tough circumstances these may not be the only solution. Other relevant opportunities include offering young people other opportunities such as volunteering, work skills days and project funding. The hope is that other employers will join the programme to mean that, for the first time, there is a single site where thousands of opportunities are available, all in one place.


An initial 9,000 opportunities from O2 and Bauer to be offered through GoThinkBig by October 2013 will come in the form of work experience placements, internships, apprenticeships, graduate roles, funding for community projects and places at the newly created Think Big School delivering skills days across the country.


As well as listing work skills opportunities, the online platform will be a creative and inspiring one-stop- shop, taking an editorial approach to deliver advice and information for young people. The launch editor for the site has been freelance journalist Isabel Mohan (who writes for Grazia, The Daily Mirror and The Daily Telegraph). From November 2012, GoThinkBig will be staffed by a new team of young people recruited to develop and maintain the programme and GoThinkBig online platform – supported and mentored by Bauer Media and O2.


Speaking about the launch of GoThinkBig,


Prime Minister David Cameron said: “GoThinkBig is an innovative social action project that will offer incredibly valuable opportunities to Britain’s aspiring young people who want to get on and get into work. This is a fantastic commitment by O2 and Bauer Media and I congratulate them on their effort to get young people the skills they need – and help Britain win in the global race.”


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