FAQs

Anyone over the age of 21 in the main, however we do consider under 21 with some of our partner organisations. All we ask is that you have a desire to support a young person, are non-judgemental, and be able to commit to the hourly meeting for at least a year – to ensure they have consistency.

Simply visit our Become a Mentor page and we’ll get you through the process with our dedicated mentor services team.

Simply getting to know a young person, and being there for them. Listening to them, offering them advice and helping them understand and navigate key transitions such as preparing to leave school or fi guring out their next step.

There are no academic or special requirements needed to become a mentor – if you care, you can. We will undertake background checks such as a PVG or DBS to ensure you are able to undertake this regulated role and provide ongoing training.

You can find out more PVG scheme (Scotland) or DBS scheme (England).

We are here with you at every step. From our dedicated mentor services and engagement teams who take you through our application processes and will do regular check-ins to a designated pathways coordinator who delivers the programme in the mentoring setting.

We host development sessions throughout the academic year on topics that could be involved in mentoring. These are designed to support you if these topics are coming up in conversations with your young person.

You can also call us at any point Mon-Fri, 9-5pm: Scotland, 0141-221-020 and England 0330 133 4613.

If a school is interested in working with MCR Pathways, the best way would be to contact the Head of School / Operations for that region.

Pupils who join the programme will receive the support of the local pathways coordinator to help them build Motivation, Commitment and Resilience. This may include group work with S1/2 (Scotland) or Y7/8 (England) and then matching with a volunteer mentor.

The volunteer mentor follows the one trusted adult principal and helps a young person by providing a safe listening ear for one hour a week. This helps the young person navigate their life and guides them towards making decisions that will increase their attendance at school, improve their wellbeing and work towards improving their academic success and their post school outcomes.

We work with schools or local authorities to implement MCR Pathways’ Programme. We would be looking to have a staff member employed by one of our partners to deliver the programme and would seek to work with other funders to cover the cost of the programme. It would be best to meet with our relevant Head of School / Operation to discuss how this would look in your local area.

MCR Pathways supports school by working in partnership to implement an award winning mentoring programme. This supports young people with adult volunteer mentors from an array of backgrounds allowing the young people to explore their future with a trusted adult.

To find out more about becoming a partner or to arrange a call with one of the team, contact partnerships@mcrpathways.org

We have a tiered system of Partnerships, serving as a guide to best reflect the level of support you can offer. We’ll work with you and together, create a mutually beneficial partnership reflecting our aligned values.

There are numerous, valuable ways in which partners can support the work we do, including supporting staff to become volunteer mentors, hosting workplace Talent Tasters, donations, sponsorship and fundraising, advocacy and awareness, skill building workshops and Marketing and Communications support.

You will have a dedicated Partnerships Manager to guide you through the onboarding process and be your designated point of contact.