During term time, we run weekly mentoring sessions in Buxton and Leytonstone school. These
sessions work 1-2-1 with young people who the school has identified as
benefitting from additional support. Some young people do not have
positive adult relationships in their lives; others may be facing issues
which they feel they cannot talk about with their parents or teachers. A
mentor is someone who will support the young person, challenge them to
look at things from a different perspective but above all else be
willing to listen to them and make them feel respected and valued as a
person. Our volunteer mentors recieve a term of training
and on-going supervision to enable them to offer the best support to
the young people they mentor. If you are interested in finding out more
please see our volunteering page. Once a year we offer a heavilly discounted opportunity for young people to go away on a residential / holiday together. Previous residentials have been to activity centres and a barge trip with future plans for a hiking / walking holiday. | Up Grade
Our
weekly revision and homework session kicks off in the run up to the
summer exam period. Our volunteers offer free support to create a
revision guide, set up a study group or help with revision and homework.
If you book in advance we will try to ensure a volunteer with
specialist knowledge in your chosen subject will be at the session to
help you but we also offer a walk in service. Suitable for anything up
to A Level standard in most subjects.
Emplay
Over the summer holiday, Emplay project teaches young people employment skills and gives them an opportunity to try out different jobs. the summer 2012 this focused around event management; a group of young people organised a festival of arts and sport. Skills learnt included marketing, project management, budgeting, accounting, facilitation, customer service, sales and team work. Each participant was also offered career advice and help with their CV. |
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Leytonstone Youth Matters (formally known as Leytonstone Youth Cafe
Community Initiative) works with young people age 11-19 offering a
safe social place. Details of our projects can be found below.