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ASDAN Peer Mentor training has proved so popular that we have two cohorts of Year 10 pupils undergoing training each year.

It’s two days of training led by Tahir Mahmood and Gemma Appleton from ‘We Are With You’, commissioned by Lancashire County Council.

Peer Mentoring can support children and young people by:

• Enhancing social competence
• Building security within the setting and wider community by realising their worth as social beings
• Improving attendance and educational attainment
• Developing friendship skills in a positive environment

During the sessions pupils will develop their listening and team working skills, they will discuss scenarios that they could come across and how they can manage them effectively.  Among other tasks, pupils participate in role plays and communication challenges across five strands to gain a 10 hour ASDAN accredited certificate. They also bag themselves a £25 gift voucher as a reward. 

Tahir said: “We deliver a Peer Mentor short course to Year 10 pupils who are aspiring to be prefects or Head Boys or Girls.

“It’s teaching the skills they need to be a prefect and the issues they may come across. It’s accredited by ASDAN and delivered by us. It’s around 10 hours and it’s teaching pupils skills to use in school but also skills to take into their life and into their careers.”

Jacob said: “I took this course because I thought it would look good on my CV. We have been through ice breakers so far – ways to introduce yourself to people.”

Sophie said: “I have signed up to this course because I want to be a prefect.”

Lainie added: “I am learning how to communicate better, how to talk to people so it isn’t awkward, it’s a good skill to have.”

Lead Practitioner for Personal Development, Ms Smith, added, “At Priory, we always look for opportunities to develop our pupils’ life skills and provide leadership experiences. Our current Peer Mentor team has assisted younger pupils in the school, and our new additions will enable us to have more widespread coverage and provide some relief to our Year 11s as they approach their exams”.

ASDAN offers nationally recognised qualifications based around the development of personal, social and employability skills, making the course the perfect addition to a pupil’s college application or CV.