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Read intandem’s 2020/2021 report
We’re delighted to share our 2020/2021 report, which showcases the impact of intandem during an incredibly difficult year for everyone. With anxiety, loneliness and isolation at an all-time high during the pandemic, we knew it was more important than ever to ensure mentoring relationships could continue. Therefore, despite the challenges, intandem volunteer mentors, coordinators and…
Read MoreCould you be an intandem mentor?
New mentors sought to help young people across Scotland Scotland’s national mentoring programme for young people who are looked after at home has launched a new volunteer recruitment drive to meet increased demand for referrals. intandem, which matches young people with trained adult volunteer mentors, are anticipating intensified need for the programme across Scotland. While…
Read MoreMentoring adapts and continues
Mentoring adapts and continues We have been so impressed with the flexibility, creativity, and resilience of our intandem volunteer mentors, young people and charities over the past six months. After adapting quickly to weekly video or telephone calls, our young people, volunteers and coordinators have come up with lots of creative ways to continue relationships…
Read Moreintandem mentoring will continue during the coronavirus outbreak
In these challenging times, we want to make sure we stay in touch with our intandem community. We have transitioned our weekly mentoring to an online or telephone service to help keep everyone healthy during this period of social distancing. We recognise that many people will be anxious about families, friends and carers during this…
Read Moreintandem film launch celebrates three years of Scotland’s mentoring programme for young people
intandem, Scotland’s national mentoring programme for children looked after at home has launched a new film to celebrate the third anniversary of their first mentor-mentee match. Screened for the first time at an event at Edinburgh’s iconic Scotsman Picturehouse, the film takes a closer look at some of the individual stories of eight young people…
Read MoreMentoring boosts young people’s wellbeing
In Scotland, there has been an increasing focus on wellbeing. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon recently revealed in a TED Talk her view that a country’s output should not just be measured economically, but by the impact it has on how its people feel. New Zealand recently handed down its first budget which focused on wellbeing,…
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