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Mentoring<br />
Mentoring at The Base is invaluable. They are here to sort out any problems students may<br />
have. Parents may phone up and refer their child to a Mentor if they wish them to have help<br />
with their studies or with behavi<strong>our</strong>/motivation, or students themselves may ask to have some<br />
mentoring. If a students Attitude to Learning Score drops they may be referred to a Mentor to<br />
try and boost their levels up again.<br />
Julie Parsons<br />
Part of my role at<br />
The Base is mentoring<br />
as well as<br />
providing support<br />
<strong>for</strong> classes at<br />
school. I mentor<br />
individuals and<br />
group work at<br />
The Base offering support, enc<strong>our</strong>agement<br />
and building upon their self esteem so that<br />
they can achieve their <strong>full</strong> potential. I have<br />
worked with Student A from year 7 when he<br />
worked in the learning support unit, seeing<br />
incredible changes in him from underachieving,<br />
being distracted and displaying<br />
some behavi<strong>our</strong> problems. He is now in<br />
year 9 and in a high achieving set and engaging<br />
well in mainstream school. He has<br />
developed into a <strong>more</strong> mature contented<br />
student and wants to achieve positive future<br />
goals.<br />
Helen Trivedi<br />
There are many<br />
reasons why some<br />
students do not<br />
always reach their<br />
<strong>full</strong> potential - some<br />
of these reasons<br />
may be related to<br />
their health or<br />
emotional well-being. The Well Being mentor<br />
works with students to promote positive<br />
lifestyle choices e.g. healthy eating, exercise,<br />
and self-care skills, and enc<strong>our</strong>ages them to<br />
take these options and ideas home to their<br />
family. By removing these particular barriers to<br />
learning that effect students inside and outside<br />
school, we can work to support the student to<br />
reach their <strong>full</strong> potential.<br />
Nigel Moore<br />
and Marie<br />
McAuley are<br />
Youth Workers<br />
at The Base.<br />
They support the<br />
work of the Inclusion<br />
Team at<br />
The Base doing groups, 1-1 work, Parenting<br />
C<strong>our</strong>ses, and work within the community.<br />
Nigel supports and leads on CAFS with the<br />
aim to put a package of support together<br />
<strong>for</strong> families should they need one.<br />
Alex Buff<br />
I am a learning mentor<br />
and provide support to<br />
identified students<br />
through 1:1 mentoring<br />
and group work. I aim<br />
to remove their<br />
barriers to learning and<br />
in turn, help them to<br />
reach their <strong>full</strong><br />
potential. I regularly liaise with me mentee’s to<br />
ensure they feel supported and try hard to<br />
maintain positive relationships with their<br />
families/parents/carers.<br />
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