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Campaign · Mentoring Quality Self-Assessment · funded programme year 2

Mentoring Quality Framework 2026

Delivery partners

7

all self-assessments submitted

Young people mentored

1,140

aged 14 to 19

In education, work or training at 6 months

68%

funder target 65%

Safeguarding concerns actioned within 24 hours

47 / 50

3 reviewed by the trust's lead

Delivery partners compared

Quality score from each partner's self-assessment, moderated by the trust (0–100). Match length, outcomes and volunteer retention from partners' quarterly returns.

Partner Quality score Matches lasting 6 months In education, work or training Volunteers retained 12 months
Northside Youth Hub86 · Strong81%76%72%
Hilltop Families81 · Strong78%72%70%
Canal Street Project79 · Strong74%71%66%
Riverbend Sports Trust72 · Established70%69%58%
Lantern Arts69 · Established66%64%61%
Ashgrove Community Centre64 · Established63%66%55%
Westway Mentors58 · Developing52%61%41%

Westway Mentors · Summary

58 · Developing

Scores by section after moderation, with the recommendations attached to each score level.

  • Recruitment and vetting72
  • Safeguarding80
  • Matching48
  • Mentor supervision51
  • Planned endings39

Recommendations

  1. Planned endings: agree an ending date at the start of every match and hold a closing session; record why any match ends early.
  2. Supervision: move to monthly supervision for every mentor in their first six months, with notes kept.
  3. Matching: use a structured matching conversation covering interests, availability and travel.

Agreed with the partner as its improvement plan; progress is checked at the next self-assessment.

Findings

Patterns found across the sessions submitted so far, each reviewed by an analyst before being shown here. A finding is withdrawn if later sessions stop bearing it out.

  • Mentoring Quality Self-Assessment · Mentoring Quality Framework 2026

    Matches whose mentor was supervised at least monthly lasted six months more often.

    Mentor supervision Of the matches, lasting 6 months Sessions
    At least monthly512 of 668 (77%)7
    Less often271 of 472 (57%)7
    • Found together, which does not show that one causes the other: some partners supervise more and also differ in other ways.
    • Seen within 6 of the 7 partners, comparing their own mentors.

    Analyst's note: For the funder report: a practice partners can change, linked to the outcome the programme is funded for.

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