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Glasgow Times
35 minutes ago
- Business
- Glasgow Times
EasyJet launches cabin crew recruitment drive targeting young people
The airline is set to take on almost 1,000 new cabin crew for 2026, and is encouraging young adults and school leavers to consider applying. New research commissioned by easyJet of 2,000 16 to 24-year-olds showed there were still misconceptions around the role of cabin crew which prevented them from pursuing it as a career. More than nine in 10 of those surveyed were unaware there are no minimum educational qualifications required to apply for the job, with two in three believing they would be under-qualified for cabin crew training. Youngsters take part in easyJet's cabin crew taster session (David Parry Media Assignments) As a result, almost nine in 10 said they had never considered a career working for an airline. Michael Brown, director of cabin services at easyJet, said: 'We want to show young people that being cabin crew is more than just a job – it's a career filled with variety, teamwork and opportunity, which has so much to offer to so many people as well as offering a pathway to progress in working within our wider industry too. 'If you have enthusiasm, people skills and a willingness to learn something new, our taster sessions could be the perfect first step towards a new opportunity.' Aviation minister Mike Kane said: 'It's fantastic to see British firm easyJet investing in our young people, encouraging and inspiring them into careers in aviation. 'We are determined to break down barriers to opportunity in the UK to deliver our Plan for Change so everyone can pursue and progress in rewarding careers.'
Western Telegraph
3 hours ago
- Business
- Western Telegraph
EasyJet launches cabin crew recruitment drive targeting young people
The airline is set to take on almost 1,000 new cabin crew for 2026, and is encouraging young adults and school leavers to consider applying. New research commissioned by easyJet of 2,000 16 to 24-year-olds showed there were still misconceptions around the role of cabin crew which prevented them from pursuing it as a career. More than nine in 10 of those surveyed were unaware there are no minimum educational qualifications required to apply for the job, with two in three believing they would be under-qualified for cabin crew training. Youngsters take part in easyJet's cabin crew taster session (David Parry Media Assignments) As a result, almost nine in 10 said they had never considered a career working for an airline. Michael Brown, director of cabin services at easyJet, said: 'We want to show young people that being cabin crew is more than just a job – it's a career filled with variety, teamwork and opportunity, which has so much to offer to so many people as well as offering a pathway to progress in working within our wider industry too. 'If you have enthusiasm, people skills and a willingness to learn something new, our taster sessions could be the perfect first step towards a new opportunity.' Aviation minister Mike Kane said: 'It's fantastic to see British firm easyJet investing in our young people, encouraging and inspiring them into careers in aviation. 'We are determined to break down barriers to opportunity in the UK to deliver our Plan for Change so everyone can pursue and progress in rewarding careers.'
The Herald Scotland
3 hours ago
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
EasyJet launches cabin crew recruitment drive targeting young people
New research commissioned by easyJet of 2,000 16 to 24-year-olds showed there were still misconceptions around the role of cabin crew which prevented them from pursuing it as a career. More than nine in 10 of those surveyed were unaware there are no minimum educational qualifications required to apply for the job, with two in three believing they would be under-qualified for cabin crew training. Youngsters take part in easyJet's cabin crew taster session (David Parry Media Assignments) As a result, almost nine in 10 said they had never considered a career working for an airline. Michael Brown, director of cabin services at easyJet, said: 'We want to show young people that being cabin crew is more than just a job – it's a career filled with variety, teamwork and opportunity, which has so much to offer to so many people as well as offering a pathway to progress in working within our wider industry too. 'If you have enthusiasm, people skills and a willingness to learn something new, our taster sessions could be the perfect first step towards a new opportunity.' Aviation minister Mike Kane said: 'It's fantastic to see British firm easyJet investing in our young people, encouraging and inspiring them into careers in aviation. 'We are determined to break down barriers to opportunity in the UK to deliver our Plan for Change so everyone can pursue and progress in rewarding careers.'
Scotsman
09-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Why Edinburgh International Book Festival can't ignore working-class and gender-critical voices
Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Do you remember the good old days? Back when the Edinburgh International Book Festival was situated in Charlotte Square and felt like the beating heart of everything good happening in the city in August. In those days, it punched way above its weight, attracting some of the finest authors of our age and tackling every subject under the sun. Then it got lost. Literally, that meant a journey to Edinburgh College of Art, then onto its new home at Edinburgh Futures Institute. But it also lost its spine. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Last year that involved caving in to the new puritans who decided sponsorship money supplied by Baillie Gifford wasn't scented enough for their delicate nostrils. The cultural vandals identifying as Fossil Free Books demanded sponsors should divest any investments linked to oil and gas or Israel. Citing concerns about 'safety', the book festival organisers compliantly pulled the plug on a 20-year-relationship. READ MORE: Why Edinburgh has picked exactly the wrong moment to launch to bike hire scheme Writer and musician Darren McGarvey, pictured at the launch of the Make Health Equal campaign last year, claims he has been excluded from Edinburgh International Book Festival (Picture: David Parry Media Assignments) | PA Left out in cold So how did that work out for everyone? For the investment firm, it was business as usual but the move emptied the festival's coffers. Unsurprisingly no replacement corporate sponsors have been keen to face the constant trial by scolds so it has been left to generous, kind-hearted individuals to prop things up for the sake of the institution. You might have thought last year's embarrassment would have made the organisers think more carefully about the decisions they make but no. This year they're being pilloried over programming, with gender-critical feminists and Orwell prize-winning author Darren McGarvey claiming they've been deliberately excluded. The theme of this year's book festival is repair so both would have fitted perfectly into the programme. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad McGarvey lives here, is an acclaimed writer and has a new book out about the impact of sharing trauma. Any psychologist will tell you that is central to repairing damage done but there was no invitation for the author. As one of the few genuine working-class voices in the literary world, he is right to feel left out in the cold. 'Extremely divisive' As are the authors of The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht, a gender-critical anthology that has been a Sunday Times bestseller on three occasions. Despite being called by one critic 'the most important political work to come out of Scotland this century', it proved too difficult territory for the book festival. 'At present, the tenor of the discussion in the media and online on this particular subject feels extremely divisive. We do not want to be in a position that we are creating events for spectacle or sport, or raising specific people's identity as a subject of debate,' said director Jenny Niven, in response to a question about why the book wasn't featured. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad What's happened here is all very sad. A once-great 'August in Edinburgh' institution has taken sides in the culture wars in a desperate bid to be seen as progressive by the sort of people who preach being kind while practising the opposite. The end result is an event that claims to be open, curious and inclusive but does so only on its terms. Working-class people shouldn't be too working class and gender critical feminists should, well, just wheest.
The Irish Sun
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Princess of Wales unveils vibrant V&A East art show packed with drama, design and royal flair
THE Princess of Wales has picked a selection of items for her own museum mini art display. Kate's Makers and Creators exhibition aims to show how historic objects influence modern fashion, design, film and art. 3 The Princess of Wales has picked a selection of items for her own museum mini art display Credit: Splash 3 The collection is one of more than 100 changing mini displays at the V&A East Storehouse Credit: David Parry 3 The display features a costume from The Royal Ballet's 1960 production of The Sleeping Beauty Credit: David Parry It will be unveiled today and be on view until early 2026 at the V&A East Storehouse, which opened in May. It is on view as part of Kate has picked objects including a watercolour of a forest glade by author Beatrix Potter. There is also a costume from The Royal Ballet's 1960 production of The Sleeping Beauty. Read more on Royals The collection is one of more than 100 changing mini displays at the public facility in Stratford, East London Kate visited the V&A East Storehouse museum in East London last month. The princess, who is the V&A's royal patron, was given a tour and told how the archives are cared for and displayed. Her Royal Highness met with the curatorial team and found out more about why objects are collected, and how they are cared for, conserved and displayed. Most read in Royals Touching moment Princess Kate shares moment with 'brave' 11yo cancer patient
