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Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    We work with a range of beneficiaries, including young people who: - have a Pupil Premium Strategy (PPS) - get free school meals - are in low university participation areas - have a disability - are young carers - are from minority ethnic backgrounds

  • Number of beneficiaries - 100

    We work with corporate partners and bespoke mentee numbers

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Our activities support companies with their ESG/social value outreach work. As well as offering sponsorship packages for our Spotlight schools programme of activities, we have developed and delivered employability programmes such as: Sector Insight programmes, Virtual Work Experience programmes, online mentoring programmes to complement existing online or face-to-face work experience programmes, Guiding Futures programmes to support young people to consider future education and career options

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BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

10000

We work with corporate partners and bespoke mentee numbers

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£115,000.00

TIMELINE

Apr 2023 Onwards

Activity goals

We support the growth of behavioural skills, like self-efficacy, to build confidence.

We provide the relevant information they need and want to make important decisions about futures.

Mentors increase mentees’ social capital by providing a space to explore interests and options.

Activity Actions

  • We survey young people to find those with low social capital who would benefit most from mentoring.

  • We recruit & train mentors with a quality framework to ensure they’re giving mentees what they need.

  • We actively monitor engagement and conversations so rapport is built supportively and effectively.

  • We evaluate projects to identify areas of improvement for delivery and outcome change.

  • We systematically integrate mentee, mentor, and partner feedback for continual improvement.

Activity details
GEOGRAPHIC REACH

England: Nationwide

Wales: Nationwide

Scotland

Northern Ireland: Nationwide

IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being UN SDG 4: Quality Education UN SDG 5: Gender Equality UN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequality UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities UN SDG 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

We report termly on mentee feedback data (KPI) and survey mentors and partners to assess experience.

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Airport are launching a Guiding Futures Programme with 25 employee mentors and 100 mentees.