A Jay Film and Video Production of a film by Keith Bell for the TyneWear Employability Development partnership that attempts to change the perception of potential employers that young people with criminal convictions are not worth employing. The film follows four young people who appear at the start of the film to be troublemakers, but are in fact hard working and trustworthy. The film opens showing a portrait view of a young man. A commentator introduces the young man named Mark. He has a...

A Jay Film and Video Production of a film by Keith Bell for the TyneWear Employability Development partnership that attempts to change the perception of potential employers that young people with criminal convictions are not worth employing. The film follows four young people who appear at the start of the film to be troublemakers, but are in fact hard working and trustworthy. The film opens showing a portrait view of a young man. A commentator introduces the young man named Mark. He has a heavy spanner or screwdriver in his hand which he uses in what might be a threatening way by hitting the palm of his hand. The words the commentator uses suggest that he would use violence to get what he wanted. Title: Mark The next young person is Vicky, the commentary again suggests she maybe of a violent disposition. She seems to be standing over an elderly lady who has has fallen to the ground and Vicky is taking her handbag from her. Title: Vicky Another young man running at speed through the streets is named Dan. The commentator also describes him in a negative way. Title: Dan We then meet Emma who is with friends when she enters a chemist’s shop. Title: Emma Still portraits of all four appear on screen In the centre of the picture a group of words appears which reads, ‘Just what you’d Xpect’ The ‘X’ is highlighted in red. The film goes back to Mark who hands his screwdriver over to a tutor he is assisting in working on a car. Mark is signed up for a course in motor vehicle technology. The commentator says it’s a job he always wanted and he is keen to succeed. An ambulance speeds along a street with horns and lights full on. Vicky is helping to make an elderly lady comfortable on a pavement as the ambulance arrives. A paramedic arrives and Vicky helps the paramedic put the woman in the ambulance. The commentary states Vicky likes helping people and she wants to be a nurse. Carrying the woman’s handbag Vicky is helped on to the ambulance to accompany her to hospital. Next, Dan who runs towards the entrance of the Centre for Advanced Industry. He’s arrived to attends a job interview. A notice on the door reads ‘Job Interviews Today 10.00 – 12.00’. Finally, Emma who picks up a syringe and a phial which contains liquid. She injects herself with insulin. Emma is a diabetic and must manage the disease with her prescription. She works at a home computer, but the commentator says she wants to study and hopefully go on to university. The commentator says her condition is no barrier to her ambition. The four static portraits appear again, this time with the words, ‘More than you’d Xpect’ The ‘X’ again highlighted in red, this ends the film. Title: Breaking the Circle – A criminal record can seriously diminish employment opportunities – Source: 2002 Review of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Breaking the Circle – 1 in 4 of the working age population has a previous conviction – Source: 2002 Review of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Breaking the Circle – Employment can reduce re-offending by up to 50% – Source: 2002 Review of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Breaking the Circle – People with previous convictions should be assessed and considered on their skills, knowledge, experience and reliability – Source: 2002 Review of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Breaking the Circle – Give them an opportunity to demonstrate their worth to their community – Source: 2002 Review of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Title: Pathways to Work – Great Xpectations Credits: Cast Narrator, Craig Conway. Mark, Ashley Dunwoodie. Vicky, Kelly Liddle. Dan, Dean Jones. Emma, Clare Lyall. Xtras Alec Crerar, Hayley Carmichael, Doreen Summers, Andrew McCreedy, Karl Ramsay, Amanda Finlay, Hayley Tindell, Laura Richardson Mr Jassal Title With Special Thanks To Northumbria Youth Action Ltd, North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust, The Centre for Advanced Industry, Quayside Pharmacy Credit: Crew. Location Assistants Hayley Tindell, Andrew McCreedy Location Manager Matt Slater Production Assistants Laura Richardson, Kelly Liddle Camera Assistant Paul Hughes Sound Assistant Karl Ramsay 1st Assistant Director Ashley Dunwoodie 3rd Assistant Directors Amanda Finlay, Hayley Tindell Props & Wardrobe Lyndsey Dance Assistant Editors Amanda Finlay, Kelly Liddle Drivers Claire Walsh, Jim Bennett Lighting Cameraman Warren Harrison Sound Recordist Colin Lang Production Coordinator Susan North Pathways Coordinator Matt Slater Offline Editor Sharon Summers Online Editor Steven M Craggs Graphics Michael Coates Dubbing Mixer Peter Groom Writer & Director Keith Bell Producers Joanna Urwin, Sharon Summers Executive Producer David Parks Title: Pathways to Work – The TyneWear Employability Development Partnership is part funded by the European Social Fund under the Equal – Community Initiative. Additional logos representing other organisations are indistinct. End credit: Jay Film & Video © 2002