What is Creative Mentoring?

The creative mentoring programme is designed to provide individuals a safe space to explore who they are as a creative and a young person. This is achieved through 1 to 1 and small group sessions. Tailored to their identified educational and SEMH needs and individual abilities we use the arts to instil confidence and resilience. Whilst expanding their creative knowledge and skill sets, this programme aims to reengage young people with learning and have a positive relationship with education.

We enable young people to build and implement key transferable life skills that support them in their lives and in turn help them achieve a range of creative and skillbased qualifications (Arts Award, ASDAN) as a pathway into higher education and work opportunities or prepare them to transition successfully and sustainably into other settings.

Overview

  • Short term Transition/Reintegration
  • 1 to 2 year programme
  • 6 to 15hrs/week
  • 2 to 5 days/week (3hrs/day)
  • 8 to 25 years old
  • 1 to 1 coaching
  • Enrichment through the Arts
  • Arts Award Qualifications
  • ASDAN Courses
  • Preparing for life programme
  • Work experience
  • Portfolio Building
  • Industry Trips, Visits, Workshops
  • Social Action Projects

Qualifications and Courses

Arts Award – Discover, Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold (https://www.mbnarts.co.uk/arts-award)

ASDAN – View full course information on (https://www.mbnarts.co.uk/asdan)

Popular ASDAN course include:

  • FoodWise
  • Personal Finance
  • PSHE short course
  • Living Dependently
  • English & Maths

Educational, Industry, Culture & Community Experiences

  • Creative industry exploration through projects
  • Trips & visits to creative exhibitions & experiences
  • Guest creative professionals delivering workshops
  • Cultural learning opportunities & experiences
  • Social action projects to support the community
  • Work experience in identified field of interest

Subjects

  • Fine Art
  • Illustration
  • Street Art
  • Graphic Design
  • Animation
  • Photography
  • Film and Editing
  • Textiles & Fashion
  • Product Printing / Manufacture
  • Woodwork
  • Design Technology
  • Music Production
  • Street Dance
  • Food Technology

Preparing for Life

Modules in curriculum inclusive of:

  • Health Education
  • Mental health
  • Relationships
  • Sex Education
  • Independence Skills
  • Personal Finance & Understanding Money
  • Online Safety
  • Food Education 

SEMH

  • Bespoke SENCO support sessions
  • Individual learning plan created to YP’s needs / EHCP

Progress onto the Art & Design Tuition Programme

Our Art & Design Tuition Programme are the ideal next step for young people who have previously taken part in our Creative Mentoring and are now ready to formalise their skills to achieve GCSEs and A Levels in the Arts.

Progression onto Art & Design Tuition Programme to gain qualifications after Mentoring?