Charlotte Leather

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Workshop 35 Setting up a mentoring scheme

• Charlotte Leather
• (Post 16 peer mentoring co-ordinator)
• Paul Wainhouse
• (Pre 16 peer mentoring co-ordinator)

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Workshop aims

• Main
• To guide you through recruitment procedures for
  voluntary and support staff
• To guide you through additional training
  opportunities for mentors and mentor
  co-ordinators
• To look at models of good practice around
  supporting young people in an educational setting
• Additional
• To learn more about what we each do
• To have fun and share information in a relaxed
  environment

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Ice-breaker

• Get as many boxes signed as you can
• Each box must have a different signature.
• Each person may only sign your sheet once
• You cannot sign your own sheet
• The winner will be the first person to hand in a
  completed sheet to a facilitator
• There is a prize for the winner!!!

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Who we are(five main aims)

• 1. To provide national leadership for mentoring
  and befriending movement
• 2. To encourage organisations to use mentoring
  and befriending as part of their support
  strategies
• 3. To provide capacity building support to
  mentoring and befriending projects through a
  national and regional body infrastructure
• 4. To promote quality and standards in mentoring
  and befriending
• 5. To develop and share best practice in
  mentoring and befriending

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Your support staff?

• Where are they from?
• What do you call them?
• What do they do?
• Are they paid or voluntary?
• How long do they stay?
• What input do they have in the learning?

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Activity

• Half the room, in groups, please identify who
  your volunteers are and what they currently do in
  your centres
• The other half of the room, in groups, please try
  to define
• 1) Mentoring
• 2) Peer mentoring

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What is Mentoring?

• Mentoring has been defined as
• a one to one non-judgemental relationship in
  which an individual mentor voluntarily gives time
  to support and encourage another. This is
  typically at a time of transition in the mentees
  life, and lasts for a significant and sustained
  period of time
  (ACU, UK Home Office)
• Peer Mentoring
• is the engagement of two people in a mentoring
• relationship who are of similar age or have
• shared a similar experience

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Recruitment process

• Consider (In line with the Approved Provider
  Standard)
• Volunteer role and person specification
• Where to find volunteers?
• Who are your current support staff?
• Who are your potential support staff?
• Selection process and guidelines

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Support Model
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Benefits to core requirements

• Increases learning capacity
• Contributes to community cohesion and citizenship
  agendas
• Inclusive of parent and family learning
• Maximises use of centre during the daytime and
  holidays

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Benefits for your target group

• Increases 11 support available
• Enhances learning experience
• Improves confidence and self esteem
• Aids progression
• Increases ability for curriculum offer to meet
  needs
• Provides positive role models

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Benefits for your support staff
Universal
Support Staff
Students
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Case Study 1

• Manchester City Football Club
• Who?
• Volunteers recruited from MMU and UMIST
• Mainly training teachers (incentive of good
  reference for future employment)
• Paid minimum wage
• What?
• Trained in their role to provide 11 or small
  group support
• Escorts on minibus to the centre
• Classroom assistants
• Involved in the induction of other support staff
• When?
• Holiday programmes
• After school

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Case Study 2

• Leeds United Football Club
• Who?
• Volunteers (aged 14-75) recruited from schools,
  colleges, businesses and the community
• PfS centre staff caretakers, bus drivers, etc.
• Peer mentors attended PfS sessions and return as
  mentors
• Business mentors recruit back in their workplace
• How?
• Sustained through mentor forums, working parties,
  workshop and session delivery
• Accreditation through OCN offered
• Progression to Lead Mentors
• What?
• Support ICT, Literacy and Numeracy skills
• Raise the confidence and self esteem of young
  people
• Not an add-on service. A major integral part of
  centre provision

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Recognised Accreditation
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MBF Training

• What is covered?
• Planning and Preparation
• Resourcing
• Marketing your programme
• Recruitment of volunteers
• Training support staff
• Preparing Mentees
• Evaluation
• Networking and support

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Training for Support Staff

• Mentor training package
• Unit 1 What is mentoring?
• Unit 2 Mentoring cycle
• Unit 3 Ground rules
• Unit 4 Interpersonal behaviour communication
  skills

• Peer Mentor training package
• Unit 1 What is mentoring?
• Unit 2 Communication skills
• Unit 3 Differences, values and attitudes
• Unit 4 How can peer mentors help?
• Unit 5 Ground rules (incl. boundaries,
  confidentiality and safety)
• Unit 6 Starting the relationship

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Discussion Questions

• Thank you for participating please feel free to
  ask questions
• charlotte.leather_at_mandbf.org.uk
• paul.wainhouse_at_mandbf.org.uk
• 0161 787 8600
• www.mandbf.org.uk