Success stories

In 2021, CVQO delivered an ILM Level 2 Young Leaders course to a group of young people at Mimi’s Mission in partnership with Lincolnshire Council.

"Hartshead Junior and Infant School is a small primary school in West Yorkshire. We began our participation in the CVQO Lion Award in April 2021, with 32 children across years 4, 5 and 6 undertaking the Bronze Award...

In 2016, at the age of 14, I left school as I was the victim of persistent bullying which required intervention. The bullying had taken many forms, including digitally, which left me feeling ‘invaded’ as it carried on even when I was home...

I didn't leave school with many qualifications - 2 GCSEs to be exact. I have slowly built up the required amount of Level 2 qualifications to allow me to continue onto advanced level courses and will eventually be able to attend university. Without the BTEC provided by CVQO, I would not have enough Level 2 qualifications to meet the entry requirements for most universities.

Dr Andrew Kerr, Youth Manager at St John Ambulance Northern Ireland, was kind enough to tell us a little about the ILM...