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First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, this week met with a group of children and young people at Who Cares? Scotland to kick off a project which aims to improve the lives of children in care.
The visit was centred around the 1,000 voices manifesto, compiled by Who Cares? Scotland and a coalition of charities, which has three main aims:
- To let you people return to care and extend aftercare;
- To make sure young people who are looked after at home get the support they need;
- To make sure more young people have a chance at getting and keeping a job.
The First Minister said:
"Every child should have the best start in life and an equal chance to succeed. Yet for far too many young people in care, and through absolutely no fault of their own, that’s not the case.
"Children and young people are the best advocates for change and I am delighted to commit to listen to 1,000 people with experience of care.
"I’ve heard today some powerful stories of incredible strength and success in the most adverse of circumstances. Every person will have a different experience and over the next two years, I’ll spend time meeting many more young people or hearing their stories. 26 September
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MCR Pathway's Young Glasgow Talent heroes have been highlighted in the Life Changes Trust blog this month.
Young Glasgow Talent by MCR Pathways is a schools based mentoring and talent development programme. They match top quality mentors with care experienced young people.
Their vision is for care experienced and disadvantaged young people to have the same educational outcomes, career opportunities and life chances as any other young person.
'Weegie heroes' has focused on individuals from all over Glasgow who have been volunteering their time as Young Glasgow Talent mentors as well on young people who have been mentored through the project.
The full blog post is available from the Life Changes Trust wordpress page here and more examples of 'Weegie heroes' can be found on the Young Glasgow Talent website. 23 September
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Scottish Mentoring Network, in association with Training & Enterprise Development, is pleased to offer an opportunity to complete an SQA accredited unit in Mentoring Coordination.
This two-day training course is designed for those involved in planning and coordinating mentoring programmes. The course will help participants to enhance their existing knowledge of mentoring and develop essential practical skills.
The course will take place at our offices in Glasgow on Thursday 27th & Friday 28th October 2016.
The course includes:
- Key principles and processes of mentoring
- Planning, coordinating and implementing mentoring programmes within organisations
- Benefits, advantages and limitations of mentoring programmes
- The mentoring relationship, roles, responsibilities and boundaries
- Understanding the role, skills and qualities of the mentor
- Practical sessions in conducting mentoring activities
- Action planning, progress reviews and development of mentoring activities with learners
The course sits at SCQF level 7 and has 8 SCQF credit points. Further information on what the course entails can be downloaded from our website.
The fee for one delegate place on this course is £350.00 which covers all training, materials, registration, assessment and certification. 23 September
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Scottish Mentoring Network has joined Twitter and you can find and follow us by searching for @ScotMentoring
We will be using Twitter to further promote the impact of mentoring in Scotland and will be following all members and other stakeholders. If you use Twitter please follow us now to keep up to date with SMN activity and what's happening in mentoring across Scotland. 12 September
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Events28 September 2016, Out of the Blue, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG | 27-28 October 2016, Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow, G1 1UZ | 17 November 2016, The Trade's Hall, Glasgow | 08-09 February 2017, SCVO Training Room, Hayweight House, Edinburgh | 23 March 2017, Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue, 16 St Marys Street, EH1 1SU | 03-04 April 2017, Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow, G1 1UZ | 22 June 2017, The Salutation Hotel, 34 South Street, Perth, PH2 8P | 9 August 2017, Edinburgh Napier (Sighthill Campus) | 13 September 2017, Ayrshire College, Kilmarnock Campus, Hill Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 3HY | 10 October 2017, ACOSVO, Thorn House, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PR | 11-12 December 2017, Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow, G1 1UZ | 31 January 2018, Dundee University, Dalhousie Building Block 1, ground floor room 6 (1G06) , 75 Old Hawkhill, Dundee DD1 5EN | 22 March 2018, AK Bell Library, Sandeman Room, 2-8 York Place, Perth. PH2 8EP | 27 March 2018, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness College, 1 Inverness Campus, IV2 5NA | 9 May 2018, Ayrshire College, Kilmarnock Campus, Hill Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 3HY | 23 May 2018, YMCA Edinburgh, The Acorn Centre, 1 Junction Place, EH6 5JA | 25 September 2018, DYW Perth & Kinross, Saltire House 3 Whitefriars Crescent, Perth PH2 0PA | 6 November 2018, St Paul's and St George's Church, Edinburgh | 28 January 2019, 10am - 1pm, 51 Wilson Street, Brunswick House, Glasgow, G1 1UZ | 05-06 February 2019, Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow, G1 1UZ | 28 February 2019, 11am -1pm , Centre Stage, Kilmarnock Academy, 15 Elmbank Drive, Kilmarnock, KA1 3BS. | 19 March 2019, 11am - 2pm, Financial Conduct Authority, Quayside House, 127 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, EH3 9QG | 22 May 2019, Link Academy, McKinven House, George Street, Falkirk, FK2 7EY | 28 May 2019, 10:30am -2:30pm Motherwell Concert Hall, Windmillhill St, Motherwell ML1 1AB | 12 June 2019, DC Thomson, 2 Albert Square, Dundee, DD1 1DD | 7 August 2019 | 27 August 2019, 10:30am - 1:30pm Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, 20 Dumbreck Rd, Glasgow, G41 5BW | 2 September 2019, 11am-2pm, Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue, 16 St Mary's St, Edinburgh EH1 1SU | 13 November 2019, St Paul's & St George's Church, 46 York Place, Edinburgh | 28 November 2019, 4th Floor, Hayweight House, 23 Lauriston Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DQ | 4 December 2019, 11am-1:30pm YMCA Edinburgh, The Acorn Centre, 1 Junction Place, EH6 5JA | 24 January 2020, 10:30am- 2pm Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow,G11UZ | 29 January 2020, Old College Building, Abertay University, Dundee, DD1 HG | 5 March 2020, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow G2 3DB, 10:30am -2:pm | 19-20 March 2020, Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow, G1 1UZ | 23 March 2020, The Barracks, Stirling | 27 March 2020, Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow G1 1UZ | 20 May 2020, Online Zoom (11am-1pm) | 2 July 2020, Zoom | 12 August 2020, Zoom | 9 September 2020, Zoom | 30 September 2020, Zoom | 14 October 2020, Zoom | 11 November 2020, Zoom | 3 December 2020 | 8 December 2020, Zoom | 20 January 2021, Zoom | 3 February 2021, Zoom | 19 February 2021, Zoom | 18 March 2021, Zoom | 21 April 2021, Zoom | 20 May 2021, Zoom | 22 June 2021, Zoom | 25 August 2021, Zoom | 21 September 2021, Zoom | 27 October 2021, Zoom | 8 December 2021, Zoom | 26 January 2022, Zoom | 22 March 2022, Zoom | 19 May 2022, Zoom | 22 September 2022, Zoom | 27 October 2022, The Studio, 67 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6AE | 14 December 2022, Zoom | 19 January 2023, Zoom | 28 April 2023, Zoom | 30 June 2023, Zoom | 7 September 2023, Zoom | 25 October 2023, The Studio, Glasgow | 19 January 2024, Zoom | 26 March 2024, Zoom |
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