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creative mentoring
Our award-winning Creative Mentoring service provides one-to-one support, empowering young people who are care-experienced, facing adversity, disadvantage or challenges to discover their sense of self, belonging, and a world of opportunities.
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What is Creative Mentoring and how does it work?
Our multi-award winning service, Creative Mentoring, provides one-to-one support for children and young people who are care-experienced, facing adversity, disadvantage, and/or other challenges. We help the most under-represented children and young people in society to transform their lives through one-to-one and group-based Creative Mentoring.
Originally pioneered by Derbyshire County Council‘s Virtual School and The Amber Factory, in recent years we’ve focused on considerable research and development to build Creative Mentoring into a tried and tested model of person-centred, creative intervention. It’s continually developed in partnership with, and for, young people in the care system and those who are “in need” or “at risk”. Whether that’s exclusion or avoidance of education, employment, or during challenging and transitional phases in their lives,
Funded by multiple partners, and in collaboration with various youth services and teams – including Local Authorities, Virtual Schools, schools, alternative provision settings, residential homes, cultural organisations, CAMHS, and Prevent Services – we have supported 730 children and young people aged 5-25.
Eligible children and young people referred to the service will be matched with a Creative Mentor to work with on a 1:1 basis for set period of time, from upwards of 24 hours as an initial intervention. Creative Mentors work to build trusting relationships, introduce creative activities according to the young person’s interests, and facilitate inspiring experiences to support personal, social and emotional development and educational achievement.
Interested in finding out more information on the Creative Mentoring Service and how to get involved? Check out our pages below!
Want to speak with a member of our Creative Mentoring Team to express your interest in our Creative Mentoring service? Email James Blyth, Programme Manager, at creativementoring@themightycreatives.com.
Our Creative Mentoring service is developed in response to the needs and voices of children and young people. Find out why our service has never been needed more.
We provide Creative Mentoring for primary aged children (5-11 years) to help them express themselves through the power of creativity.
We provide Creative Mentoring for secondary aged young people (11-16 years) to build their confidence and self-esteem – and empower them to discover their sense of self and belonging in an often confusing world.
We provide Creative Mentoring for post-16 young people, aged 16-25, to develop their skills to re-engage in education, employment, training, wider society, and with their peers.
We have a pool of around 78 Creative Mentors (and growing!). Our Creative Mentors are artists, creative practitioners and creative professionals who work within the arts and cultural sector. They all have heaps of experience working with young people and love what they do!
We work with referral partners across a range of sectors. Our partners include Virtual Schools, Local Authorities, schools, alternative provision settings, residential homes, cultural organisations, CAMHS, and Prevent Services.
Our Creative Mentoring model has been developed through consultation with young people and with support of researchers. It demonstrates the unique and person-centred approach that Creative Mentoring provides!
My Creative Track is a digital platform designed for care-experienced young people to explore a pathway to arts and culture.