St. John's R.C. Primary School, Benchill (Wythenshawe)

    Address: Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More R.C. Primary School, Woodhouse Lane Benchill M22 9NW. (Click here for more about St John's and a Google Map)

    (We also run a separate language mentor project at St John's for volunteers who have a second language, viz. Swahili (1) , Portuguese (2), French (1), Polish (3) and Lithuanian (3). Click here if you would like more details.)

    Click here for the St John's SHINE Club (Maths and English focus)

    ReachOut! Club

    Tuesday Club

    Wednesday Club

    Project Summary: The St. John's ReachOut! Club is a school mentoring project which takes place during the school day supporting academic learning and social development amongst children aged 10 to 11. We need volunteers to act as mentors, supporting mentees to overcome obstacles in their learning, as well as tackling social problems such as confidence and bullying. For more details about our ReachOut! Club projects please visit our Manchester projects page; for specific details about the ReachOut! Club at St. John's please read on!

  • Time: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12-30 pm to 3-45 pm
  • Duration: mid-October to mid-May
  • Location: Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More R.C. Primary School, Woodhouse Lane Benchill M22 9NW.
  • Age of mentees: 10 to 11 years old (Yrs 5-6)
  • Volunteers required: 8 male and female volunteers, 4 for each of the two days
  • Transport is provided from the ReachOut! office.

    • We are currently looking for mentors who are willing to drive themselves and other mentors to the project. We will pay petrol expenses, and drivers will be able to sign up as a priority before other people. Please email Hannah to find out more.

    Criteria for joining this project: You will need to:

  • Be able to commit to attending 90% of sessions or more
  • Register as a mentor
  • Complete our in-house training course. The training for the Clubs at St John's will take place over two sessions from 5-30 pm to 7-30 pm on Thursday 20th October and Thursday 27th October. (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!

    *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.