How effective are learning mentors?
Evaluation activity shows that learning mentors have made a large impact within schools as well as having a positive impact on the achievement of pupils and the subsequent enhancement of their life chances. Feedback from head teachers, teachers, pastoral and subject heads is very positive, with learning mentors increasingly becoming key members of the school community. Feedback from parents and families is equally positive, and the young people themselves value the support highly. OFSTED have made the following comments: “The most successful and popular of the EiC strands…these posts [have] been greatly welcomed [enabling] the majority of schools to enhance the quality of support they offer to disaffected, underachieving or vulnerable pupils” “In 95% of the … schools, … the programme made a positive contribution to the mainstream provision of the school…, and had a beneficial effect on the behaviour of … pupils and their ability to learn and make progress… Overall, the prog
