“I’m a people person and I create friendships with pupils in the sessions and show them respect which lets me engage with them better.

“It is a great feeling seeing the young people we work with develop, grow and improve.

“We are really lucky to be in a position to make a genuine difference to their lives, especially those who are heading down the wrong path.”

Director of Building Futures Together, John Thornton, said: “Jack is very conscientious, caring and has a natural way with those who come on our courses.

“He spends three days a week working with pupils delivering courses and two days managing administration, developing workbooks and creating ideas for future sessions.

“It’s Jacks ability to communicate with the pupils that is most important.  He’s on their wavelength and they really relate to him which is fantastic to see.

“He is a perfect role model for them. 

“They hear how he made it on to the G&H apprenticeship, went to college and became a fully qualified and employed plumber so they can see a clear pathway that they could follow.

“He’s able to talk about the process, their options when leaving school and what they need to do if they want to pursue an apprenticeship in construction, explaining that they need to concentrate at school and really focus.

“Jack did this recently so his is a first-hand account they can really relate to which in turn makes them focus much harder and get really positive outcomes from the sessions we provide.”