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SMN: Mentoring Materials Requested for Scottish Parliament Stand
27 Oct Scottish Mentoring Network is hosting a stand within the Scottish Parliament during the week beginning 7th November 2011, with the aim of raising the profile of mentoring in Scotland. If you have any posters, fliers or leaflets specifically about your mentoring project or mentoring in general we would appreciate it if you could contact us.
Women receive court order to attend a mentoring service
27 Oct Two women who admitted assaulting a man in April 2011 have been ordered by Dundee Sheriff Court to attend a special mentoring service and to remain of good behaviour for six months.
Member News : Taking a stand against bad attitudes
27 Oct A pioneering American programme aimed at changing attitudes to casual sexism and acceptance of abuse is to be trialled by the Violence Reduction Unit. The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) programme, developed by Dr Jackson Katz to help combat casual sexism in sports changing rooms, is used in colleges across the US.
SMN Conference: Information about our keynote speaker - Dr Carol Craig
20 Oct The keynote speech at this year's Annual Scottish Mentoring Network Conference and Recogniton Awards will be delivered by Dr Carol Craig, the Chief Executive of The Centre for Confidence and Well-being. We are very pleased to welcome Carol as our keynote speaker and she has kindly provided us with a brief biography to share with our members and conference delegates.
Financial help and mentoring available to Scottish-based writers
20 Oct The Scottish Book Trust is inviting applications for its New Writers Awards 2011/12 with part of the prize on offer being the opportunity to work with a mentor for nine months along with financial support to allow writers to focus on their work.
Member news: LEAD Scotland Project up and running in 4 areas
20 Oct The Get Connected and Lead: maximising the influence of minority voices project is now up and running in four local authority areas in Scotland. The project aims to give disabled people more of a say in the decisions which are made both for and about them by bringing disabled people and service providers together to look at ways of putting the disabled person into the heart of the decision making process.
New Mentoring Programme for North Lanarkshire School Children
20 Oct North Lanarkshire Council has has announced it will be participating in the 'Champions in Schools' programme aimed at encouraging school pupils to pursue a healthy lifestyle. The programme plans to identify suitable role models from the world of sport who will then mentor and support pupils to achieve individually set ambitions.
Business Mentoring Scheme to continue
19 Oct Due to continued European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding and support from Scottish Enterprise, Business Mentoring Scotland has announced its plans to offer business mentoring to a further group of businesses.
Mental Health Peer Mentoring Project Report Released
12 Oct The Mental Health Foundation has released a report on its 'Brighter Futures' project to support mental health in later life. The report highlights the benefits to both mentor and mentee of the project as well as noting the reduction in mental health problems for those involved.
New website for third sector internship programme
07 Oct Third Sector Internships Scotland (TSIS), which helps students to find paid work experience in the third sector, has launched a new website which makes it easier for employers and potential interns to get involved.
