progress+ mentoring programme showcase

8/9/2019 Progress+ Mentoring Programme Showcase

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The Diana AwardProgress+ Mentoring

Programme


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The Progress+ Mentoring Programme from the Diana Award, engages

employees in oering valuable life skills and employability

development to a Diana Award Holder, who in turn is acng as aYouth Mentor to a young person in need.

The Progress+ Mentors are trained in their role to support young

people and follow a learning structure that supports their young person

through personal and professional training, advice and guidance sessions

including:

Personal and professional skills

How to apply for and aain work experience

Entrepreneurism

CV and Interview Skills

By compleng the programme young people have gained an insight into the

world of work, including career progression and dierent avenues. Their

aspiraons, condence and drive have been enhanced and they have been

supported to begin achieving their full potenal.

Our Progress+ Mentors have also gained from the experience of supporng

a young person.

It’s movaonal for me to know that one small change can inspire a

signicant dierence in the lives of many

- Rhys Morgan

I nd mentoring very rewarding; to be able to have a posive inuence on

a young persons life

- Olivier Subramanian

By being a Progress+ Mentor I can support, in a small way, a young personto full their potenal

- Julia Prichard

Welcome to Progress+ Mentoring


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Bethan received her Diana Award in 2007 for volunteering and

developing the peer mentoring programme in her school. As a creave

person Bethan rmly believes that the arts should be made moreaccessible. And so she hopes to run her own Community Arts

Company that is accessible to all.

She was Progress+ matched to Victoria, who

shares her Interests. Together they worked on

how Bethan could priorise her numerous

acvies and begin to embark on developing

the Community Arts Company that she

dreams of running.

‘Making Time To Focus’

Before Programme Level

Aer Programme Level

No Change In Level


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Tasif received a Diana An-Bullying Champion

Award in 2008. He is very passionate about

empowering other young people to reach

their full potenal. As soon as we met Olivier

we knew he was a perfect Progress+ match

as he had a keen interest in enterprise and had

previously been a Senior School Mentor himself.

Before the programme Tasif was daunted by the

prospect of applying for Graduate programmes. With

the support of his Progress+ Mentor he began to feel more condent andtogether they worked hard on his applicaons. Tasif has now been oered

interviews for two courses!

‘The Engineer & The Philosopher’


Aer Programme Level


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Over the last six months they focussed on what Mathew is looking for in his

career and what success means to him. Since starng the programme he

has enrolled on a Prince2 Project Management course.

Mathew received a Diana Courageous Cizen Award in 2008 for

overcoming Leukaemia and raising money for

charity. He has a keen interest in current aairs,economics and business. He is also

passionate about helping people, especially

those facing an illness. He was matched to

Rhys because they share the same interests.

‘Bouncing Career Ideas’


Aer Programme Level

No Change In Level


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Liberty received her Diana Champion Fundraiser

Award in 2012. Liberty’s can do atude has seen

her involved with many projects inside and

outside of school. Liberty was unsure which

career interest to explore but she thought her

dream job might be working on human rights

documentaries in middle eastern countries.

Paula was the ideal match for Liberty as she has a wide range of career

knowledge and so they explored these avenues, improved presentaon

skills and condence. Liberty has since joined an educaon gap year tofurther develop her knowledge.

‘Exploring Careers, Opening Doors’


Aer Programme Level

No Change In Level


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‘Mastering Confidence and Careers’Domenique received her Diana Award in 2009 for her involvement in

a lm to raise awareness of bullying and the eects of gun crime. She

currently has a part me job in a retail posion and is studying for a

BA Honours in acng for lm and television.

Laura, has experience of leaving school straight to work and so was

in the perfect posion to oer guidance on how to stand out of the

crowd. Domenique wanted to improve her condence alongside gaining

advice on how to deal with the pressures of her university and working life.

She has since decided on her next career step and will apply for a course in

America.

Before Programme Level Aer Programme Level


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Fahan is a Diana Award Acve Campaigner

and received her Award in 2011. She is

passionate about sustainability and business.

She would love to have the chance to set up

investment banking operaons around the

world; especially back in her country of origin

Somalia.

Together with her Progress+ Mentor, Julia, they

worked on nding the right role that would meet

Fahan’s passion, values and skills. Fahan has nowbeen successful in securing a graduate job aer her

internship.

‘True Passion meets Graduate Career’


Aer Programme Level

No Change In Level


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Bethany received her Diana An-Bullying Champion

Award in 2006. She is passionate about everything to

do with Geography and hopes to have a job where she

can work with young people within the eld. Shobithawas the perfect Progress+ match and over the last six

months they have explored career avenues and

increased Bethany’s condence.

Prior to the programme Bethany was set on being a teacher,

which she sll hopes to do, but is now keen to explore other

avenues to build her skills. Bethany has now secured her rst

paid job at university as a Residence Life Team Mentor!

‘Widening Horizons’


Aer Programme Level

No Change In Level


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‘Perfecting The Pitch’


Roper received his Diana Champion Fundraiser Award in 2007 for

raising money for charity in memory of his mother. He is a highly

movated individual and so Richard was an ideal Progress+ match tohelp him think about how to set up his own business and work on his

presentaon techniques.

At the start of the programme Roper wanted to secure a promoon and

with support from his Progress+ Mentor he achieved it!


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Lorita received her Diana An-Bullying Champion Award in 2008 for being a

peer mediator at her school. She was teamed with Hannah as her Progress+

Mentor to give her ideas about post sixth-form life and support with university

decisions.

Lorita’s dream job is to become a Doctor and so with Hannah’s help she has

started prepping herself for this next step. Since starng the programme Lorita has

completed her CV, given a presentaon to over 100 people, sourced potenal work

placements, signed up to a rst aid-course, starng revising interview quesons for

medical courses and has selected a school in Romania that she would like to raisemoney for.

‘Life after Sixth Form’


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Mega is a 2008 Diana An-Bullying Champion. Since receiving her

Award Mega has set herself the dream of becoming a child

psychologist or counsellor. She is also devoted to her music career.

Mega was matched to her Progress+ Mentor, Rishi and throughout

the six months they chose to work together on improving Mega’s

condence when public speaking, understanding how to sell herself and

developing a sense of business acumen. Mega feels that she learnt a lot

from Rishi and that the Enterprise skills session gave her a insight into how

she could become an entrepreneur in the music industry.

‘Becoming A Music Entrepreneur’


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Ellie is a 2011 Diana An-Bullying Champion. She

has a keen interest in polics and enjoys engaging in

youth opportunies. Alongside the Diana Awardshe gives a lot of her me to volunteering for

social acon which she regularly blogs about

on her site. Ellie was matched to Georgina and they

idened that they would like to focus on future

plans—which universies to apply to, dierent career

paths and organisaonal skills.

Since joining Progress+ Ellie has designed and launched herown social acon project which, she says, didn’t seem

possible six months ago.

‘Blue Sky Thinking’


Aer Programme Level

No Change In Level


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‘Footsteps of Change’


Michelle received her Diana Champion Fundraiser Award in 2007.

She has a law degree and is passionate about music. She was

matched to Shan as her Progress+ Mentor. At the start of the

Programme Michelle was unsure which career path to follow: polics,law or music.

Since compleng the programme Michelle has decided to apply for

graduate jobs within sales and Paralegal posions whilst also applying for

work experience within Chambers and internships within the United Naon.


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I want to reach the younger generaon as I have rst hand

experience of what it is like coming straight from schoolto a working environment

- Laura Carrig, Progress+ Mentor

I believe every young person is equal and should have

support to help them achieve great things in life

- Paula Rocque, Progress+ Mentor

This programme is a fantasc opportunity to be a part of

something that could make a dierence

- Shobitha Kumarasamy, Progress+ Mentor

I am passionate about developing young people

- Victoria Brown, Progress+ Mentor

I love to help young people realise that there are many dierent ways of

reaching your full and true potenal

- Georgina Wilson, Progress+ Mentor

I would like to be able to open doors for younger people today

- Shan Tharan, Progress+ Mentor

I missed out being mentored in my life, and so taking inspiraon from thisI’m now in the posion where I can share my experiences

- Hannah Koole, Progress+ Mentor

It’s great to have the opportunity to provide similar support to others, as I

have had

- Richard Robinson, Progress+ Mentor


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