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My Life: Aileen Loftus, 15, Leeds

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  • Tuesday, February 18, 2014
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The Big Deal Competition, run by education charity Brightside and The Excellence Hub for Yorkshire and Humber, is a 10-week programme in which we had to create a business team, come up with a new product, write a business plan and, to finish it off, pitch it all to nine intimidating businessmen and women.

My Life: Aissatu Jalloh, 12, London

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  • Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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Since I gained my Mayor's Music Scholarship through Tower Hamlets arts and music education service, I've been treated like I'm special. At school, we're only allowed to play one instrument, but because of my scholarship, I was an exception and allowed to play two instruments - the cello and trumpet - because I played them both in primary school.

My Life: Francesca Wheatley, 18, Lancashire

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  • Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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I didn't notice anything was wrong until February 2010, when I found a lump under my arm. I wasn't concerned, even though I had lost weight and felt tired. My GP told me I was just a tired teenager.

My Life: Joe Goff, 15, Leeds

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  • Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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I became involved with the national education charity Filmclub in 2011, when my teacher and I had the same idea of starting a club at our school. Eventually, we split it into two clubs: one for younger pupils, devised by my teacher, and one for the older year groups, which I devised.

My Life: Leah Bostock, 16, Derby

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  • Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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They say if you enjoy things, then you always do them better. Well, I didn't enjoy certain lessons at school and so it's no surprise I didn't pass those subjects.

My Life: Ben Kenyon, 15, Lichfield

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  • Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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Words cannot describe how proud I was to carry the Olympic torch through Lichfield this summer. I was chosen because of all the work I have done with the National Autistic Society (NAS) to raise awareness of autistic people's needs.

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