Mentoring

Our Activate Mentoring Programme is 1-1 mentoring designed to improve students’ motivation, attendance and confidence and to raise aspirations during term-time.

Mentors come from a range of different backgrounds and industries and are given specialist training.

Activate Mentoring

It's 1-1 mentoring
You're carefully matched to a student
You'll be mentoring a young person from years 9, 10 or 11
Free mentoring training is provided
Takes place in the school
The process is managed by EBP South
You'll provide impartial advice

Why get involved

People become a mentor for a range of personal reasons from career development to wanting to give young people something they felt they didn't have when they were at school.

Mentoring is a great skill to have
It's a great way to give back
It's good for your Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
It helps you develop management skills
You can network with other mentors
You're supporting the future work force

Register your interest

Contact us

Contact Jane directly for a conversation about EBP South's Activate Mentoring Programme:

Telephone: 02392 283400
Email: [email protected]

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