your brain box. We bring you the best methods to be study-savvy. Exams – we’re coming for you

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ountains of paper, Post-It notes, highlighters – where’s that textbook again? Did we learn this? This is brand new information.

Panic. Make your tenth cup of tea. More panic. Right, let’s get it together and stop procrastinating. But first, a cat video…

Finally ready to sit down and study?

Good – let’s do this.

ORGANISATION IS KEY

We bet you’ve probably got a lot of classes to revise for, and that means a lot of notes flying all over the place. Making sure you’re organised and having all the relevant study notes is crucial for getting your revision under way. Set up a timetable for yourself and stick to it. That way, before long you’ll get into a routine and you’ll be revising subjects an equal amount – not just sticking with the subject you enjoy.

LOOK, STATIONERY!

One of the highlights of revision is all the funky stationery cutting about.

Get panda highlighters or zebra sticky notes to jazz up your study sessions.

Your notes will be looking on-point, and you’ll be shook at how interested you’ll be in revision when your notes look more inviting. Hello, colour scheme. On Wednesdays, we wear pink.

PAST PAPERS

As boring as past papers can be, they have been proven time and time again to be a helpful revision tool. Face it, there are only so many questions that the big exam monsters can ask, and it’s highly likely that if you do enough past papers, you will come up against the same style of question in your exam. Get on the SQA website (www.sqa. org.uk) and download free past papers to help up your revision game. Geography question 4a, we’ve totally got this. @SourceMag

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SLOW AND STEADY

Studying means you’ll be going over old information and storing new information, so it’s best to do it properly. Your brain only takes in new information for 40 minutes before switching off. Get your studying down to a fine art and revise in bursts with a 10-minute break – this will allow more information to go in and be retained.

After your break, recap what you did before and it’s more likely to sink in.

Slow and steady wins the race.

MORE CAT VIDEOS

Don’t deny yourself the cat videos – just limit them. Nobody is a master at studying and everyone is going to procrastinate at some point. It’s amazing how easily going from physics equations to Googling Albert Einstein will lead you to a cat dressed as Albert Einstein… a friend told us about it. Taking a break from studying is healthy and will help you recharge – but don’t get sucked into a YouTube vortex.

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Or bribery. Whatever you want to call it.

Giving yourself rewards or incentives to complete a past paper or revision notes is a sure fire way to actually knuckle down and get it done. Think of the Nutella goodness waiting for you in that Krispy Kreme your mum bought for you as a treat. How much better will it taste with a cup of tea, knowing those pesky science notes are done and dusted?

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Everyone has their own tried and tested method of studying, and sometimes it’s good to mix things up. Get together with some of your mates and have a little study sesh. Not only will this be good for group morale – you’re all in the same boat after all – you might find a new way of studying that you’d never thought about before. From the note takers to the flash card makers to the textbook crammers, there’s a method for all students.

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Be as specific as you can from the word go. If you’re applying for lots of different courses, this can be tricky, but pick out the common thread – science, for instance – and talk about why you’re interested in it.

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Whether it’s Scouts, football, babysitting, your part-time weekend job, the Duke of Edinburgh Award – anything you do outside of school that showcases skills like teamwork, has improved your confidence or shows that you’re a hard worker, admissions staff want to know all about it.

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As a nation, we’re rubbish at this, but prepare yourself for some serious trumpet-blowing. Show how you meet the selection criteria, and what you as a person could bring to their campus. Do a bit of research on the courses you’re applying for, or the universities, and mention specific elements to show you’re keen.

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Think of things that you’ve done which are related to what you want to study.

If you’re applying for primary teaching, for example, talk about how you help out with first year reading groups in school.

Engineers, mention the work experience you did with a firm last year. Talk about your blog relating to your dream of being a journalist. And it doesn’t have to be anything fancy – volunteering, summer school, a trip to a certain country, it all counts.

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TALK TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

Universities love transferable skills – and you have lots of them! These are things you’ve learned in class and outside which are useful in lots of different jobs and situations. We’re talking teamwork, time management, problem solving, showing initiative – these are all crucial skills for students. Try to think of specific scenarios where you’ve used them too, rather than just rhyming off different skills.

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Try and keep a good mix of academic (schoolbased) stuff and extracurricular. Yes, they want to hear from hard workers, but they also want people who’ve gone the extra mile to make sure they’re getting experience and doing things outside of class. Aim for 75% academic and 25% extra-curricular.

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No white lies, no fibs, no embellishments! Stick to the facts, and make sure your personal statement is exactly that – personal. You’re the one you’re trying to sell after all, not some imaginary super student.

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Tell them what you want to do after you graduate – and how a degree, and uni experience, will help you get there. This is the whole point of uni after all – it’s the spring board that’ll launch a brilliant career.

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riffs, intelligent lyrics and cheeky charm. Straight off The LaFontaines are pioneering their own sound with slick r Kerr Okan to talk about life in the music biz the back of their second album release, we caught up with rappe

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our new album Common Problem has just been released – how does it feel?

Feels fantastic – it’s our first ever second album, and it’s nice that the songs we’ve been creating since the start of the year, people can hear them now. Plus, the initial feedback has been really good; the reviews have all been good, which is nice. We’ve paid all the right people, so I’m skint now.

Where are you looking forward to playing on you upcoming tour?

I would still say the Barras is our favourite venue in the world. There is just something about that room, that part of town, in the east end. It’s just magical. I’m also looking forward to playing London because that’s nearly sold out and it’s good to see how we transcend across the border.

Common Problem is a darker sound than before – why?

You grow older, you see more of the world – the world is in a strange place at the moment so there are things to talk about. I think it is a fuller, more cohesive sound and I’m pretty happy with the result that we’ve got.

Are you looking forward to performing the album live?

Very much so. Our main thing is performing live because on paper, it can be hard to grasp the rock, pop, rap thing. When you see it live, you instantly see what we are – we are a rock band, I just happen to rap on it. Live is

Hopes for the future?

Just to continue to progress as a band and put more records out and have more fans. To be as big as we can be. The goalposts move all the time. Two years ago, selling out the Barras would have been amazing but once you’ve done that, it’s like, ‘What’s next?’ I think making more of an impact in Europe – just be as big as we can possibly be.

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Drummer Jamie Keenan has written a book alongside the album. Tell us more about that.

The whole idea is that nobody buys music any more. I’m always trying to trick people into buying music. The only way you can get the book is if you buy the album. Luckily it’s worked, because we’ve had hundreds and hundreds of pre-orders. Jamie just looks at the world in a really funny way. It’s equally lovely and infuriating at the same time, the

where we come to life in a sense, that’s what we’re best at. I’m dying to play it live.

way he looks at the world. He’s written a collection of stories from our time on tour, be it in America, Morocco – wherever we’ve been. Jamie just gets himself in positions that are quite unbelievable at times, but they’re very true.

Read our full interview with The LaFontaines over on the website, www. sourcemagazine. org.uk

The LaFontaines are on hand to help you solve 12 of life’s most common problems. Purchase their book and album at www.thelafontaines.co.uk.

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Fluffy gloves, £25 www.topshop.com

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PING:

I ' M BEING BULLIED Bullying takes place every single day. From the classroom to beyond the school gates, more young adults are experiencing bullying than before. We spoke with Gillian McCausland, who is a supervisor at the NSPCC’s Childline service, to find out how social media is changing the face of bullying

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What is bullying?

Bullying takes many different forms and can happen to anyone, anywhere. This can include being physically hurt, called names, excluded, teased and humiliated or having things taken without your consent.

to say and spend their time checking and worrying. It also allows rumours to spread quickly and they can reach a much wider audience, causing humiliation for those involved. That said, technology can also provide a platform for support.

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What impact has social media had on forms of bullying?

Social media has vastly increased the platforms young people can be bullied through. Social media is a place where young people should be able to talk to, and share things with their friends. However, it also tends to set unrealistic standards that are not achievable. It can be hard to know how to report abuse online and some people assume they just have to put up with it.

Is there a sense of diminished responsibility when bullying happens over social media or text?

There is a lot of evidence to suggest that people take less responsibility for trolling online as it feels more removed and impersonal. It also feels safer for those who do this and they assume there will be no consequences. This can lead to a lack of empathy for the target. We can also challenge the perception that it is ‘OK’ to bully online as it’s ‘not real’.

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How has technology changed bullying?

Technology has made young people vulnerable to bullying at any time of the day and night. Some young people are very fearful of what the next message is likely

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What advice do you have for young people who are being bullied?

Firstly, it’s important not to bottle up your feelings. Talking to someone you trust will help balance out the negative behaviours and can help you realise it is not your fault.

Childline can help and we will always go at the young person’s pace and work to empower them.

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What about someone who is a bully and wants to stop?

We do talk to people who want to stop bullying others. Our advice would be to consider the impact of your actions and start to work towards change. This can be scary and they may need encouragement, patience and support to move to a better way of relating to others. At times, we encourage these young people to put themselves in the other person’s shoes and consider how they would feel if it was happening to them.

“There is a lot of evidence to suggest that people take less responsibility for trolling online as it feels more removed and impersonal”

You can read our full interview with Gillian on the Source website, www. sourcemagazine. org.uk

If you want to talk about bullying, call Childline, which is free, confidential and available 24/7, on 0800 1111 or at www.childline.org.uk

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN

Give a Fig help people keen to make a difference in the world travel to Sri Lanka, where they’ll undertake sustainable volunteer work.

Eighteen-year-old Alice Inman, who’s originally from Dundee and now studies economics management at the University of Oxford, tells us about her experience with the programme

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How would you describe Give a Fig and what they do?

They’re really good; a volunteering organisation who work full-time in Sri Lanka, helping the local people in a way that they can develop themselves rather than becoming dependant on Give a Fig. It’s all about sustainable development, and making a difference for them, and for us, the volunteers.

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What was your role?

I was involved with teaching: I taught English, mostly through games and activities. I was at two orphanages, in a rural village where monks lived, and at a local college. It was really good fun, and the people loved us being there.

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What was a typical day like?

We’d get up in the morning, have breakfast, then go on the public bus – which has music playing, and was sometimes crowded – to one of those places, and in the afternoon, to one of the other ones. We’d go back to the hostel in the early evening, and Paul and Jane would organise all sorts of different things for us to do at night.

We had a Sri Lankan night, where we wore saris and ate curries, and we learned how to cook the local food.

One night we went to a temple and met one of the top monks in Sri Lanka – he spoke with us about meditation and Buddhism.

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Having the Give a Fig team out in Sri Lanka must have been really reassuring for you, and for your family as well.

Definitely. It was brilliant. We never felt as though we were on our own, and they were only ever 15 minutes away when we were teaching. And in Sri Lanka, we always felt really safe.

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What were the accommodation and the food like?

The accommodation is really good – I had been a bit worried about that.

They’ve got a really big period house, which is like a hostel. I had my own room, which was equipped with all we needed. What’s great is it’s really cool inside the hostel – even though it’s really hot outside. They cook for you each night, or if you want to, you can go out. They’d found where they could get ingredients for British food, so some nights we’d have fajitas or pizza, fish and chips – that was really nice.

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What did you think of Sri Lanka?

It’s really beautiful, and a really interesting country, as everything is so different to the UK. The streets, the people, the food – it’s all different.

We have a good idea of what the rest of the world is like because of the internet, but in Sri Lanka, they don’t really have any concept of Britain.

They don’t realise that we don’t have elephants or coconuts around us!

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What did you enjoy most about taking part?

I really enjoyed meeting the Sri Lankan people, and teaching them. It was so good to see that I was making a difference, and they were so grateful for our time there. It also feels like it’s really broadened my horizons – I’d say it’s made me a more rounded person.

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Does the thought of coming off social media send you into a panic? Always being connected can cause problems – is it time you had a digital detox? Lorne Gillies investigates the impact social media is having on our lives

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aving taken yet another online quiz – this time to see if I was addicted to social media and not to find out which Spice Girl I am – it’s been confirmed, I’m “social media obsessed”. Now, for someone who only uses Facebook and Instagram I would have thought this wouldn’t make me ‘obsessed’, but here we are.

DEPENDENCY

This isn’t uncommon – turns out we’re probably all too dependent on social media and technology. There are even addiction programmes, similar to rehab for drug and alcohol dependency, for people who are too reliant on social media. Time to Log Off is a movement working to get more people disconnecting from technology in a bid to reconnect with reality.

Founder Tanya Goodin hosts digital detox retreats and talks in schools to encourage teenagers and adults to step away from their screens. “When you ask people if they can put their phones down or give it up for half a day, you’ll see a real look of panic across their faces. If you think about someone taking your phone from you for half a day and it fills you with panic and distress, that is a problem,” says Tanya.

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Recently Tanya has seen an increase in teenagers looking to go offline from social media because of the time being spent online. Aimlessly scrolling for hours and the effects on our personal identities can be problematic. Tanya explains: “The insidious comparison effect of social media is a bit overwhelming to be honest, and I think it is overwhelming for adults, but for teenagers it is particularly difficult.

At that age when you’re constantly bombarded with perfect images and perfect lives, there is an awful lot of ‘this is my perfect, filtered, retouched, wonderful life’.”

Despite the knowledge that life online is altered, there is a sense of validation when getting a notification.

That’s science, folks – just receiving a text sends endorphins through our bodies, making us feel pleasure. And that’s exactly why we can get addicted to social media.

However, switching off and disconnecting is important for a clearer mind and better perception of reality. Tanya encourages turning off notifications if you can’t log off entirely, SourceMagazine

or simply limiting the use of your phone to specific times. “If you can keep your phone out of your bedroom, that’s going to help cutting down checking when you wake up during the night,” adds Tanya. Small steps will make a big difference in limiting your use of social media.

And what better way to see if going offline is good for your health than having our very own social experiment? Me and my co-worker Lisa McCabe gave up social media for a week to see how we coped. There was anxiety, apprehension, a good night’s sleep, and, ultimately, relief. There is truth in the rumours of our reliance on technology and social media. Now it’s your turn – time to log off.

Looking to log off social media but need some extra support?

Check out Time to Log Off at www.itistimetologoff.com

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// HEALTH

Lisa MONDAY I didn’t really think this through.

I was in denial that this was going to happen (sounds dramatic, I know).

After deleting Facebook, Instagr am, Twitter and Snapchat from my phone, I’m agitated after 10 minutes - what’s going on out the re?

TUESDAY Having a 9 to 5 job means not hav ing my phone hasn’t seemed too bad .

However, when lunchtime hits and the clock strikes five, I’m freakin g out. My hand instantly reaches for my phone - my link to the outside world has gone. I already miss stalking the lives of bloggers aro und the world on Instagram.

WEDNESDAY I ended up in bed early last nigh t so I woke up fresh as a daisy. I got a full nine-hour sleep - that’s probab ly not happened since I was 10. Tbh ,I

Lorne

had a single text either. Tragic. I’m feeling serious waves of withdrawal and I’m genuinely worried I’m missing out on something exciting.

We’re doing this - logging off. The passwords have been changed (that’s pretty terrifying) and I’ve deleted all the apps/fun from my phone. I was hoping I would feel a sense of freedom but instead I’m here hoping my pals remember how to send a text.

WEDNESDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

I feel lost, guys. Lost. How many Gemma Collins memes have I missed? Still not

Breakdown. Full-on heavy breathing, hands shaking, panic, breakdown. This has happened twice today - in work, beamer - and it’s all because I left my phone in the house. Knowing I can’t just hop on social media hit me like a brick wall. Ouch.

THURSDAY

Having calmed down from yesterday’s

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had to hide myself away in bed to stop myself logging onto social me dia.

On the way to work, I’ve texted my pals so many times, trying to force a meet up later - I needed something to distract me.

THURSDAY I don’t really think I am handling this well at all. I decide to start rea ding the Hunger Games books (that I got for Christmas about three yea rs ago) and I was surprised how quic kly the evening passed. I reckon I was able to slip into a relaxing sleep so much quicker as well, not consta ntly scrolling on my phone.

FRIDAY Countdown is on until 5pm - I can ’t believe I’ve managed to do it. This week was so difficult; I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. However, I believe, in the long run, my health is much better because I felt like I slept a lot better and I wasn’t as tired during the day. Although tha t feeling of logging back in - there are no words...!

slight meltdown, I’ve noticed my dependency on my mobile phone is worse than I’d originally thought.

Granted, getting to sleep is a lot easier because I’m not constantly checking social media, and my concentration has improved... I can start to see the benefits of logging off.

FRIDAY

I am actually getting on with life. Gone are the urges to check what’s going on in social media land. I’m even feeling less anxious and a tad more confident - I’m looking at you Instagram. I might keep this up!

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Lights on with

r e k l a Tom W . From touring Singer-songwriter Tom Walker has subtly worked his way into the mainstream the middle of America with The Script to getting played on Radio 1 – the only way is up. In recording his debut album, Tom filled us in on what fans can expect

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ou’re currently recording your finished, and I would rather trickle those debut album. How’s it going? out a little bit and work on the album It’s really good, I’ve been until it’s ready. You kind of have one shot working with a really talented producer, at things these days, and I want to make Jim Abiss, which has been amazing, sure it’s right. and he’s done some of my favourite albums of all time. It’s a joy to work on Congratulations on selling out King my album with him. I’ve got more than Tut’s in Glasgow! Are you looking enough [songs] for an album, but I think forward to your tour?

I’ve got a couple more songs in me. I’m It’s amazing and I’m so buzzing I’ve sold just recording what I’ve got so far and King Tut’s out – that’s like a milestone. if something comes in last minute and I was born in Scotland so it’s a big deal takes hold, I’ll put that on as well. for me to sell out King Tut’s – I’m excited [Jim has] got a big SSL about that. I can’t wait to go out 48-channel desk and loads of and play. wicked output studio gear. I’m used to doing everything on What is the best part of “It’s nice to be my laptop in my bedroom in a proper studio, touring? for a tenner, so it’s nice to The best part of touring with proper be in a proper studio, with is going travelling and musicians, making meeting people in different proper musicians, making a proper cities. You’re quite lucky a proper sound rather than everything being a home, when you’re a musician and sound” people come to see you or the budget situation. band that you’re playing with – Any ideas on a release date? they’re always quite nice to you. You end I will leave that one for the label. I want up meeting new people in a new city which is amazing. to get it right. Everyone is in a rush to get it, but as far as I’m concerned, we’ve We’re nearly at the end of the year – got loads of singles in the bag, done and 46 Sourcemagazine.org.uk

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what are your hopes for 2018?

Next year, I would like to play the Manchester MEN Arena, but I don’t think that will happen! But it’s good to have goals I guess. Obviously I want to play Glastonbury, but it’s not on next year so I’ll have to wait for that one. Goals are MEN Arena and Pyramid Stage.

Stay up to date with the latest from Tom at www.iamtomwalker.com Don’t miss our full interview with Tom over on the website. We discover how smashing tiles has been a big part of his recording experience at www.sourcemagazine.org.uk.

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20/11/2017 14:36

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VOLUNTEER AS A CADET LEADER

If you’re interested in inspiring and leading the next generation – and want to build your own leadership and team working skills – why not take a look at the Army Cadets.

If you’ve got the potential we’ll provide all the training you need (and cover your expenses for attending training, annual camp and for a number of other duties).

Find out more at armycadets.com/volunteer-with-us

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