What Is Mentivity?
Our Mission.
Mentivity is an inspirational mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision that aims to provide aspirational support for young people, schools and parents through 1:1 mentoring and group conversation based learning. Our sole quest is to offer our services to as many young people through our work. In the process we intend to:
To transform our mentees by use of exploring conversation based learning, inspirational workshops and aspirational visits
We believe in incorporating a triangulated approach that promotes a bespoke, structured approach for each individual
Enabling young people to improve their educational engagement, personal responsibility and accountability
We strategically place ourselves centrally between all relative parties i.e the educational institutions, parents/guardians and mentees.
This allows us to provide a holistic service, central to the needs of our clients, young people and varying partner agencies.
Who We Are.
Mentivity is an award winning inspirational Mentoring Organisationand Alternative Educational Provision
Founded in January 2016 by Sayce Holmes-Lewis, alongside co-founders Leon Wright and Tyson Holmes-Lewis Currently delivering at 15 schools and organisations across London and Brighton engaging over 400 young people each week.
What We Do.
We believe in incorporating a triangulated approach that promotes a bespoke, structured approach for each individual. We transform our mentees by use of exploring conversation based learning, inspirational workshops and aspirational visits.
We strategically place ourselves centrally between all relative parties i.e the educational institutions, parents/guardians and our mentees. This allows us to provide a holistic service, central to the needs of our clients, young people and varying partner agencies.
Why is Mentivity needed?
Unaddressed transitional difficulties: some pupils falling behind academically, problematic behaviour and amplified difficulties in the first three years of secondary school (when exclusion rates peak).
Clear differentials in exclusion rates between primary and secondary school and the spike over Years 9 and 10, partly explained by:
Secondary schools’ emphasis on exam results, over and above pastoral care, attributed to the current competition across schools.
Poor transition from primary to secondary school. Pupils falling behind academically and getting stuck in a rut (DfE, 2019)
Why Do Our Young People Need Mentivity?
Our young people need an embedded service at schools with the increased threat of exclusions, especially for those in underserved areas with increased deprivation.
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Weʼre raising £30,000 to run sessions at our Mentivity Community Hub, provide support for young people at the Mentivity Youth Club on the Aylesbury Estate, Southwark.