Big Sister Programme
for 10-18 year olds
Are your studies and education starting to feel overwhelming?
Are you concerned about your next steps?
Do you sometimes lack motivation?
Do you need support with your goals and aspirations?
Do you wish you had someone to talk to who won’t judge you?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above then you need to be part of our Big Sister 1-2-1 Mentoring Programme!
Our mentors are great because they think it’s important to give young people support and opportunities. They’ll listen, they won’t judge, and they won’t get annoyed. Being mentored is a chance to try new stuff if you want to. Your mentor can help you find more things you’re good at. You might have a particular goal, like coping better with feelings or getting onto a college/ university course. Your mentor can help and will definitely celebrate with you when you succeed.
Big Sister programme
for parents & carers
Mentees are offered fortnightly sessions with a Sister2Sister mentor. The sessions are carried out via zoom, telephone or in some instances face-to-face.
Tasks are given to the mentee to support the with their goals and aspirations. Parents are given feedback on their child's progress throughout the programme.
The Big Sister Programme includes online mentoring delivered by highly trained mentors and telephone mentoring services.
The programme is reccomended to parents who want to encouraging their children to have great aspirations for their future or to parents whose children are exhibiting academic difficulties and/or troublesome behaviour.
All our staff are DBS checked.
Big Sister programme
for parents & carers
Mentees are offered fortnightly sessions with a Sister2Sister mentor. The sessions are carried out via zoom, telephone or in some instances face-to-face.
Tasks are given to the mentee to support the with their goals and aspirations. Parents are given feedback on their child's progress throughout the programme.
The Big Sister Programme includes online mentoring delivered by highly trained mentors and telephone mentoring services.
The programme is reccomended to parents who want to encouraging their children to have great aspirations for their future or to parents whose children are exhibiting academic difficulties and/or troublesome behaviour.
All our staff are DBS checked.
Do you work
within education?
The Education Empowerment Programme
Who: Females aged from 13-21, bespoke programmes available for ethnic minority groups.
Where: Secondary schools, academies, voluntary aided, free-schools, colleges, alternative provision centres and Pupil Referral Units.
What: An 8-week programme delivered face to face or on-line.
Why: Women from lower socio-economic backgrounds (LSEB) suffer a double disadvantage. Not only are they less likely to obtain professional jobs, they are likely to earn less than their colleagues, and are also more likely to experience downward social mobility than their male counterparts.
A young ethnic minority female lacking in aspiration can have a devasting impact upon her future and social positioning, which in turn may effect generation after generation.
When: Sessions are usually weekly, and the duration is normally an hour. Cohorts of up to 10 students.
Weekly tasks are given with detailed feedback upon submission.
This approach is what we believe will support our females in becoming resilient.
We use a mixture of delivery approaches, these include:
Sessions will help students to build the skills necessary to complete their work, manage their time, and respond to challenges. We want to encourage creativity and intellectual curiosity. Independent learning is about pupils being active rather than passive. It is about them working out the answers rather than being told them.
Primarily the programmes will consist of:
Do you work within
the community?
Who: Females aged from 13-21, specialising in ethnic minority groups.
Where: Community/Youth centres, Community spaces, community hubs, places of worship, leisure centres, Holiday schemes/clubs.
What: An 8-week programme delivered face to face or on-line.
Why: Women from lower socio-economic backgrounds (LSEB) suffer a double disadvantage. Not only are they less likely to obtain professional jobs, they are likely to earn less than their colleagues, and are also more likely to experience downward social mobility more than their male counterparts.
A young ethnic minority female lacking in aspiration can have a devasting impact upon her future and social positioning, which in turn may effect generation after generation.
When: Sessions are usually weekly, and the duration is normally an hour. Cohorts of up to 10 students.
Weekly tasks are given with detailed feedback upon submission. Parents and community staff are given both formative and summative feedback on their progress throughout the programme.
Primarily the programmes will consist of:
We also offer full day and ½ day sessions where you can choose specific topics of delivery. Get in touch if you’d like to know more.
Topics include:
Do you work within
the community?
Who: Females aged from 13-21, specialising in ethnic minority groups.
Where: Community/Youth centres, Community spaces, community hubs, places of worship, leisure centres, Holiday schemes/clubs.
What: An 8-week programme delivered face to face or on-line.
Why: Women from lower socio-economic backgrounds (LSEB) suffer a double disadvantage. Not only are they less likely to obtain professional jobs, they are likely to earn less than their colleagues, and are also more likely to experience downward social mobility than their male counterparts.
A young ethnic minority female lacking in aspiration can have a devasting impact upon her future and social positioning, which in turn may effect generation after generation.
When: Sessions are usually weekly, and the duration is normally an hour. Cohorts of up to 10 students.
Weekly tasks are given with detailed feedback upon submission. Parents and community staff are given both formative and summative feedback on their progress throughout the programme.
Primarily the programmes will consist of:
We also offer full day and ½ day sessions where you can choose specific topics of delivery. Get in touch if you’d like to know more.
Topics include: