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Mason’s Story
Mason* was in foster care from a very young age. He was diagnosed with ADHD and he struggled to sit still and focus in class, and sometimes he would act disruptive. Teachers didn’t always know how to support him. When his behaviour was seen as disruptive, he was often...
Mila’s Story
Mila*, a student at Youth Education Service (YES), often said she was too ill to attend class and struggled with her anxiety, particularly around new social groups. Missing classes increased her anxiety around coming back to study at YES. She also suffered with low...
Aviva Foundation Grant Empowers Young People Through Education Support
In August 2024, the Aviva Foundation awarded 1625 Independent People’s Youth Education Service (YES) a generous three-year grant of £173,000. This funding enables the charity to employ a dedicated Support and Progression Coach, ensuring vulnerable young people receive...
Acrostic poem by a YES young person – summer 2022
Acrostic poem by a YES young person written summer 2022 Hide Market Huge gates locked away Individual buildings indifferent to each other Drawn into the side with neon colours Exploding with artistic impulsions Mind expanding, learning and adapting Along with sense of...
Dyslexia Support Grant Awarded
We are pleased to announce that YES has received a grant to deliver a dyslexia support project for young people in Bristol. Following the success of the adult dyslexia support programme that YES has delivered for years the JJ Charitable Trust has awarded YES with a...
Award from the Lord Mayor of Bristol
We are thrilled to share that our Essential Skills Coordinator, Chris Cox, has been awarded the Lord Mayor’s Medal for her work with the Youth Education Service. Chris has worked tirelessly with YES for many years, leading on the vast majority of our projects,...
Success for Casho
Casho contacted YES because she wanted to feel more confident about maths, and work towards a qualification which would help her at work. Casho told us that she always felt like she couldn’t do maths, and so avoided it as much as possible. Casho started the Make...
The benefit of a small, supportive learning environment
Jemima referred herself to our English course because she wanted to achieve a Functional Skills English Qualification. She wanted to have the opportunity to interact with other learners and take part in group work after several years of home schooling following a...
An Alternative Education success story
Ashley was a learner who received 4 hours of Maths and English Tuition per week throughout year 11. Ashley experienced many barriers to learning, including a traumatic home environment and unstable accommodation, with the presence of significant parental mental health...