Designated Mentors are usually school staff e.g. teachers or teaching assistants (KS1-post 16) who have received specific additional training from Educational Psychologists. Their role is to become a key attachment figure and secure base for the pupils they work with. Through attachment based mentoring they support pupils to develop their self-awareness, understanding of relationships and increase their ability to engage in school.

Designated Mentors meet with a pupil on a daily basis to provide support. Mentors use solution-focused child-centred coaching and therapeutic techniques to identify and work on goals. Sessions can be used to help prepare pupils for their day, problem-solve difficulties, debrief and draw out learning from their day.

Designated mentor leaflet for parents