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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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