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Winners 2008 2009 Winners 2007 Winners 2006 Winners 2008 has been the most successful year to date for YDMA with 22 finalist teams attending the ceremony at the Magic Circle Headquarters in London. This year the judging panel included industry experts from: Friends of the Earth, Guide Dogs, RNLI, Marketing Direct magazine, Third Sector magazine, Syzygy, Arc, Rapport and Royal Mail. Congratulations to all winning schools, the panel was very impressed with the high standard of entries.
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The top prizes at this year’s Young Direct Marketing Awards went to two teams of budding young marketers from Ryecroft Middle School in Staffordshire and George Heriot's School in Edinburgh.

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Ryecroft Middle School - Year 7 and 8

Team: The Tree Huggers

Teacher: Sandy Pierzchalla



Emily Broadbent, Jenna Calvert, Rosanna Dalton, Rachel Pointon, Carley Swift

Charity representative: Caroline Jones, Friends of the Earth
YDMA judge: Aaron Martin, Syzygy



This campaign was a clear winner, it shouted the loudest. It is well thought through and fantastically executed. The team had a good rationale for their target audience. And we loved the fact that the team used themselves in the campaign, it came across as very warm idea.

Aaron Martin, Syzygy and YDMA judge

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George Heriot's School - Year 9 and 10

Team: Creating The Picture

Teacher: Madeleine Green



Rebecca Walker, Rowan Jackson-Stewart, Morven Addison, Kim Hyslop

Charity representative: Kristin Sleigh, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
YDMA judge: Emma Maier, Third Sector



This entry really stood out creatively and addressed the brief. The team understood the audience and the importance of effective targeting. This is a very thoroughly thought out campaign.

Emma Maier, Third Sector and YDMA judge

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Friends of the Earth   

The brief: Help us protect the planet for future generations.

Aims: To develop a direct marketing appeal to raise income from 50,000 existing donors to support our work on climate change. The aim is a 5% response rate with a £15 average donation to generate a total income of £37,500.

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Ryecroft Middle School - Year 7 and 8

Team: The Tree Huggers

Teacher: Sandy Pierzchalla



Emily Broadbent, Jenna Calvert, Rosanna Dalton, Rachel Pointon, Carley Swift

Charity representative: Caroline Jones, Friends of the Earth
YDMA judge: Aaron Martin, Syzygy





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Ryecroft Middle School - Year 7 and 8

Team: The Planet Savers

Teacher: Sandy Pierzchalla



Victoria Conway, Joanna Jeffrey, Charlotte Threapleton,

Charity representative: Caroline Jones, Friends of the Earth
YDMA judge: Aaron Martin, Syzygy





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St Paul's High School - Year 7 and 8

Team: 'Ads' Up To Change

Teacher: Sinéad McKenna



Afreen Ahmed, Jack Boyle, Rachel Kane, Eimear Loughran, Chloe Mallon, Natasha McCabe, Donal Toal

Charity representative: Caroline Jones, Friends of the Earth
YDMA judge: Aaron Martin, Syzygy





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Gateways School - Year 7 and 8

Team: Go Green

Teacher: Linda Casper



Anum Ahmed, Iqra Akram, Aysha Farooq,

Charity representative: Caroline Jones, Friends of the Earth
YDMA judge: Aaron Martin, Syzygy





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The Mount School - Year 9 and 10

Team: Peaches and Plums

Teacher: Rhodri Davies



Alex Hughes, Hannah Maguire, Georgia House

Charity representative: Caroline Jones, Friends of the Earth
YDMA judge: Gary Munns, Arc





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Queen Elizabeth's School for Boys - Year 9 and 10

Team: Climate Change Controllers (CCC)

Teacher: Rakhee Bavishi



Rolphy Morrell, Roshan Mistry, Andrew Spencer, Charles Morris

Charity representative: Caroline Jones, Friends of the Earth
YDMA judge: Gary Munns, Arc





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Queen Elizabeth's School for Boys - Year 9 and 10

Team: The Fresh Approach

Teacher: Christina Wu



Anup Desai, Andrew Arnett, Alex Grethe, Tommy Marsh

Charity representative: Caroline Jones, Friends of the Earth
YDMA judge: Gary Munns, Arc





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Royal National Lifeboat Institution

The brief: To help the RNLI continue saving lives at sea through our lifeboat and lifeguard services.

Aims: To develop a direct marketing appeal to recruit 2,000 new supporters who will ideally each donate £20, generating a total income of £40,000.

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Archbishop Temple School - Year 7 and 8

Team: The Egg Hearts

Teacher: Simon Stringfellow



Joel Ashworth, Robert Brown, Daniel Gilgrass, Nathan Hartley, Liam Lambert, George Southworth

Charity representative: Ginette Tessier, RNLI
YDMA judge: Ginette Tessier, RNLI





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saltash.net community school - Year 7 and 8

Team: Us to know, You to find out

Teacher: Bryan Heighway



Craig Hammock, Humphrey Shotton, Joe Davis, Jake Allan

Charity representative: Ginette Tessier, RNLI
YDMA judge: Ginette Tessier, RNLI





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Ryecroft Middle School - Year 7 and 8

Team: Team Wolves

Teacher: Sandy Pierzchalla



Zak Johnson, Luke Mason, Will Mitchell, Kit Naylor, Luka Reid

Charity representative: Ginette Tessier, RNLI
YDMA judge: Ginette Tessier, RNLI





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Torquay Boys' Grammar School - Year 7 and 8

Team: Torquay Titans

Teacher: Catherine Brophy



Sam Skinner, Ben Jones, Guy Horswell, Eddie Shuttleworth, Jack Skerrit

Charity representative: Ginette Tessier, RNLI
YDMA judge: Ginette Tessier, RNLI





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Bradford Girls' Grammar School - Year 9 and 10

Team: Wildcats

Teachers: Carole Rowe, Cathy Harper



Heather Lamb, Hannah Richardson, Katie Bhagaloo, Caitlin Everson

Charity representative: Ginette Tessier, RNLI
YDMA judge: Tim Lees, Royal Mail





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Dunluce School - Year 9 and 10

Team: The Real Heroes

Teacher: Liz McIlveen



Erin Mc Peak, Samantha Young, Aaron Chambers, Megan Nelson

Charity representative: Ginette Tessier, RNLI
YDMA judge: Tim Lees, Royal Mail





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The Mount School - Year 9 and 10

Team: Popeye!

Teacher: Christine Hughes



Saheli Mirpuri, Hana Amer, Jessica Davis

Charity representative: Ginette Tessier, RNLI
YDMA judge: Tim Lees, Royal Mail





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Queen Elizabeth's School for Boys - Year 9 and 10

Team: KDK

Teacher: Christina Wu



Dinesh Napal, Keshav Joshi, Kishan Patel

Charity representative: Ginette Tessier, RNLI
YDMA judge: Tim Lees, Royal Mail





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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

The brief: Help us give more blind and visually impaired people the freedom and mobility that sighted people take for granted.

Aims: To develop a direct marketing appeal, raising income from our database of 35,000 supporters. We want 1 in 4 of these people to respond and ideally give £20.

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St Paul's High School - Year 7 and 8

Team: A Team

Teacher: Sinéad McKenna



Darren Davidson, Kerri-Ann Larkin, Ciara McDonnell, Maeve Morgan, Orlaith O'Reilly

Charity representative: Kristin Sleigh, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
YDMA judge: Judith Bloor, Rapport








Archbishop Temple School - Year 7 and 8

Team: The V Girls

Teacher: Simon Stringfellow



Alice Wright, Whitnay Harrison, Skye Bebbington, Ellie Robinson, Rebecca Hughes, Rebecca Johnson

Charity representative: Kristin Sleigh, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
YDMA judge: Judith Bloor, Rapport








Torquay Boys' Grammar School - Year 7 and 8

Team: Guide Dogs Association - GDA

Teacher: James Hunt



Henry John Lister, Edward Rhys Lovell, Thomas Gerald Owens, George Andrew Darling, Chris Robson-Close

Charity representative: Kristin Sleigh, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
YDMA judge: Judith Bloor, Rapport








George Heriot's School - Year 9 and 10

Team: Creating The Picture

Teacher: Madeleine Green



Rebecca Walker, Rowan Jackson-Stewart, Morven Addison, Kim Hyslop

Charity representative: Kristin Sleigh, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
YDMA judge: Emma Maier, Third Sector







Queen Elizabeth's School for Boys - Year 9 and 10

Team: The Bavishi Bunch

Teacher: Rakhee Bavishi



Steven Haveron, Jack Jacobs, Gabrial Adler, James Evangelou

Charity representative: Kristin Sleigh, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
YDMA judge: Emma Maier, Third Sector







The Mount School - Year 9 and 10

Team: Meringue

Teacher: Rhodri Davies



Rowan Hall, Raliat Dabiri, Hannah Williamson, Tessa Harris

Charity representative: Kristin Sleigh, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
YDMA judge: Emma Maier, Third Sector







Wilson's School - Year 9 and 10

Team: David, Darren, Ashok and Nikhil

Teacher: Amy Keen



David Clark, Nikhil Kuplish, Darren Mindham, Ashok Menon

Charity representative: Kristin Sleigh, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
YDMA judge: Emma Maier, Third Sector






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