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Mason’s Story

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...

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Mila’s Story

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...

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Dyslexia Support Grant Awarded

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...

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Award from the Lord Mayor of Bristol

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,...

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Success for Casho

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...

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