MCR & Highland Council - What do you think?

Your Views Really Matter

Mentoring Young People in the Highlands

We are pleased the Council have changed their decision to terminate the contracts of the MCR Pathways Coordinators. They have now stated that they are committed to mentoring, although not to MCR Pathways. We are disappointed but your local MCR Highlands team will do whatever is needed to ensure that the 350 young people get the support that we know is transformational.

We would greatly appreciate your feedback on 4 key questions on the future of MCR mentoring in the Highlands. We won’t share any individual comments without explicit consent but will share the consolidated results once we have gathered everyone’s views. We expect that there will be some follow up questions at a future date to ensure that your voice is heard.

Where we refer to the ‘Council’ please do consider this as either the ‘Highland Council’ or its relative ‘High Life Highland’. If there is a difference in how you feel about the High Life relative to the Council please do indicate as such.

What do you think?

"*" indicates required fields

Your Email Address*

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Mentor or Petitioner

1. The Council/High Life want to take over the mentoring programme and specifically the volunteer mentor recruitment, training, matching and support undertaken by MCR. When do you think that would be possible?*

By the end of May – as the council have proposed

By August 2024 – for the beginning of the school year

By December 2024

By December 2025

I don’t think it is possible

Can you tell us why you chose the timescale selected in Question 1?*

2. What would the Council/High Life need to be able to recruit, train, support and retain the number of volunteer mentors to support up to 50 young people in each school?*

3. What do you think is the best way to ensure the young people and mentors get the support needed?*

The Council/High Life takes over all mentoring

The Council/High Life and MCR share the delivery of the programme as equal partners

MCR continues to manage and deliver the programme

Can you tell us why you chose the best way selected in Question 3?*

4. As a mentor or potential mentor would you be willing to transfer your personal data and to volunteer for the Council/High Life?*

Yes

No

Comments

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Δ

MCR Pathways is a SCIO regulated by OSCR, Scottish Charity number SC045816