Madeley Court School
Bridgnorth Endowed School

This project is aimed at training for Year ten students to enable them to offer one to one support to year 7 pupils who may be experiencing difficulties in academic work, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties or have issues related to bullying. Year 7 pupils are referred by tutors and Heads of Year and subsequently matched according to need to their year 10 mentor.

The project has

• Taught basic counselling skills to Year 10 pupils
• Enhanced interpersonal skills of individual pupils
• Added another layer of pastoral support into school system
• Provided regular and accessible support to vulnerable pupils
• Enhanced the Emotional intelligence of those involved in project

Similar projects have also been set up in

• Church Stretton School
• The Priory school