The Life Shed is a tried and tested mentoring programme for young people who find the school environment challenging. We provide a space where children and teenagers who struggle to engage and achieve can find support from experienced, professional mentors who are skilled at managing behaviour, building positive relationships and enabling social and emotional development.Their aim is to help young people grow in confidence, independence and self-belief so that they can become the best that they can be in a truly holistic sense.They offer bespoke Emotional Regulation Mentoring Programmes (ERMP) at the Life Shed facility in Shrewsbury, in school and through a range of outdoor activities designed to best meet each student’s needs.One to One Mentoring Sessions – Sessions are designed to help build trust, emotional resilience and social skills, so that the young people in their care can fulfil their potential.Group Mentoring Sessions – For young people who feel able to join a small group, these sessions will build inter-personal skills, encourage listening and empathy, build confidence and create a sense of belonging and teamwork.Emotional & Social Development – All programmes are designed to foster both social and emotional development through a bespoke activities plan undertaken with an experienced mentor.Physical Activities – Exercise & Fitness, Paddle Boarding, Canoeing, Fossil Hunting, Walking/Hiking and many more.Skills Programs – Participation in a range of programme’s including AQA Unit Award Scheme, Barclays Life Skills and The Prince’s Trust Achieve Programme.Educational Support – Support with Functional skills, GCSE Maths and English, First AID and Sports Leaders level 1& 2.Plans & Reports – To ensure student progress, they develop a bespoke Behaviour Management Strategy and an Incentive Plan for each young person on enrolment using parental & organisational feedback questionnaires and the Good Childhood Index (The Children’s Society, 2010) to measure mental wellbeing impact. Daily Session Reports and Student Profiles are also provided.Regular Reviews – Regular student assessments are carried out to ensure good progress is being made across a range of targets. Each student’s Review Document records evidence of achievement.#AlternativeProvision We're sorry but <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %> doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.
