St. Paul's R.C. High School Wythenshawe (St. Paul's)

    Address: St. Paul's R.C.High School, Firbank Road, Wythenshawe, M23 2YS (Click here for more about St. Paul's and a Google Map)

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    St Paul's ReachOut! Junior Mentor Project

    Places initially available: 15

    Boys Year 11 project Click here for Project Summary.

    Girls Year 11 project Click here for Project Summary.

     

    Boys Year 11 Project Summary: (This is a boys-only project*) The aim of this project is to raise the aspirations and ambitions of boys starting in Year 11. Some of these boys will have worked with ReachOut! during the last academic year.

    Each session follows a similar structure:

  1. Group activity: Activities will focus on the ReachOut! Curriculum; icebreakers, team-work activities, quizzes, discussions (e.g. moral dilemmas, politics, current aff¬airs) etc.
  2. One to one mentoring: mentoring will focus on supporting the boys with their specific goals. With the Year 11 boys, there is a particular focus on post 16 (most mentees are unaware of what options are available to them) and obtaining their GCSEs.
  3. Football/sports. N.B. Don’t let this put you off: there are always mentees not interested in sports and it is important we are able to offer an alternative.
  4. There are also a number of trips during the year to places of interest, e.g. go-karting, laser quest, the theatre, the Universities in Manchester etc. Mentees are expected to participate in fund-raising to facilitate these trips, and activities range from bag packing and charity runs to organising mini-football tournaments.
  5. The other aspect of the project is developing the leadership skills of the boys.
For more details about our ReachOut! Junior Mentor projects please visit our Manchester projects page; for specific details about the ReachOut! Junior Mentor project at St Paul's please read on!
  • Time: Mondays from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm (including transport time)
  • Duration: mid-October to mid-May
  • Location: St. Paul's R.C.High School, Firbank Road, Wythenshawe, M23 2YS
  • Age of mentees: 15-16 years old (Yr 11)
  • Volunteers required: 9 male volunteers*
  • Transport is provided from the ReachOut! office.

    • Criteria for joining this project: You will need to:

  • Be able to commit to attending 90% of sessions or more
  • Be male*
  • Register as a mentor
  • Complete our training course. You can start the project following a short induction and discussion with the project manager and at their discretion, but will still have to receive training. The training for the St Paul's Junior Mentor project will take place on 21st and 22nd February 2012 (6pm-8pm). Training sessions take place at the ReachOut office.(for more details on training use the link on the sidebar menu to the left)
  • Satisfy Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) Disclosure criteria (for more details on the CRB process use the link on the sidebar menu to the left)
  • Sign up to the ReachOut! Mentoring Agreement** (when you register)

    • If you wish to volunteer for this project, please register as a mentor now!

    *Based on our policy of trying to provide same-sex mentor role models (all the mentees are boys).**You will need to have read our Mission Statement which sets out our overall objectives and the values which are fundamental to the project, and the relevant ReachOut! policies and procedures. You will declare that you have read all these documents.