'It gives me confidence to go on and do something as part of a team.' Senior pupils at a Belfast special school are running their own café doing everything from making and serving the food to keeping an eye on the budget. Read more here:
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The cafe has also raised money for a range of charities since it opened, most recently the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal."The maître d's role is once everybody's in you check on them throughout their experience and make sure if they need anything that they have it," she told BBC News NI.
Joe, who is 17, is a fan of the Irish Premiership football team Crusaders and is often the side's mascot.Crusaders fan Joe has gained confidence by working at the cafe"It gives me confidence when I leave school to go on and do something as part of a team," he said."We can't leave each other alone for two minutes - it's something to look forward to."Running Cafe 15 is also a valuable lesson, according to Fleming Fulton's home economics teacher Catherine Foster.
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