School Mentoring Service

School Mentoring Services support young people through mentorship and wellbeing sessions during the school day and in the place of education

We offer  1-2-1 mentoring and guidance at secondary schools through the school timetabled day. These sessions are for school years 7-13.

We work with the school wellbeing teams to ensure that support is correct for each young person. Staff use their expertise to undertake comprehensive ongoing assessments of young people to identify activities that best meet individual needs. Each young person has an individualised action plan with goals around better managing their mental health, developing their skills and confidence and setting targets around education, volunteering and employment.

Our School Mentoring Schools

• Sidmouth Community College
• Honiton Community College
• Axe Vale Community College

If you attend one of these schools and would like to be referred into this service please speak to your school.

We also support the transitional need of those children in years 5 and 6 who are preparing to move up to secondary school. If you would like to know more about any Action East Devon transitional workshops at your school please contact us

“At the beginning I was really shy and didn’t want to talk to anyone about anything but coming to mentoring has helped me open up and boosted my confidence in everything, as well as my social skills. It has allowed me to have a space to talk to someone and get my troubles out”

15 year old Male at Sidmouth College.