Obtaining a mentor

To obtain a mentor contact your school's learning mentor.

Mentoring is a relationship between a young person and an adult to help the young person fulfil their potential.

A learning mentor will provide the young person with support to overcome barriers to learning. These may include:

• poor attendance
• lateness
• bereavement
• bullying
• poor concentration
• issues related to refugee & asylum seeker status
• emotional trauma
• poor organisation skills
• negative peer pressure
• low self esteem
• poorly developed co-operative skills
• an inability to understand and express emotions
• the effects of difficult socio-economic circumstances
• suffering from racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination
• difficulties with anger management
• family disputes
• being new to a school/class
• low confidence.

Mentors offer:

• one to one mentoring
• group work
• observations
• support with course work, home work and study skills
• lunch time and after school activities
• mediation sessions
• peer mentor training
• secondary transfer support

Teachers and other school staff can obtain a learning mentor for pupils they are concerned about by using the schools referral procedures.

Further information is available in the attached files section below.

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