Mentoring Young People Working Group
Overall Goal
Improve life chances and opportunities for disadvantaged young Londoners by increasing access to quality mentoring, providing positive opportunities and supporting London’s youth sector.
Key Deliverables
Work in partnership with the voluntary and community sector and youth support organisations to identify, train and match mentors with young people most in need.
Work Programme Highlights
Identification of mentors from within anchor institutions’ own workforces
Mentors completing training to learn how to offer high quality mentoring
Matching of mentors with young Londoners
Roll out of the mentoring quality framework – a self-assessment tool to help organisations that provide mentoring for young people to develop their practice
Progress Measures
No. of mentors identified in the last financial year
No. of mentors completing mentoring training in the last financial year
No. of mentors matched with mentees in the last financial year
Adoption of Mentoring Quality Framework (where relevant)
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Co-Chairs:
David McCollum, Head of New Deal for Young People, Greater London Authority - david.mccollum@london.gov.uk
Garrett Richardson, Project Manager, Bloomberg Associates - grichardson@bloomberg.org
Members
Ben Rogers, Professor of Practice - London, University of London - ben.rogers@london.ac.uk
Aiysha Qureshi, Senior Coordinator, London Partnerships Team, University of London - aiysha.qureshi@london.ac.uk
Claire Churchill, Associate Workforce Transformation Lead, NHS England - claire.churchill@hee.nhs.uk
Samu Makela, Metropolitan Police Service - Training Detective Constable - samu.makela@met.police.uk
Heena Chaudry, Graduate and Apprentice Recruitment and Young People Outreach Manager, Transport for London - heenachaudry@tfl.gov.uk
James Watkins, Head of Policy and Public Impact, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry - jwatkins@londonchamber.co.uk
Mariam Hassam, Assistant Secretary General, Muslim Council of Britain - m.hassam@mcb.org.uk
Dr Mary-Anne Pilkington, Head of Leadership Development/Leadership Academy, London Fire Brigade - mary-anne.pilkington@london-fire.gov.uk
Mary Vine-Morris, Regional Director for London, Association of Colleges - mary.vine-morris@aoc.co.uk
Michael Wood, Head of Health Economic Partnerships, NHS Confederation - michael.wood@nhsconfed.org
Moira McVean, Spotlight, Mentoring and Young Audiences Manager, Film London - moira.mcvean@filmlondon.org.uk
Shelley Marsh, Executive Director, RESHET via London Jewish Forum - shelley@reshetnet.com
Stephanie Tyler, Early Careers Advisor, Transport for London, StephanieTyler@tfl.gov.uk
Please contact David McCollum for more information about this working group.
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Funding Opportunities
The Mayor of London is providing grant funding across three programmes to build on the amazing work already happening across London providing personalised support to those young people that need it the most. Delivery period is March 2022 - March 2024. Find out more.
Guides
Guide to Aligning with the Mentoring for Young People Goals and Securing Organisational Support
Mentoring for Neets - a review of what works and models in London, Bloomberg Associates, June 2021
Guidance and worksheets from the Princes Trust
Tools
Self-Assessment Tool: Mentoring Quality Framework is a tool to help organisations to reflect on and develop their mentoring practice. It can highlight areas of good practice and areas for growth, helping organisations of all sizes provide the best support they can to young people.
Toolkit: Youth Endowment Fund Toolkit on Mentoring
Toolkit: Youth Participation Toolkit is a great resource to support peer-led research for youth organisations
Find mentoring opportunities:
Simply Volunteer London is a platform to find mentoring opportunities in London
The Local Village Network is a volunteering platform for volunteer mentors and young people to connect to mentoring supports and youth opportunities
About LAIN and the Mentoring Young People Working Group
Welcome Pack: LAIN Welcome Pack
Slide Deck: Introducing LAIN - Stakeholder presentation for members
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26 September 2024
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Working group meetings for 2025:
TBC