The Junior Achievement Award uses a peer education approach to help children develop personal and social skills, including self-esteem, taking responsibility, planning their own learning and receiving constructive criticism. Yvonne Richards, education and training manager at UK Youth, said: "The awards are a way of rewarding young people's achievement in a wide range of informal situations." A total of 300 young people took part in trials of the award. Debra Shaw, participation worker at the charity The Children's Society, which piloted the award in Solihull, said:...