Free mentoring course for teenagers set to launch in Stepney
A children’s charity is setting up a free mentoring scheme for teenagers at a Stepney school – and is appealing for young people to come forward to take part.
The Junior Mentors course, run by Reachout!, has already been touted as a success following a similar trial at a school in Manchester, where pupils enjoyed learning cooking and filming skills and took part in outdoor team-building exercises, such as rowing.
The course, which is for pupils aged 14 to 16 at Bishop Challoner School, aims to provide the students with the skills they need to achieve their goals and get a good job.
The pupils, in years 10 and 11, will receive support from mentors while enjoying leadership training and workshops with local businesses.
Financial news company Bloomberg is taking part, as is investment bank Macquarie, which is paying for the scheme through its Macquarie Group Foundation charitable fund.
You may also want to watch:
The course kicks off on January 15, and will run from 6-8pm on Tuesday evenings at the school in Commercial Road for 20 weeks.
Pupils who want to sign up should call ReachOut! on 0207 249 6881 or email info@reachoutuk.org.
Most Read
- 1 Tackling Covid blamed for yet more threats to public services
- 2 Politicians join forces on referendum about Tower Hamlets mayor
- 3 Windows smashed in Extinction Rebellion protest at Canary Wharf bank HQ
- 4 Man, 19, stabbed in Stepney Green Park
- 5 Meeting ex-banker London mayoral candidate Brian Rose
- 6 Shoppers queue for bread on opening weekend of new Wapping street market
- 7 Cyclist in critical condition after 'serious collision' in Bow
- 8 Jailed: Teenagers who left victim blind in one eye after train stabbing
- 9 Refugee fighting £2,850 claim in lettings agency dispute
- 10 Canary Wharf floats idea for new green restaurant on water
