Youth Education Support Services is a charity in Camberwell providing GCE, GCSE and City and Guilds courses. Our objective is to advance the education and improve the life-conditions of young people in South London. YESS provides education and support to a growing number of disadvantaged young people who have been excluded or exclude themselves from their secondary schools, helping them build a better future. Or simply providing an alternative education for those not able to fit into the system

Y.E.S.S. offers a sympathetic and professional 'first point of contact' within an informal setting, taking into account the individual circumstances and difficulties of the young people who use it. Through a combination of moral and emotional support, linked to practical resources in association with other support agencies, YESS is helping many of South London's disadvantaged young people to build a better future for themselves.

Over the past 8 years the YESS project has worked with over 300 at risk youths. The YESS project aims not only to help students in the academic area but also to help them with other areas including housing and benefits. The 262 students working towards qualifications have achieved over 1200 qualifications ranging from entry level Key Skills to AS Level. Of the students working towards GCSEs on average each student achieved 4.8 with some as many as 10. See www.yesslondon.org.uk for more details.