Mentoring Programme - Parental Agreement to be completed by a Parent or Guardian of a Young Carer Mentoring - Parental Agreement "*" indicates required fields Dear Parent or Guardian, We are pleased to offer high-quality mentoring support to your child. As part of our mentoring programme, children and young people are paired with a qualified and experienced mentor who will provide guidance, support, and encouragement for them to set and achieve individual goals in support of their personal, social, and academic development. Barnet Young Carers ensures that its mentors undergone a rigorous recruitment and selection process; receive relevant training and are DBS screened before they are involved in the delivery of mentoring support. What is mentoring? Can be one-to-one engagement between the learner (the mentee) and a more experienced individual (the mentor) who shares knowledge and guidance around a specific need. This can also happen in group sessions. Supporting your child through mentoring will help your child to grow more confident and address challenges they may be experiencing. How this works? Mentors and mentees are matched based on shared interests and availability. Mentors will meet their allocated mentees at their school venues or online via Zoom and offered eight weekly personalised mentoring sessions on dates and times agreed with you. There may also be the opportunity to take part in group sessions. To ensure that your child can participate in this programme, we need your permission. Please read through the following information carefully and return the completed agreement form at your earliest convenience. Failure to return the completed permission form, will result in your child not being able to start mentoring and their place being allocated to the next child in our waiting list. By completing this form, you are agreeing to allow your child to participate in our mentoring programme. You understand that this programme is voluntary and that your child may withdraw at any time. You also understand that information shared between your child and their mentor will be kept confidential unless there is a threat of harm to your child or others. Thank you for your support. Please Complete the Form BelowI am happy for my child to take part in the Barnet Young Carers Mentoring Programme* Yes No I have looked through the Participant Guidelines with my child and we have agreed to them* Yes No HiddenDuring your child’s mentoring session, we hope to have a mentor from our partner organisation AAK attend to discuss other mentoring and creative projects opportunities for your child, should they be 10 years of age or older. If you are happy for the above to take place and an AAK referral to be completed when deemed suitable, please indicate your consent* Yes No Should you provide the above consent, we will organise an AAK mentor to visit your child on their last BYC mentoring session. This will allow the new mentor to be introduced and discuss the next steps to your child's mentoring sessions with AAK.AAK Consent Form We would appreciate it if you could complete the consent form for your child to access further mentoring and creative projects run by AAK, by clicking on AAK Mentoring - Parental Agreement. Young Carer's Full Name* First Last Parent/Guardian's Full Name* First Last Email* Contact Number*I am happy for Barnet Young Carers to share my details with AAK so they can contact me to discuss what they have to offer* Yes No I am happy for Barnet Young Carers to share my details with AAK, so my child can access their services* Yes No I am happy for AAK to attend my child's final BYC mentoring session to discuss their mentoring service/creative projects and organise these if my child wishes to access their services* Yes No
