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Facilitate the learning and development of children and young people through mentoring
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Overview of learning styles’ from the Learning Styles Online website.
- ‘Mentoring skills’ from the Skills You Need Website
- ‘What are the most common barriers to learning in school?’ on the Success in School website.
- ‘Bouncing Back: How can resilience be promoted in vulnerable children and young people?’ Published by Barnardo’s
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click on the icon to the left to read the article ‘Helping children set goals' on the website of the Positive Parenting Project. Although this article is aimed at parents, it provides a selection of ideas that practitioners can use in their work with children and young people.
- Click on the link to the left to look at the various learning styles discussed at Learning-Styles-Online.com and take the learning style test to find out what kind of learner you are
- Research Kolb’s Learning Styles on the internet or at the library
- Research VAK Learning Styles on the internet or at the library
- Read the ‘Healthy Care e-briefing’ published by the National Children’s Bureau in April 2007, which can be downloaded by clicking on the link to the leftFrom the various articles in the e-briefing, list the different ways that carers are helped to promote and support the well-being and resilience of the children and young people in their care
- Read the article ‘What is resilience?.' from the Mentally Healthy Schools website. Consider how practitioners might be able to support children become resilient.
- Read the online article ‘Empathy, trust, diffusing Conflict and handling complaints’ available by clicking on the icon to the leftAlthough this is aimed at the business community much of the article is equally relevant to working with children and young people
- Read ‘Promoting the education of looked after children: Statutory guidance for local authorities’ produced by the Department of Education.
- Read ‘Improving the outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils: final report ‘ published by the Department for Education. Click on the icon to the left to read this document.
- Explore the Department for Education website for other guidance on raising achievement or improving outcomes of particular groups in the education system
- Explore the Skills You Need website and look particularly at.10 Principles of listening
- Verbal communication
- Non-verbal communication
- Think And Challenge
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