Outreach in-school mentoring overview
The Secondary Behaviour Support Service Outreach team provide dedicated in-school mentoring support for students in Enfield schools. Support is given via one-on-one and group work sessions.
We aim to empower students to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Our aims
- Boost self-confidence and self esteem: Students will feel better about themselves
- Improving academic performance: Helping students achieve better grades
- Raise wellbeing: Addressing social, emotional, and mental health needs
- Problem solving and resillience: Identify and remove barriers to learning, and helping students to effectively handle challenges
- Staying on track: Guiding students to make better decisions to remain engaged in school and adopt a positive attitude
- Signposting: Identifying further specialist support to enhance student outcomes. Making sure schools are aware of specialist support available.
- Higher aspirations: Encouraging students to set ambitious targets while considering their future. Reduction in suspensions and permanent exclusions across key stages 3 and 4.
Student criteria
- One-on-one mentoring: Available for students in Years 7 to 11 who are at risk of exclusion or who are displaying behaviour concerns
- Group work: Available for students in Years 7 to 11 who require specific support. We generally try to avoid mixing different year groups in these sessions.
Please Note: Students with an Education, Health and Care Plan are not generally considered for this. Please reach out to a member of our team first.
Our process
- School completes our group work referral form. Parental consent must be obtained for the referral to be accepted.
- Our service assigns a mentor to the school based on availability
- The assigned mentor contacts the school to plan one-on-one or group sessions. The mentor will introduce themselves to guardians.
- Group sessions generally run weekly for 6 to 7 weeks
- One-on-one sessions: Each child will have a dedicated mentor who visits in school weekly, this intervention generally runs for 12 weeks. There is a mid-point and end-point review with school staff.
- Mentors will regularly update the school and family on progress and with any concerns
- Mentors will attend professional meetings, such as Child in Need meetings with a social worker
- Mentors record a log for each session and follow the school's safeguarding policy for any concerns