It's a pleasant weekday afternoon and 13-year-old Josh is stood trowel in hand looking very pleased with himself. He has just laid a row of bricks that would make even the most experienced builder proud. The building he is working on doesn't look much at the moment but, if all goes to plan, by this time next year the metre-high wall he has just completed will form part of the front of a new education centre at Bradford City Farm.
Alternative school
Josh is one of five 11- to 18-year-olds working on the building today, all of whom have been referred to the farm project after either being excluded from school or struggling to fit into mainstream education. Some of the young people have been labelled as difficult to control and considered almost impossible to educate within a classroom environment.
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