At our February meeting of the Education Forum, we were delighted to welcome Gavin Morgan, Co-CEO, and Diana Whitmore, Founder and Co-CEO, of Growing2gether, a Scottish charity supporting young people struggling with mental health, poverty, and challenging childhood experiences.
Through innovative and youth-led programmes, evidenced by robust evaluation, Growing2gether aims to increase positive mental health, educational attainment and develop life skills for the children and young people they work with and support.
During the Forum event, attendees learned about Growing2gether’s two main areas of work:
The Nursery Mentoring Programme pairs young people in high school with children in nursery or early primary settings, allowing both to form a strong relationship while building confidence, mental wellbeing and life skills. The Youth Action Programme builds on this, supporting young people in working within their local communities to co-design community projects and partner with local mentors.
Attendees heard about the charity’s journey to date, the programme models and impact, young people’s experiences working through the programmes, and how they might work in their own educational settings and benefit the young people they work with
Download the presentation slides
Breakout discussion notes and questions responses
About the Education Forum
At CELCIS, we are privileged to convene and coordinate a free, open-access network of practitioners and leaders who are involved or interested in the education of children with experience of care, and their families. We encourage and facilitate opportunities for practitioners to come together in a reflective, challenging and enabling space.
Membership is free and open to anyone with an interest in this area of education. We have members who are students, foster carers, health visitors, teachers and academics - so many different roles are represented.
To find out more about the Forum, visit the Education Forum webpage