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Brightside Sector Insight Programme
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

We provide a Sector Insight programme for companies, with employees as volunteer mentees and young people in Years 10 to 13 in nearby communities as mentees. Young people will gain an understanding of routes into the sector, roles within the sector, career progression and skills required for the sector. This is a ten-week structured fully safeguarded online mentoring programme. We can work in specific geographical areas of interest for companies.

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    Children in years 10- 13 from less advantaged backgrounds

  • Number of beneficiaries - 200

    Children in years 10- 13 from less advantaged backgrounds

Geographic reach

  • England: Nationwide
  • Wales: Nationwide
  • Scotland: Nationwide
  • Northern Ireland: Nationwide
BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

1000

Young people from low socio-economic backgrounds

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£12,000.00

TIMELINE

Jan 2025 Onwards

Project Outcome Targets

Young people will have abetter understanding of the routes into and roles within a particular sector

Young people will have developed their knowledge of career pathways and options

Young people will feel inspired by the progression opportunities available in certain careers

Project Activities

  • Young people are matched with an employee mentor of their choice through 1:1 online mentoring

Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 4: Quality Education UN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequality 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.