 Blaenau Gwent Youth Service School Project, age 11-16 Blaenau Gwent Youth Service School Project age 11-16 inspired to achieve is delivered across the whole of Blaenau Gwent. A worker is linked to all four secondary schools and the pupil referral unit. The project delivers one-to-one and group sessions to meet the needs of young people and is based where young people need it rather than where school or society expects them to be. Support includes overcoming barriers to attending certain lessons, supporting young people with long-term absenteeism issues and providing support through transitions between key stages and from education to employment. The judges like that this project offered ongoing young person-centred support for the young people and their families. Mouse Education Programme Mouse at Media Academy Cardiff is an alternative curriculum programme combining academic qualifications with a holistic support programme for young people who have been excluded from mainstream education from across South Wales. The project works with small groups of young people to transition them back into mainstream education through the use of music, photography, website design, animation and video and they are given the opportunity to achieve essential skills qualifications. The judges felt this project was a good example of an alternative curriculum that focused on the needs of individuals in order to re-engage them with formal education. The Caerphilly Young Parents' Tuition Project works with new and expectant parents of school age across the county of Caerphilly. The project was set up to combat the social isolation that young women found themselves facing when they fell pregnant and their only option was home tuition. It has allowed these young women to continue with their formal education and receive high-quality youth work intervention and support. The girls are taught for five afternoons per week and transport is provided to allow them ease of access. The judges liked that this project targeted young parents and offers them flexible opportunities to engage in formal education. Wrexham's youth work and education team works towards reducing the inequality in health, education and the economic outcomes for young people and their families and to ensure that young people in or at risk of poverty achieve their potential. The project works with schools to provide support for children and young people through key transition points in their school life. Working with secondary and primary feeder schools, the team supports vulnerable young people to remain engaged with education, maintain good attendance, avoid exclusion and offer the opportunity to achieve an accreditation or qualification. The judges liked that this project created links between young people's families and their schools.