One Million Mentors

We will identify, recruit, train and accredit mentors and connect them to young people through partner organisations working with young people, including establishing relevant safeguarding checks. Potential mentors will be signposted to our online platform which will provide information on the role of a mentor, the skills and time commitment required, details of all of our partner organisations and all relevant training materials. They will also have access to face-to-face training in their local area.

Our process will be iterative with the ambition to recruit a million mentors over the next decade. We aim to start with a pilot stage which will allow us to test out the online offer with a modest number of mentors so that we can adapt and refine the product. We recognise the importance of taking the time to get this vital stage right in order to then rapidly scale up to a million.