Parents & carers
Mentoring for my child
Private one-to-one online mentoring, arranged directly with ECNM.
Who we support
The right relationship.
At a critical point.
It’s hard to watch a child or family struggle when people around them are already doing everything they can think of. We take time to hear what life feels like for the child, what the family needs, and what professionals have already tried. From there, we agree where a trusted mentoring relationship could help.
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Choose your route
Find the service you need.
Schools & trusts
Support for our school
Bring in a specialist mentor for one-to-one pupil mentoring, train your staff, or build mentoring across your school.
Local authorities & children’s services
Specialist engagement
Commission a project to help a child or group reconnect with education or engage with services.
For individuals
Train to become a mentor
Complete the Masterclass first. ECNM Associate status requires passing separate safeguarding and safer recruitment checks.
For business owners
Run a local mentoring business
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Our core offer / Specialist engagement
When support is in place.
But engagement is missing.
We work with children, families and the professionals around them to build trust, participation and purposeful progress. Choose the support that fits your situation.
Education engagement
Children Missing Education & Fair Access
Build a connection with the child and family, and support agreed steps towards education.
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Children’s social care
Support for social workers’ caseloads
Reach a child or family who is struggling to engage with the support around them.
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Local authorities & commissioners
A project around your priorities
Commission individual or cohort support with agreed goals, professional coordination and progress reviews.
How a specialist project worksThe Specialist Engagement Service / One-page overview
When support exists,
but engagement is missing.
Four referral situations. Three connected strands of work. Read how ECNM builds engagement with the child, parents and family, and the schools and agencies already involved.
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How we work alongside you
Understanding first.
A way forward, together.
When a child keeps pulling away, it can be hard to know what else to try. You don’t need a finished brief to start a conversation. We listen to what the young person, family and professionals have experienced, then agree where mentoring could help.
Listen and build trust
We start with what matters to the young person: their interests, experiences and hopes. One-to-one mentoring gives the relationship time to develop, with purposeful steps agreed along the way.
Work alongside your team
We learn what’s already been tried and connect with the people around the child. Where commissioned, family work and professional liaison help keep the support joined up.
Review what’s changing
We agree what progress could look like, bring together the young person’s voice and professional observations, and review the next steps with you.
Before delivery, we agree scope, safeguarding, communication, reporting, timing and investment. Statutory responsibilities remain with the responsible services.
Start with what you know
You’ve tried to help.
Let’s explore the next step.
Tell us what’s become difficult, what support is already in place and what you hope might change. A short outline is enough; please leave out children’s names and sensitive records.
Talk through your starting pointAlready have a brief? Explore Build My ProjectBefore you enquire
Can we enquire about one child or family?
Yes. We consider support for an individual child or family, or one-to-one mentoring across an agreed caseload. We review needs, intended outcomes and capacity before agreeing support.
What if existing support isn’t reaching the young person?
Tell us what has been offered and what has made engagement difficult. We’ll explore possible starting points, including interests, strengths and trusted relationships, and how mentoring could connect with the existing plan.
Will you work with our education or social care team?
Where commissioned, liaison, joint planning and reviews can form part of the intervention. We agree who does what and how we’ll stay in touch. Statutory responsibilities remain with the responsible services.
What should we share at first?
A short outline of the situation, age range, location, preferred timing and the change you hope for. Please leave out names and sensitive case records. Detailed referral information follows through an agreed process.