Aaliyah’s story

Find out how Creative Mentoring supported Aaliyah* to develop her independence and confidence when she was referred to the service through our Department for Education funded project with Rutland Virtual School.

*Names have been changed to protect the young person’s identity.

background to the referral

At the time of referral, Aaliyah was 17 and had been living in the UK for approximately 10 weeks. She was slowly starting to understand the culture of an unfamiliar country but was still having new experiences all the time. She was also looking to secure a college place. It was felt that a Creative Mentor would support Aaliyah to learn more about the new world she found herself in, to help her during an overwhelming time, and to develop her confidence, especially when travelling to new places.

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