During the week commencing 26th February, 12 of the Year 9 students graduated from The Brilliant Club project at the University of Southampton, having completed a 1300-word thesis exploring emotional health in schools. Students participated in a series of seminars led by Husna Hejazi, PHD student from York University, before they began writing. On the day of the gradation, the students participated in a seminar about aspiration and working towards HE, an open Q&A focused on university life, lunch and a campus tour. Students were visibly proud of their achievements as they walked up to the stage, amongst a packed auditorium of ten other schools and enjoyed a keynote speech from the CEO of The Brilliant Club who emphasised their great achievement, followed by an aspirational speech from a former student alumni of the programme, who is now at university. Upon receiving their award, two of our students delivered impromptu speeches wherein they congratulated their peers and expressed pride in their achievement. It was a really nice day and a massive achievement for our students.