Reaching Wider : Mentoring

Reaching Wider is a HEFCW funded project. Our mission is engage with Primary and Secondary schools, adults 21 and over with no Higher Education qualifications, from the bottom two quintiles of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation. We will also work with care experienced individuals and carers to help reduce barriers to education faced by these groups.

• Our mentoring project is aimed at Individuals and groups who live in the bottom two quintiles of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) which is the lowest 40% of WIMD population 

• Priority will be given to the groups identified by HEFCW which are: 

• Individuals and groups who live in the bottom two quintiles of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) which is the lowest 40% of WIMD population. Within these areas we will focus on identifying and engaging with; 

• Young people who are in their final years of primary school through to Key stage 4 (age 16) in the lowest 40% of the WIMD population 

• Adults over the age of 21 who do not have a level 4 qualification in the lowest 40% of the WIMD population 

• Care experienced individuals of all age groups 

• Carers of all age groups 

• Using Brightside’s platform we connect mentees with suitable mentors who can help guide student with their personal experiences an advice on career and educational prospects. 

• Mentors will provide information, advice, and guidance about life after school, the different routes into careers/higher education pathways of interest (including university and apprenticeships), transferrable skills, and study skills - empowering young people to make the right choices for them in the future. 

• All messages, URLs and attachments sent over the site are visible to and monitored by the mentoring coordinator, and messages pass through a moderation filter. 

• Supporting Transition – supporting mentees to increase their skills, knowledge, and confidence to transition from FE to HE through to their chosen career.  

• Raising learners’ aspirations – inspiring increasing the mentees motivation, retaining learners in education, and supporting their transition to progress into higher education and beyond. 

• Enhance Educational Skills -   promoting Lifelong learning, enabling the mentees to identify and fulfil their academic potential by becoming; confident, ambitious, creative, and enterprising citizens of Wales. 

• Promote vocational and employability skills – encouraging the mentees to upskill, develop and identify soft employability skills, increase career aspirations, and showcase all opportunities to include apprenticeships and vocational learning. 

• Promote equality of opportunity and inclusive approaches - supporting mentees with who are care experienced, carers, people with disabilities and ethnic minority groups.  

• Welsh Language and Culture – by ensuring that the Welsh language and culture is an integral part of the mentoring programme, as the Welsh language is a vital element of Wales ‘identity and culture. 

Mentees will be supported with: 

• Free and impartial advice for future career goals and university aspirations Navigating their post-16 and post-18 options 

• Developing their understanding of routes into a sector of interest 

• Building employability and soft skills such as communication and research  

• Exploring their higher education options and how these links to careers 

• Writing CVs, cover letters and applications 

• Confidence, time management and other skills. 

The mentor will offer support and guidance to help them make informed decisions to support them achieve their ambitions.  

The role will involve the mentor providing information, sharing knowledge, support with skills development and being someone who will listen. We are looking for mentor’s wo are studying Degrees in Universities and Colleges across Wales who share the common passion to improve people’s lives.  

• Commit to inspire young people by engaging regularly with their mentees   

• Have a passion for promoting social change through sharing their own experience and offer advice   

• Are friendly, approachable, and trustworthy   

• Are willing to go that extra mile to do what they can to support young people progress on to their next educational journey   

• Promote Higher Education and progression and career pathways   

• Promote equality and diversity    

• Promote the Welsh language and Culture   

• Are enrolled as an Undergraduate student at a university or College in Wales    

• Support additional opportunities to support with visits   

• Study skill sessions and bespoke activities   

• Paid per the Real living Wage £10.90 

• Flexibility to support a young person around all your existing commitments 

• In addition to the Mentor training session there are opportunities to attend additional FREE courses such as mental health first aid, trauma informed training, safeguarding and other bespoke training. 

• Develop your communication skills 

• Develop your confidence  

• Experience working directly with a young person  

• Support and advise from the Reaching Wider and Brightside team 

• Attend at least one Mentor training session (Usually this lasts for 90 mins and is via teams/ zoom or face to face) 

• Commit to supporting up to 5 mentees 

• Login to the secure mentoring platform at least once a week, responding to messages (approx. 30 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes per week) 

• Already have a valid DBS no more than 3 years old which has been administered via their institution or commit to having a DBS check which is to be checked before mentoring begins. 

• Comply with all safeguarding, health and safety, and risk management 

Mae Ymestyn yn Ehangach yn rhaglen sy’n cael ei hariannu gan CCAUC. Ein cenhadaeth yw ymgysylltu ag ysgolion Cynradd ac Uwchradd ac oedolion 21 oed a hŷn heb unrhyw gymwysterau Addysg Uwch, o ddau gwintel isaf Mynegai Amddifadedd Lluosog Cymru. Byddwn hefyd yn gweithio gyda gofalwyr ac unigolion sydd â phrofiad o ofal i helpu i leihau’r rhwystrau i addysg y mae’r grwpiau hyn yn eu hwynebu.

• Mae ein prosiect mentora wedi’i anelu at unigolion a grwpiau sy’n byw yn y ddau gwintel isaf o Fynegai Amddifadedd Lluosog Cymru (MALlC), sef y 40% isaf o boblogaeth MALlC.
• Bydd blaenoriaeth yn cael ei rhoi i’r grwpiau a nodwyd gan CCAUC sef:
• Unigolion a grwpiau sy’n byw yn y ddau gwintel isaf o Fynegai Amddifadedd Lluosog Cymru (MALlC), sef y 40% isaf o boblogaeth MALlC. Byddwn yn canolbwyntio ar ganfod ac ymgysylltu â’r canlynol;
• Pobl ifanc sydd yn eu blynyddoedd olaf yn yr ysgol gynradd hyd at Gyfnod Allweddol 4 (16 oed) ac sydd yn y 40% isaf o boblogaeth MALlC
• Oedolion dros 21 oed sydd heb gymhwyster lefel 4 yn y 40% isaf o boblogaeth MALlC
• Unigolion sydd â phrofiad o ofal ym mhob grŵp oedran
• Gofalwyr ym mhob grŵp oedran
   

• Rydyn ni’n defnyddio llwyfan Brightside i gysylltu’r rheini sy’n cael eu mentora â mentoriaid addas sy’n gallu helpu myfyrwyr gyda’u profiadau personol a rhoi cyngor ar yrfaoedd a rhagolygon addysgol.
• Bydd mentoriaid yn darparu gwybodaeth, cyngor ac arweiniad am fywyd ar ôl ysgol, y gwahanol lwybrau i yrfaoedd/opsiynau addysg sydd o ddiddordeb iddyn nhw (gan gynnwys prifysgol a phrentisiaethau), sgiliau trosglwyddadwy a sgiliau adolygu, gan rymuso pobl ifanc i wneud y dewisiadau iawn ar gyfer eu dyfodol.
• Mae’r cydlynydd mentora yn gweld ac yn monitro’r holl negeseuon, URLs ac atodiadau sy’n cael eu hanfon ar y wefan ac mae negeseuon yn mynd drwy hidlydd cymedroli.
   

• Cefnogi Cyfnodau Pontio – cefnogi’r rhai sy’n cael eu mentora i gynyddu eu sgiliau, eu gwybodaeth a’u hyder i drosglwyddo o Addysg Bellach i Addysg Uwch hyd at yrfa o’u dewis. 
• Codi dyheadau dysgwyr – ysbrydoli a chynyddu cymhelliant y rhai sy’n cael eu mentora, cadw dysgwyr mewn addysg a'u cefnogi wrth iddyn nhw symud ymlaen i addysg uwch a thu hwnt.
• Gwella Sgiliau Addysgol - hyrwyddo dysgu gydol oes, gan alluogi’r rhai sy’n cael eu mentora i adnabod a chyflawni eu potensial academaidd drwy ddod yn ddinasyddion hyderus, uchelgeisiol, creadigol a mentrus yng Nghymru.
• Hyrwyddo sgiliau galwedigaethol a chyflogadwyedd – annog y rhai sy’n cael eu mentora i wella eu sgiliau, i ddatblygu a nodi sgiliau cyflogadwyedd meddal, i gynyddu dyheadau gyrfa, ac i dynnu sylw at bob cyfle sydd ar gael, gan gynnwys prentisiaethau a dysgu galwedigaethol.
• Hyrwyddo cyfle cyfartal a dulliau cynhwysol – cefnogi’r rhai sy’n cael eu mentora sydd â phrofiad o ofal, gofalwyr, pobl ag anableddau a grwpiau lleiafrifoedd ethnig. 
• Y Gymraeg a Diwylliant Cymru – sicrhau bod y Gymraeg a diwylliant Cymru yn rhan annatod o’r rhaglen fentora, gan fod y Gymraeg yn elfen hanfodol o hunaniaeth a diwylliant Cymru.
   

Dyma sut bydd y rhai sy’n cael eu mentora yn cael eu cefnogi:

• Cael cyngor diduedd am ddim ar nodau gyrfa a dyheadau prifysgol yn y dyfodol 
• Edrych ar eu hopsiynau ôl-16 ac ôl-18
• Datblygu eu dealltwriaeth o lwybrau i sector sydd o ddiddordeb iddyn nhw
• Datblygu sgiliau cyflogadwyedd a sgiliau meddal megis cyfathrebu ac ymchwil 
• Edrych ar eu hopsiynau addysg uwch a sut mae'r rhain yn cysylltu â gyrfaoedd
• Ysgrifennu CV, llythyrau eglurhaol a cheisiadau
• Hyder, sgiliau rheoli amser a sgiliau eraill.
   

Bydd y mentor yn cynnig cefnogaeth ac arweiniad i’w helpu i wneud penderfyniadau gwybodus i wireddu eu huchelgeisiau. 
Fel rhan o’r rôl, bydd y mentor yn darparu ac yn rhannu gwybodaeth, yn cefnogi’r rhai sy’n cael eu mentora i ddatblygu eu sgiliau a bydd yn gwrando arnyn nhw. Rydyn ni’n chwilio am fentoriaid sy’n astudio cyrsiau Gradd mewn Prifysgolion a Cholegau ledled Cymru ac sy’n rhannu’r un angerdd i wella bywydau pobl. 
 

• Ymrwymo i ysbrydoli pobl ifanc drwy ymgysylltu’n rheolaidd â’r rhai maen nhw’n eu mentora  
• Bod yn angerddol am hyrwyddo newid cymdeithasol drwy rannu eu profiadau eu hunain a chynnig cyngor  
• Bod yn gyfeillgar, yn agos-atoch, ac yn ddibynadwy  
• Yn fodlon mynd yr ail filltir i wneud yr hyn y gallan nhw i gefnogi pobl ifanc i symud ymlaen i’w taith addysgol nesaf  
• Hyrwyddo Addysg Uwch, dilyniant a llwybrau gyrfa  
• Hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth   
• Hybu’r iaith Gymraeg a diwylliant Cymru  
• Wedi cofrestru fel myfyriwr israddedig mewn prifysgol neu goleg yng Nghymru   
• Cefnogi cyfleoedd ychwanegol i helpu gydag ymweliadau  
• Sesiynau sgiliau adolygu a gweithgareddau pwrpasol  
   

• Telir y cyflog byw Gwirioneddol £10.90
• Hyblygrwydd i gefnogi person ifanc a gweithio o gwmpas eich holl ymrwymiadau presennol
• Yn ogystal â'r sesiwn hyfforddi Mentoriaid mae cyfleoedd i fynychu cyrsiau ychwanegol AM DDIM fel cymorth cyntaf iechyd meddwl, hyfforddiant sy’n ystyriol o drawma, diogelu a hyfforddiant pwrpasol arall.
• Datblygu eich sgiliau cyfathrebu
• Datblygu eich hyder  
• Profiad o weithio'n uniongyrchol gyda pherson ifanc 
• Cymorth a chyngor gan dîm Ymestyn yn Ehangach a Brightside
   

• Dod i un sesiwn hyfforddi Mentoriaid o leiaf (Fel arfer, mae’r sesiwn yn para 90 munud ac mae’n digwydd drwy teams / zoom neu wyneb yn wyneb)
• Ymrwymo i gefnogi hyd at 5 o bobl sy'n cael eu mentora
• Mewngofnodi i'r llwyfan mentora ddiogel o leiaf unwaith yr wythnos, gan ymateb i negeseuon (tua 30 munud i 1 awr 30 munud yr wythnos)
• Eisoes â DBS dilys nad yw’n hŷn na 3 blynedd a gafodd ei weinyddu drwy eu sefydliad neu ymrwymiad i gael gwiriad DBS a fydd yn cael ei wirio cyn i’r gwaith mentora ddechrau.
• ydymffurfio â'r holl reolau diogelu, iechyd a diogelwch, a rheoli risg